Plans and descriptions of castles, buildings and distinctive landforms accompany thematic maps describing climate, vegetation, languages and population throughout the history of Middle-earth. 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. The Atlas of Tolkien's Middle-earth is an essential guide to the geography of Middle-earth, from its founding in the Elder Days - as recounted in The Silmarillion - to the Third Age of The Lord of the Rings, including the journeys of Bilbo, Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring. Tolkien's great creation, from the Middle-earth of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings to the undying lands of the West. įind your way through every part of J.R.R. Hundreds of maps and diagrams survey the journeys of the. This work is unofficial and is not authorized by the Tolkien Estate or HarperCollins Publishers.Find your way through every part of J.R.R. The deluxe, heat-burnished cover makes this a charming addition to your Tolkien library. Maps, images, and vivid descriptions in full color create an enchanting reference to all the fantastical places and creatures that sprung from Tolkien’s mind. Consider this book your navigational guide to Middle-earth and the Undying Lands. Tolkien’s fictional universe is as vast as the human imagination, so an atlas is a helpful tool to get around. The main body of the atlas is six chapters summarizing the history of Tolkien’s world, from the events of the Ainulindalë to the departure of the Ring-bearers across the Sea. Following the preface is a timeline of the Undying Lands and of the four Ages of Arda (identical in layout as the timeline in The Tolkien Bestiary).
This atlas features colored maps and illustrations throughout, but despite being created long after the releases of Peter Jackson’s famous Lord of the Rings movies, the book contains neither cinematic stills nor film-inspired drawings.Īn Atlas of Tolkien begins with a preface explaining the book’s purpose and the geographical and historical contexts of J.R.R. Hosting costs a lot of money and developing new projects takes hundreds of hours. If you enjoy this site please consider a small donation and help keep it ad free. In the menu to the right you can show events, places and character movements. An Atlas of Tolkien is a small chronological atlas of Arda, written by David Day in 2015 and published in softcover by Thunder Bay Press (San Diego). Welcome to the map This is a high resolution interactive map of J.R.R.
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