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

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In the Atlas, the lands at the foot of Thangorodrim are labeled " Dor Daedeloth (Land of Shadow Horror)" on various maps, while the wide region north of the Ered Engrin is labeled "Dor Daidelos (Region of Everlasting Cold)" (the p. 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. Pages 12 and 53: Dorthonion and Himring are slightly above parallel J, but Tol Fuin and Himling are shown further north, above parallel I. Both are probably derived from the same Indo-European original, but the Graeco-Roman is distinct in having three prongs, rather than an interconnected diamond. 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.

This is the type of atlas that has tables, illustrations, some maps, charts and a bit of superficial half-summaries of places and events under headings. It was, however, published before the final three volumes of The History of Middle-earth, and thus some maps are based on Tolkien's early works, which were revised in later writings. Fonstad refers to the book Journeys of Frodo by Barbara Strachey, but there is no reference to this work in "Selected References" on pp. A revised and updated second edition was published in 1991, after Christopher Tolkien had edited and published eight volumes of The History of Middle-earth following his father's death.Hundreds of maps and diagrams survey the journeys of the principal characters day by day - including all the battles and key locations of the First, Second and Third Ages. Tolkien's characters assume mythology and history of the world, and don't really go into deep and out-of-place explanations. Similar to The Hobbits of Tolkien, the book takes that idea then only partly runs with it, weaving a lot more into it and less of what the title says it is. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

The maps are organised first by period, with chapters on the First, Second, and Third Ages of Middle-earth. Anyway, it is hard to go into all of the things wrong with the timeline, mostly in regards to date, but some appear to have been invented wholesale. L'atlante della Terra-di-mezzo di Tolkien (Italian), editor Rusconi Libri, 1997, translated by Isabella Murro. This book felt very fragmentary to me, with just one (or sometimes two) paragraph(s) per topic before moving onto the next one already.Seeing someone's crude interpretation of Morgoth, Gothmog the Balrog, and Sauron, for instance, ruins the impression of these monstrous creatures that Tolkien's words create in the reader's mind. Pages 205 and 209: The index entry "Grey Mountains" is a mix of references to the " Grey Mountains" (or Ered Mithrin, located at coordinates I-35) and the " Grey Mountains (of the South)" (located at coordinates V/Zh-30).

A lot of this book is very badly written, with mistakes to characters names (within the context of this book alone, not through knowing the name's already), and some very silly choices of where to display the pictures. It is fluidly written, with divine illustrations and so much information Tolkien would have been proud to see others enjoying his Cosmology as much as he wanted them to.

The Royal Armouries has a permanent display of five heroic swords based on the prop weapons used in the epic ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’ movies. It works very well as a companion book, raising questions that can then be more thoroughly explored through the reading of more of Tolkien's works. It does actually provide an interesting look at how Tolkien is interpreted by different artists though, ranging from psychedelic sketches to harsh woodcuts. As always stay tuned for more brewfests, beer reviews, brewery trips, hike reviews, book reviews, interviews, and more!