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10-26-2015, 08:01 PM | #1 | |
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Bookstore Finds a Rare Map of ‘Middle Earth’ Annotated by Tolkien Inside Copy of ‘Lor
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11-03-2015, 04:47 PM | #2 |
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Lucky ducks
What I wouldn't give Susie
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11-09-2015, 02:27 AM | #3 |
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would not give what they are asking for it!!
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11-09-2015, 08:19 AM | #4 |
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I have the map already...
... well, without the writing on it |
11-09-2015, 05:32 PM | #5 |
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There are 3-digit numbers among the annotations. Rivendell is marked “236”. Lothlórien is marked “361”, and there may be another, fainter “364” below that. Dol Guldur is marked “370” or “390”.
I used GIMP (similar to Photoshop, but free) to induce false color into the map. I don’t believe I can paste it into this thread (wishing one of the admins would change that…), but here is a link. False colorization can allow you to make out more detail. Tolkien added more trees to the west of Lórien, and marked something I cannot make out just to the east of the confluence of Anduin and Silverlode. Next to the annotation “Lothlórien” is another, possible “R Silverlode”. “Dorwinion” is clearly marked on the west coast of the Sea of Rhûn, but something else that had been there was scratched out. I sure would like to see more of his annotations, and I’d like to know what the numbers are for. |
11-11-2015, 06:32 PM | #6 | |
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“Faërie contains many things besides elves and fays, and besides dwarfs, witches, trolls, giants, or dragons; it holds the seas, the sun, the moon, the sky; and the earth, and all things that are in it: tree and bird, water and stone, wine and bread, and ourselves, mortal men, when we are enchanted.” - JRRT. "On Faerie-Stories" |
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11-12-2015, 09:08 AM | #7 |
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This is cool! Thanks Alcuin!
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11-13-2015, 09:14 AM | #8 |
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Cool find indeed.
This is the thing I like so much about Tolkien, with all the books and maps and early drafts available, you really get a sense of his process of world-building and the way he constructed his stories in a way you never get from any other author. Christopher Tolkien may be just getting rich of it, but that sort of thing is a treasure throve for fans. |
11-13-2015, 05:20 PM | #9 | |
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“Faërie contains many things besides elves and fays, and besides dwarfs, witches, trolls, giants, or dragons; it holds the seas, the sun, the moon, the sky; and the earth, and all things that are in it: tree and bird, water and stone, wine and bread, and ourselves, mortal men, when we are enchanted.” - JRRT. "On Faerie-Stories" |
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11-14-2015, 05:32 AM | #10 |
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Erm... how does your boyfriend feel about that?
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11-14-2015, 12:45 PM | #11 |
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He laughed about it. He said at least the little, er,illegitimate child would inherit big time when ol' Chris "shakes off this mortal coil". He talks like that
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“Faërie contains many things besides elves and fays, and besides dwarfs, witches, trolls, giants, or dragons; it holds the seas, the sun, the moon, the sky; and the earth, and all things that are in it: tree and bird, water and stone, wine and bread, and ourselves, mortal men, when we are enchanted.” - JRRT. "On Faerie-Stories" |
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