Most likely that means it's impossible to come up with a map that is completely uncontentious. So there is probably quite a lot of decision making and interpretation, I expect. I think 'quibbles' are inevitable with any map: Map makers have to interpret Tolkien's texts and will sometimes have to mark explicitly on their maps something that is either vague in the text, or is inconsistent between different texts. The interactive map is marked up with the location of various events, and these can be chosen from menus. The interactive map of Middle-earth run by lotrproject, here I'll second Karen Fonstead and also suggest "I may be on the side of the angels, but do not think for one second that I am one of them." - Sherlock Fonstad's decisions (for example: her placement of the Dwarf-city of Belegost). The Atlas of Middle-earth by the late Karen Wynn Fonstad might be even more useful for comparing the different Ages of Middle-earth, though I have some quibbles with some of Ms. The maps that Christopher Tolkien produced for the hardcover Lord of the Rings and Silmarillion are useful for comparison, though not drawn to the same scale. I wish someone would make a high quality map/geography comparison between the three ages! I've found some decent maps, but they're not consistent in their quality/style. Where can I find the best maps of Middle-earth through the three ages?Īs I read through stories of the first and second ages, I find myself wanting to compare the geography of the three main ages.
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