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J. R. R. Tolkien's design for his son Christopher's contour map on graph paper with handwritten annotations, of parts of Gondor and Mordor and the route taken by the Hobbits with the One Ring, and dates along that route, for an enlarged map in The Return of the King [5] Detail of finished contour map by Christopher Tolkien, drawn from his father's graph paper design.
In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional legendarium, Beleriand (Sindarin pronunciation: [bɛˈlɛ.ri.and]) was a region in northwestern Middle-earth during the First Age.Events in Beleriand are described chiefly in his work The Silmarillion: It tells the story of the early Ages of Middle-earth, in a style similar to that of the epics of Nordic literature—stories pervaded by a tone of impending doom.
The Atlas of Middle-earth by Karen Wynn Fonstad is an atlas of J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional realm of Middle-earth. [1] [2] It was published in 1981, following Tolkien's major works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.
2 The Book of Lost Tales 2 (1984) 3 The Lays of Beleriand (1985) 4 The Shaping of Middle-earth (1986) 5 The Lost Road and Other Writings (1987) The History of The Lord of the Rings 6 [1] The Return of the Shadow (1988) 7 [2] The Treason of Isengard (1989) 8 [3] The War of the Ring (1990) 9 [4] Sauron Defeated (1992) The later Silmarillion 10 [1 ...
Baynes's poster map helped to make the capital letter-only Uncial script the standard for Middle-earth maps. [3] Many later fantasy maps were influenced in style by the maps of Middle-earth. [3] In 1971, Baynes created another map for Allen and Unwin, entitled There and Back Again: A Map of Bilbo's Journey Through Eriador and Rhovanion.
Stentor Danielson, a Tolkien scholar, notes that Tolkien did not provide the same "elaborate textual history" to contextualise his maps as he did for his writings. Danielson suggests that this has assisted the tendency among Tolkien's fans to treat his maps as "geographical fact". [ 13 ]
The first "Silmarillion" map — a reproduction of the first map of Beleriand; The Ambarkanta — cosmological essays, maps, and diagrams; The earliest Annals of Valinor; The earliest Annals of Beleriand; The Annals of Valinor and Annals of Beleriand show the earliest outline of the chronology of the First Age as envisaged in the early 1930s.
' radiance of pure light ') [T 1] are three fictional brilliant jewels in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, made by the Elf Fëanor, capturing the pure light of the Two Trees of Valinor. The Silmarils play a central role in Tolkien's book The Silmarillion, which tells of the creation of Eä (the universe) and the beginning of Elves, Dwarves and Men.