He "started with a map, and made the story fit (generally with meticulous care for distances)," adding that its reverse, "to compose a map from a story" is "weary work." In a letter to his publisher’s proofreader, he revealed his writing process. For fantasy to work, it must adhere to believable time-space principles. Why all the fuss? Tolkien wanted their journey to Mount Doom to sync with Aragorn's battle at the Black Gate. Topographic contour lines show mountains and the pitch of slopes. In two diagrams, "Map of Rohan, Gondor, and Mordor" and "Distances and dates in Mordor," we see Tolkien's supremely obsessive efforts to calculate the motions and locations of Frodo and Sam to the last millimeter (where 1 mm equals 5 miles). This was a traffic control problem Tolkien exacerbated once he broke up the Fellowship at the end of The Fellowship, thereby unleashing diverging plotlines for at least three groups: Gimli/Legolas/Aragorn (later joined by Gandalf) Pippin/Merry (and Treebeard) and Frodo/Sam/Gollum (and Faramir). Maps also helped Tolkien follow his characters across Middle-earth. The key lesson of The Art of The Lord of the Rings is this: We forget that it’s not only filmmakers who need to translate words into pictures. Later, guided by his sketches, he described the structure more harshly: "A peak and isle of rock it was, black and gleaming hard: four mighty piers of many-sided stone were welded into one." In Tolkien’s process, his drawings and text informed and influenced each other. Here, he’s trying a gentler, rounded, tiered version of the tower, which matched an early draft of The Two Towers. In the three-part sketch of Saruman’s tower, "Orthanc (2), 3, (4)," we see Tolkien testing ideas. No wonder 17 years passed between the publication of The Hobbit and Rings. Lothlórien and Gondor! Mount Doom and Edoras! Uruk-hai and Nazgul! So many homelands, races, and cultures to flesh out buildings and environments to build natural and man-made (and dwarf-, elf-, and hobbit-made) features to be pictured in his mind, carefully placed on the map, and turned into words. The width and breadth of it probably felt overwhelming. To be sure, Tolkien had to grapple with the fact the Middle-earth of Lord of the Rings was far more complicated, and expansive, than the Bilbo-sized realm of The Hobbit. Large: 34 Inches Wide by 22.To be sure, Tolkien had to grapple with the fact that the Middle-earth of Lord of the Rings was a lot more complicated, and vaster, than the Bilbo-sized version in The Hobbit.Medium: 26 Inches Wide by 17 Inches Tall.Small: 17.85 Inches Wide by 11.75 Inches Tall.Also an incredible collectible for Hobbit and Lord of the Rings fans.A great display piece or fantasy map to carry.This leather map is available in 3 different sizes Small (17.85 x 11.75 Inches), Medium (26 x 17 Inches), and Large (34 x 22.75 Inches). With the classic image of Middle Earths various lands on it, this Leather Map of Middle Earth is a stellar collectible and a must-have for any fan of the popular Tolkien series. The tattered edges make it look like a piece of aged parchment, while the leather design gives it plenty of durability – making it a hardy map to have along. This incredible map is crafted entirely in leather with an engraved finish and ragged edges. And if you find yourself in the lands of Middle Earth, then this Leather Map of Middle Earth will likely become your most trusted ally, in time. Should you find yourself in a foreign land, a map is the most helpful thing to have.
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