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Description ...not all those who wander are lost... Especially if you have THIS map!

After the hard work of a week I give you the full map of Middle Earth!

See the process here: fav.me/d35p8fz

100 x 70 cm

Acrylics and pens on Schoeller paper

full view if you like
Enjoy

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the text says:

The world was young, the mountains green,
No stain yet on the Moon was seen,
No words were laid on stream or stone,
When Durin woke and walked alone.
He named the nameless hills and dells;
He drank from yet untasted wells;
He stooped and looked in Mirrormere,
And saw a crown of stars appear,
As gems upon a silver thread,
Above the shadow of his head.

The world was fair, the mountains tall,
In Elder Days before the fall
Of mighty Kings in Nargothrond
And Gondolin, who now beyond
The Western Seas have passed away:
The world was fair in Durin's Day.

A king he was on carven throne
In many-pillared halls of stone
With golden roof and silver floor,
And runes of power upon the door.
The light of sun and star and moon
In shining lamps of crystal hewn
Undimmed by cloud or shade of night
There shown forever far and bright.

There hammer on the anvil smote,
There chisel clove, and graver wrote;
There forged was bladed and bound was hilt;
The delver mined the mason built.
There beryl, pearl, and opal pale
And metel wrought like fishes' mail,
Buckler and corslet, axe and sword,
And shining spears were laid in horde.

Unwearied then were Durin's folk;
Beneath the mountains music woke:
The harpers harped, the minstrels sang,
And at the gates the trumpets rang.

The world is grey, the mountains old,
The forge's fire is ashen-cold;
No harp is wrung, no hammer falls:
The darkness dwells in Durin's halls;
The shadow lies upon his tomb
In Moria, in Khazad-dϋm.
But still the sunken stars appear
In dark and windless Mirrormere;
There lies his crown in water deep,
Till Durin wakes again from sleep.

(Song of Durin's Awakening by JRR Tolkien)

EDIT: I've uploaded a better res foto of the map
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Comments: 38

Asketill [2022-11-15 08:24:51 +0000 UTC]

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truthandlife [2016-01-31 01:58:08 +0000 UTC]

FYI, if you buy this print, it will actually print with the watermarks, which completely ruins it. Was this intended?

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Achen089 [2013-06-27 15:35:32 +0000 UTC]

Πολυ ωραιος ο χαρτης - οπως ειπε και καποιος αλλος δεν θα καταλαβαινα την διαφορα απο το original. Ειδικα η καλλιγραφια, καταπληκτικη δουλεια!

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bloodjawkwah [2013-01-21 02:06:56 +0000 UTC]

i wish we knew what the rest of that world looked like.

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Asketill In reply to bloodjawkwah [2022-11-15 07:54:29 +0000 UTC]

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StoryTellerF In reply to bloodjawkwah [2013-01-22 11:37:20 +0000 UTC]

so true! that would be amazing

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rlkitterman [2011-12-22 22:13:31 +0000 UTC]

This is really cool!

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StoryTellerF In reply to rlkitterman [2011-12-22 22:57:30 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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IgorLen [2011-09-12 04:07:16 +0000 UTC]

Nice work!

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StoryTellerF In reply to IgorLen [2011-09-12 11:28:02 +0000 UTC]

thanx a lot

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LoudSkies [2011-03-10 23:41:30 +0000 UTC]

oh, the detail...
what reference did you use for this?

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StoryTellerF In reply to LoudSkies [2011-03-11 00:33:57 +0000 UTC]

as main reference I've used Christopher Tolkien's map, for some extra details several maps close ups and some symbols from JRR Tolkien's maps

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tresblase [2011-01-08 03:37:15 +0000 UTC]

Holy cartography Bat Man! This is amazing! I am in awe of your epicness my friend!

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StoryTellerF In reply to tresblase [2011-01-08 14:19:55 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much! I hadn't realised what I was about to begin till it was too late... I had started it so I had to finished it! But I also enjoyed it a lot!

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tresblase In reply to StoryTellerF [2011-01-08 18:39:05 +0000 UTC]

Well, I'm glad that you finished it!

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Ligeia1928 [2011-01-03 11:59:55 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful work!

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StoryTellerF In reply to Ligeia1928 [2011-01-03 14:27:19 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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harumeau [2010-12-31 02:02:40 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that's very impressive. When I saw the thumbnail I confess I thought it was a photo taken of an official poster Great work!

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StoryTellerF In reply to harumeau [2010-12-31 02:18:27 +0000 UTC]

thanx a lot

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harumeau In reply to StoryTellerF [2010-12-31 02:27:15 +0000 UTC]

welcome

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DawnroseofRedwall [2010-12-28 21:46:10 +0000 UTC]

O Xriste mou!Ma einai uperoxo!Me auto den tha xathw sigoura!

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StoryTellerF In reply to DawnroseofRedwall [2010-12-29 00:52:42 +0000 UTC]

egguhmena pragmata, kaluteros apo GPS! se euxaristw polu gia to comment sou!

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DawnroseofRedwall In reply to StoryTellerF [2010-12-29 10:12:42 +0000 UTC]

Aw,parakalw,xruso mou!

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Eowyn-Saule [2010-12-28 10:50:18 +0000 UTC]

Very impressive indeed. I like how you also posted the process of making this, as it gives a good idea of the scale of the map.

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StoryTellerF In reply to Eowyn-Saule [2010-12-28 13:15:19 +0000 UTC]

hallo! dank je wel voor uw reactie!

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batpez1138 [2010-12-28 07:25:21 +0000 UTC]

impressive work! looks just like Christopher's map

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StoryTellerF In reply to batpez1138 [2010-12-28 13:26:21 +0000 UTC]

thank you! (can you tell me please what is Christophers map? )

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batpez1138 In reply to StoryTellerF [2010-12-29 05:58:45 +0000 UTC]

Christopher Tolkien's map

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StoryTellerF In reply to StoryTellerF [2010-12-28 13:31:23 +0000 UTC]

...ok... sorry!!! now I got it, Christofer Tolkien's map! Yes, this map was my main reference!

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Ithelen [2010-12-28 00:35:02 +0000 UTC]

Brings back such good memories and love the colors and the details.

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StoryTellerF In reply to Ithelen [2010-12-28 02:55:56 +0000 UTC]

very nice to hear that! thank you so much!

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Ithelen In reply to StoryTellerF [2010-12-29 16:08:59 +0000 UTC]

No problem! keep up the great work~

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Sokail-t3h-noobie [2010-12-27 06:38:20 +0000 UTC]

Wooooooooo!!! KI ALLO! KI ALLO!!! YAAAAAAAAAY!!!

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StoryTellerF In reply to Sokail-t3h-noobie [2010-12-27 14:59:56 +0000 UTC]

exw skeftei k gia allous xartes tupou Conan h' ths Hyrule alla 8a perasei ligos xronos giati otan den exeis sxediastirio ponane ta gonata sou sto patoma! xaaxaxax!

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Sokail-t3h-noobie In reply to StoryTellerF [2010-12-28 17:23:28 +0000 UTC]

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! 8eloume Hyrule!!! Kala tou Conan einai dyskolos re!!! Otan pareis sxediasthrio, ayto na arxiseis prwto!!!

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StoryTellerF In reply to Sokail-t3h-noobie [2010-12-29 00:47:37 +0000 UTC]

ola 8a ginoun, me sxediastirio h' xwris!

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kevinstelescope [2010-12-26 19:43:34 +0000 UTC]

trelathike!!!!!!!

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StoryTellerF In reply to kevinstelescope [2010-12-26 23:23:01 +0000 UTC]

trela8ike nai!

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