Did Tolkien draw the Middle-earth map?

Did Tolkien draw the Middle-earth map?

ANSWER: J.R.R. Tolkien did draw some of the maps that he used for his stories but his son Christopher drew the “final” maps used for publication in The Lord of the Rings. Both of the maps used in The Hobbit were drawn by J.R.R. Tolkien himself (his son christopher was too young at the time to assist in such tasks).

Who drew the maps in Lord of the Rings?

Christopher Tolkien
Christopher Tolkien, the third son of J. R. R. Tolkien and the executor of his literary estate and editor of his posthumous works, died yesterday at the age of 95. But one of his legacies is likely to be overlooked: he drew the map of Middle-earth that appeared in the first edition of The Lord of the Rings.

How many maps did Tolkien make?

three maps
…or rather maps. He was responsible for all three maps that appeared in The Lord of the Rings: the main, small-scale map of Middle-earth and the larger-scale maps of the Shire and of Gondor and Mordor that appeared in the first and third volumes, respectively.

Is Gondolin the same as Gondor?

“Gondor” and “Gondolin” have the same root in the Elvish language. There are a lot of similarities like this in the books and it is on purpose. Not only places are similar, but people as well. It gives the idea of “history repeats itself”.

Did J. R. R. Tolkien invent Hobbits?

As you may have guessed, hobbits are a fictional race born in Tolkien’s imagination. He even created an etymology for the word, making hobbit derive from holbylta, based on Old English roots meaning “hole-dweller.” Tolkien invented three groups of hobbits.

Is Middle-earth supposed to be Europe?

This part of Middle-earth is suggestive of Europe, the north-west of the Old World, with the environs of the Shire resembling reminiscent of England, but, more specifically, the West Midlands, with the town at its centre, Hobbiton, at the same latitude as Oxford….

Where is Mordor in Silmarillion?