The many readers who have shared their enthusiasm, questions and suggestions during the ten years the Atlas has been available. My husband’s parents, Fay and the late Ward Fonstad, my good friends Lea Meeker and Zenda Gutierrez, and others of my family and friends who listened to my woes, watched the children, ran errands, and forgave me for being too busy to return their good will. My mother, Estis Wynn, who painstakingly typed much of the original manuscript, and my sister Marsa Crissup, who retyped it all on a computer. My husband, Todd, an associate professor of geography, who not only lent emotional support, but also provided references and guidance during the critical initial evaluations of the physical geography for the regional and thematic maps. Lent me The Lord of the Rings AcknowledgmentsĪlthough the quality and accuracy (or inaccuracy) of the product within these pages rests entirely with the author, the work could never have been completed without the encouragement and assistance of many people: Includes bibliographical references and index.ġ. The atlas of Middle-earth / Karen Wynn Fonstad.-Rev. The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows: Note that the chief compass point was west, toward Valinor.įor information about permission to reproduce selections from this book, write to or to Permissions, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 3 Park Avenue, 19th Floor, New York, New York 10016.

The runes shown were those used on all maps in Middle-earth, regardless of language. The compass rose on the title page was modified from the heraldic device of Eärendil the Mariner, a design by J.R.R. Index of Selected Place Names for The History of Middle-earth The Brown Lands, the Wold, The Downs, and the Emyn Muil

An extensive appendix and an index help readers correlate the maps with Tolkien's novels. Plans and descriptions of castles, buildings, and distinctive landforms are given, along with thematic maps describing the climate, vegetation, languages, and population distribution of Middle-earth throughout its history. Hundreds of two-color 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. Authentic and updated - nearly one third of the maps are new, and the text is fully revised - the atlas illuminates the enchanted world created in THE SILMARILLION, THE HOBBIT, and THE LORD OF THE RINGS. Here is the definitive guide to the geography of Middle-earth, from its founding in the Elder Days through the Third Age, including the journeys of Bilbo, Frodo, and the Fellowship of the Ring. Karen Wynn Fonstad's THE ATLAS OF MIDDLE-EARTH is an essential volume that will enchant all Tolkien fans.

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