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An Atlas of Tolkien: An Illustrated Exploration of Tolkien's World

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Both the first and second editions of the Atlas were written before the final three volumes of The History of Middle-earth were published, so at certain points it is contradicted by this later material. The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, which was published between the first and second editions of the Atlas, is not taken into account in the revision. Das Werk enthält viele Zeichnungen und Bilder, welche die Vielschichtigkeit und Varietät von Tolkiens Welt schön veranschaulichen. Es stehen auch einige Tabellen und Stammbäume über die Herkunft und Abstammung der Menschenvölker, der Elben und der Tiere zur Verfügung. Menegroth to Thangorodrim Highlands of Dorthonion E—W Nargothrond to Pools of Ivrin Nargothrond to Falls of Sirion East Beleriand, Sirion to Gelion River Sirion River Narog River Gelion a) Confluence Greater and Little to River Ascar b) Total length, "twice . . . Sirion" Most of the criticism have been to the encyclopedia style books. More recently The Battles of Tolkien has been described saying: Almost all of the maps in this book are done by Davies, and all suffer similar problems, but it is here, more than the map of Numenor, that they become obvious. The map(Again, this map is slightly different from the one in the book and seems to contain some more anachronisms, it also eliminates the coasts and a fanciful depiction of the swan ship.) is awful, no attention has been paid to scale or shape, many geographical features are left out or wrong, and the way it is made makes it very hard to distinguish what features are there AS a piece of art, it is alright, as a map, this deserves to be in the annals of awful maps. The coasts are especially awful, with Gondor actually being on the same line of longitude as Eriador. Other bizarre features are Hobbiton being north of Bree, the White Mountains never meeting the Ash, the Misty Mountains being DIRECTLY SOUTH of the Ice Bay, several rivers just not existing, and much worse.

Not a complete story, of course, but definitely a good read. I certainly learned something of the origins of Middle-Earth by reading it. Fonstad uses early names from the Book of Lost Tales era of Tolkien's development of the legendarium for some locations, particularly in Aman and Tol Eressëa. There are also some thematic maps: where each race lived and prospered; where the Great Plague spread; political maps across the ages; climate, vegetation, languages. However, the published Silmarillion uses "Dor Daedeloth" (Land of the Shadow of Horror) as the name for the northern lands under the control of Morgoth without distinguishing the regions north and south of the mountains. [14] The name "Daidelos" for the lands north of the Ered Engrin was used only on Ambarkanta Map V; in other draft material this was changed or corrected variously to "Dor-na-Dhaideloth ('Sky-roof')," "Daideloth ('High plain')," "Dor-Daidelos," "Dor-Daedeloth," and, ultimately, "Dor Daedeloth" as it appears in the published Silmarillion. [15] It seems clear from this documented evolutionary process that Tolkien intended "Dor Daedeloth" to be equivalent to, and a replacement of, the earlier term "Daidelos," not for the two to be separate coexisting regions.

it fell in the central highlands. Thus, the plains had no streams,29 although they supported grass, until during Dagor Bragollach, the Battle of Sudden Flame, when Ard-galen was burned. Afterward, the sod could Tolkien Meta-FAQ author Steuard Jensen said about A Tolkien Bestiary that " it is not wise to rely on this book for information on Tolkien's vision of Middle-earth" and that " it is important to be aware that a considerable number of other details in those vivid descriptions were invented by Day himself with little or no justification in the texts, and that these extrapolations are not distinguished from the justified facts in any way". [8] In particular, A Tolkien Bestiary (and its derivative Tolkien: The Illustrated Encyclopedia) has been specifically criticised for its entries on Beren, Giants, long-worms, Sauron, Telcontari. [8] L'atlante della Terra-di-mezzo di Tolkien (Italian), editor Rusconi Libri, 1997, translated by Isabella Murro. Shippey notes that many of the places mapped are never used in the text. [2] The map of the Shire is the only one to include political boundaries, in the shape of the divisions between the administrative districts or Farthings. [3] The Silmarillion [ edit ] the straight-line distance from Helm's Deep to the Fords of Isen). Most of the measurements were reasonably close if the leagues in the text were considered as straight-line measurements, whether or not that

