Today as Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere he heard oohing and aahing coming from outside the Panzermobile. Following all the noise took our adventuresome kitty to the
Tor.com site. With a little digging in the posts, he found one about J.R.R. Tolkien's estate executor Christopher Tolkien's middle-earth maps.
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According to Jonathan Crowe, J.R.R. Tolkien's son Christopher Tolkien was the cartographer for all the middle-earth novels. Each
Lord of the Rings novel featured a map at the beginning showing where the action in the story took place. The inclusion of maps became an influence on the fantasy genre. The post explains Christopher Tolkien's work on the maps, his father's need and use of the maps, and the need for recognition of the maps contributions to genre. There are links to other posts about Christopher Tolkien's recent death.
Panzer says, "This little kitty always liked referring to the maps to see where everybody was going and what was in between the start and the finish."
Note: This post is way past h-u-m-o-n-g-o-u-s length. You'll need three gallons of tea, three dozen muffins, a sleeping bag, and a travel trailer (caravan) with a camp stove to cook your meals for today's reading selection and the links to other posts.
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