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Journeys of Frodo
Journeys of Frodo: An Atlas of J. R. R. Tolkien's The
Lord of the Rings by Barbara Strachey (ISBN 0049120166, 1981) is an
atlas based on the fictional realm of Middle-earth, which traces the
journeys undertaken by the characters in Tolkien's epic.
The book comprises 51 two-colour maps (a general map
of Middle-earth and 50 numbered maps) at various scales, all based
on the original The Lord of the Rings maps drawn by Christopher Tolkien
from his father's sketches. Each map is on a right-hand page in landscape
format and depicts physical features in black and contour lines in
red. Routes taken by characters on roads and paths are shown in dashed
black and red; routes off-road are in red only. Arrows show the direction
of travel and dates are listed in red. Scales along the top and left
of each map show the distance east/west (mainly east) and north/south
(mainly south) from Bag End. At the bottom of each map is a scale
showing miles to the inch and an indication of the lunar phase or
phases visible at the dates given.
Each numbered map is accompanied by a description on
the facing left-hand page, in which Strachey describes the portion
of the route indicated, often justifying her topographical decisions
with quotes from the book. In some cases she points out discrepancies
in the topographical descriptions, occasionally for instance altering
the course of a road or a river on the grounds that it would otherwise
be inconsistent with Tolkien's other descriptions of the terrain.
Christopher Tolkien refers to Journeys of Frodo a number
of times in The History of The Lord of the Rings, often agreeing with
Strachey's conclusions, and sometimes disagreeing.
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