{"product_id":"the-maps-of-tolkiens-middleearth","title":"The Maps Of Tolkien's Middle-Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003eJ.R.R. Tolkien once wrote: I wisely started with a map  and made the story fit. The Maps of Middle-earth presents four of Tolkiens iconic maps  reimagined and newly updated for this edition by acclaimed Tolkien artist  John Howe  and richly decorated with scenes from the books: Middle-earth  a breath-taking panorama of all the locations from Hobbiton to Mordor that feature in The Lord of the Rings; Wilderland  a charming evocation of the realm to which Bilbo journeyed there and back again in The Hobbit; Beleriand  a lyrical portrayal of the ancient landscape of the First Age  where the great tales of The Silmarillion took place; Nmenor  an exclusive reproduction of the legendary island described in Unfinished Tales  which was sunk beneath the waves in the Second Age of Middle-earth. The maps are accompanied by an authoritative text written by Brian Sibley  which tells the stories behind The Hobbit  The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion  and gives accounts of how the original maps came into being. Filled with illustrations by John Howe  many of which appear here for the first time  the book also features gazetteers of all the names on each of the four maps. They provide revealing insights into the significant role each place-name played in the stories  including those of Nmenor  the island-kingdom once inhabited by Elendil and his sons  Isildur and Anrion  ancestors of Aragorn  that was sunk in a cataclysmic storm following the treacherous deeds of Sauron  as told in Of the Rings of Power in The Silmarillion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946592104501,"sku":"ByrdShop_061839110X","price":40.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780618391103.jpg?v=1769956350","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-maps-of-tolkiens-middleearth","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}