Shelton, Luke (19 February 2021). "The Best (And Worst) Reference Books For Tolkien". Luke Shelton . Retrieved 29 October 2021. City maps and floor plans for important buildings are also included; these are very often useful for making sense of the narratives, especially in The Lord of the Rings. As well, many battles such as those of Beleriand, the Last Alliance and the War of the Ring are illustrated. Die Entstehungsgeschichte von Arda ist sehr interessant und anschaulich geschildert und wird gerade denjenigen eine Hilfe sein, die sich bisher noch nicht an "Das Silmarillion" herangetraut haben. Gleichzeitig bieten diese Übersichten aber auch für das Verständnis der "Herr der Ringe" Filme und Bücher einen erweiterten, informativen Hintergrund. The book was published in 1981, but in 1991 a revised and updated version was published, which took information from The History of Middle-earth into account. In 2001, the publishers issued a reprint of the 1991 revised edition with a new cover (pictured) but identical contents.

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I wisely started with a map, and made the story fit (generally with meticulous care for distances). The other way about lands one in confusions and impossibilities, and in any case it is weary work to compose a map from a story — as I fear you have found. [T 10] Dwellings In the midst of the plain of Valinor was Valmar of Many Bells — the chief, and possibly the only, city of 6 The Atlas of Middle-earth The Little Lune river appears on many maps but is never labeled, because its name was first published in The Peoples of Middle-earth [10]. THE HOBBIT Introduction 97 Over Hill and Under Hill: Goblin-town Out of the Frying Pan 104 Beorn's Wide Wooden Halls 105 Attercop, Attercop 106 Thranduil's Caverns 107 Lake-town 108 Lonely Mountain no The Battle of Five Armies 112

Fonstad also made a bold attempt to fill the gaps by using early conceptual work, mainly from The Book of Lost Tales Part One and the Ambarkanta, combining the later known maps with the sketches used by Tolkien to provide "world maps" of Arda in its entirety and show Aman, Beleriand's position relative to Eriador, and the place of Númenor in the Sea. Atlas Śródziemia (Polish), editor Wydawnictwo Amber, 2016, translated by Tadeusz Andrzej Olszański. Tolkien, J. R. R. (1980). Christopher Tolkien (ed.). Unfinished Tales. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 978-0-395-29917-3. Kennedy, Maev (3 May 2016). "Tolkien annotated map of Middle-earth acquired by Bodleian Library". The Guardian . Retrieved 10 July 2020.Bodleian (13 June 2016). "Rare map of Middle-earth goes on display at the Bodleian Libraries". Bodleian Library . Retrieved 10 July 2020.

breadth of knowledge and attention to detail could provide the data for an entire atlas — and a revision! The maps are organised first by period, with chapters on the First, Second, and Third Ages of Middle-earth. [10] A chapter covers regional maps, and a short chapter focuses on The Hobbit. [11] A major chapter follows the action in The Lord of the Rings. [12] The book ends with a chapter of thematic maps, illustrating the landforms, climate, vegetation, population, and languages of Middle-earth. [13] Reception [ edit ] Fonstad created "the most comprehensive set" of thematic maps of Middle-earth, such as Frodo and Sam's route to Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring. [7] J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Two: Valinor and Middle-earth before The Lord of the Rings, VI. Quenta Silmarillion"Technically speaking I like this book as an artifact: great illustration selection, nice binding, well-formatted text. Historischer Atlas von Mittelerde (German), editor Klett-Cotta, translated by Hans J. Schütz. The first german edition was published in 2001. As such, the label "Dor Daidelos" is in error in three ways: First, the lands north of the Ered Engrin should share the name "Dor Daedeloth" with the lands in the shadow of Thangorodrim to the south. Second, the spelling "Dor Daidelos," unhyphenated, never appears in any primary source material. Third, the translation "Region(s) of Everlasting Cold" is entirely unattested and appears to be Fonstad's own invention.

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