And it’s no surprise that The Rings of Power honors Tolkien’s achievement in rendering Middle-earth in map form, both as a stylish technique and as a way of building stakes around the plot ...

Middle-earth is a continent on an Earth-like planet called Arda. At the western edge of the map is Valinor, the sacred homeland of the Elves and the place regarded as the final destination for ...

The Middle-Earth Map Changed Over The Years. Middle-earth changes dramatically, both during its history and Tolkien's lifetime. For instance, early in his creative process, ...

For more map-based fun, check out The LOTR Project's interactive maps of Middle-earth in different eras, showing how the Rings of Power's geography lines up with the age of the other books and movies.

In fact, Tolkien was so pleased with Baynes’ work on the Middle-Earth map that he later introduced her to Lewis, and she went on to illustrate the Narnia books as well. Close.

Should the wearer of this dress suddenly find herself in Middle Earth, she’ll at least have a map handy. This piece of Tolkien-inspire couture was spotted at Dragon*Con 2012, and we love all the ...

A map of Middle-Earth annotated by J.R.R. Tolkien has been discovered in a copy of “The Lord of the Rings” owned by illustrator Pauline Baynes. The document offers glimpses into many of ...

That's how the shop discovered the map of Middle-earth with handwritten notes from Tolkien himself. It appears to be in preparation for Baynes' work on a color map of Middle-earth that was first ...

In particular, Cobo has problems with the direction that mapmaking has taken. In 150AD, Ptolemy drew the first world map with north placed firmly at the top.

Her resulting book, “The Atlas of Middle-earth” (1981), wowed Tolkien fans and scholars with its exquisite level of topographic detail; the most recent paperback edition is in its 32nd printing.