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The [[Icebay of Forochel]] is now labelled with an arrow pointing to the larger northeast part of the bay, and not the small gulf. [[Christopher Tolkien]] stated that his original map was marked incorrectly.<ref>{{UT|Introduction}}, ''The Map of Middle-earth''</ref> | The [[Icebay of Forochel]] is now labelled with an arrow pointing to the larger northeast part of the bay, and not the small gulf. [[Christopher Tolkien]] stated that his original map was marked incorrectly.<ref>{{UT|Introduction}}, ''The Map of Middle-earth''</ref> | ||
The areas of [[Gondor]] and [[Rohan]] are more detailed with streets and roads, also seen in the [[Map of Rohan, Gondor, and Mordor]]. [[Westfold]] and [[Eastfold]], separated by the [[ | The areas of [[Gondor]] and [[Rohan]] are more detailed with streets and roads, also seen in the [[Map of Rohan, Gondor, and Mordor]]. [[Westfold]] and [[Eastfold]], separated by the [[Snowbourn]] are marked, as well as the [[Mering Stream]]. The [[Old South Road]] is renamed [[North-South Road]] and extend along the [[White Mountains]]. | ||
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The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age is the title of a map depicting Northwestern Middle-earth during the War of the Ring.
The map is a re-drawing by Christopher Tolkien of his original, unnamed "General Map of Middle-earth"[note 1] made in late 1953 for the first edition of The Lord of the Rings.[1][2][3]
The map is reproduced in the Unfinished Tales and since 2005 in the HarperCollins editions of The Lord of the Rings.[1]
Description
Smaller in scope than the original, this map excluded locations such as the Northern Waste in the north, or Umbar and Far Harad in the south.
The Sea is now filled with contour lines radiating from the coasts, like the inland bodies of water. The island of Himring is now included.
The Icebay of Forochel is now labelled with an arrow pointing to the larger northeast part of the bay, and not the small gulf. Christopher Tolkien stated that his original map was marked incorrectly.[4]
The areas of Gondor and Rohan are more detailed with streets and roads, also seen in the Map of Rohan, Gondor, and Mordor. Westfold and Eastfold, separated by the Snowbourn are marked, as well as the Mering Stream. The Old South Road is renamed North-South Road and extend along the White Mountains.
New names:
- Greylin and Langwell
- Old Ford
- East Bight
- Annúminas
- Crossings of Poros
- Edhellond
- Lond Daer
- Harnen
- Eryn Vorn now marked as a wooded area
- Swanfleet and Glanduin
- Adorn
- Andrast
- Drúwaith Iaur
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, "The Maps of The Lord of the Rings", pp. lv-lxvii
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 187, (undated, written April 1956), p. 247
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Introduction", "The Map of Middle-earth"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Introduction", The Map of Middle-earth