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'''Karen Wynn Fonstad''' (April 18, 1945 – March 11, 2005) was the author of the popular ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth|Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' | '''Karen Lea Wynn Fonstad''' ([[April 18]], [[1945]] – [[March 11]], [[2005]]) was the author of the popular ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth|Atlas of Middle-earth]]''. | ||
==Life== | |||
Karen Wynn was born and raised in Wisconson and educated in Oklahoma. She attended the [[wikipedia:University of Oklahoma|University of Oklahoma]], where she received a M.A. in Geography. Her speciality had been Cartography, and she would spend much of her life as a freelance cartographer. She has published several atlases of fantasy worlds, such as ''[[wikipedia:The Atlas of Pern|Pern]]'', ''[[wikipedia:The Atlas of the Land|the Land]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Atlas of the Dragonlance World|Krynn]]'', but is best known for ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]''. | |||
==Bibliography== | |||
* [[1981]]: ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' (First edition) | |||
* [[1991]]: ''The Atlas of Middle-earth'' (Second edition) | |||
* [[2001]]: ''The Atlas of Middle-earth'' (Third edition) | |||
* [[2006]]: ''[[Tolkien Studies: Volume 3]]'' | |||
** "Writing "TO" the Map" | |||
==External links== | |||
* [[wikipedia:Karen Wynn Fonstad|Karen Wynn Fonstad]] at [[Wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]] | |||
* [http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2005/03/12/24396-author-karen-wynn-fonstad-1945-2005-2/ Karen Wynn Fonstad Obituary] at [http://theonering.net TheOneRing.net] | |||
[[Category:Authors|Fonstad, Karen Wynn]] | [[Category:Authors|Fonstad, Karen Wynn]] | ||
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| Born | April 18, 1945 |
| Died | March 11, 2005 |
| Education | University of Oklahoma |
Karen Lea Wynn Fonstad (April 18, 1945 – March 11, 2005) was the author of the popular Atlas of Middle-earth.
Life
Karen Wynn was born and raised in Wisconson and educated in Oklahoma. She attended the University of Oklahoma, where she received a M.A. in Geography. Her speciality had been Cartography, and she would spend much of her life as a freelance cartographer. She has published several atlases of fantasy worlds, such as Pern, the Land and Krynn, but is best known for The Atlas of Middle-earth.
Bibliography
- 1981: The Atlas of Middle-earth (First edition)
- 1991: The Atlas of Middle-earth (Second edition)
- 2001: The Atlas of Middle-earth (Third edition)
- 2006: Tolkien Studies: Volume 3
- "Writing "TO" the Map"
