Middle-Earth in Magic Mirror Maps

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Golwg newydd ar fethodoleg J R R Tolkien wrth lunio mapiau'r Wilderland yn The Hobbit , yn arwain at y darganfyddiad iddo lunio'r mapiau dychmygol drwy ddefnyddio map o Gymru, o chwith.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

This work is a fresh look at the Maps of the Wilderland in The Hobbit , leading to the discovery that Professor Tolkien drew the imaginary maps from the Map of Wales back to front, or in reverse.

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Stephen Ponty was born in Wales. He studied Latin and French literature and poetry for entry to Cambridge University in use of English, leading to a Law Degree and legal experience in London. He worked abroad for a while, then returned to England in 2003, where he researched the topography of Worcestershire, Oxforshire and Gloucestershire. He discovered J.R.R.Tolkien's 'The Shire' by using close map comparison; he had previously discovered 'The Wilderland' of The Hobbit in Wales.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

This work is a fresh look at the Maps of the Wilderland in The Hobbit, leading to the discovery that Professor Tolkien drew the imaginary maps from the Map of Wales back to front, or in reverse. The maps of the Shire in The Lord of The Rings are drawn likewise, of England. '"They are on their way to visit the land of their fathers, away east beyond Mirkwood," put in Gandalf...' Gandalf's talk of the 'land of their fathers' is, by translation of its national anthem, Professor J.R.R. Tolkien's hidden clue to the geography of Wales, which we learn the Professor loved, including its language. The focal point of The Hobbit, the Lonely Mountain, is identified as Cadair Idris of North-West Wales. Many of the topographical features of the Mountain coincide. The volcano-mouth Lake of the Lonely Mountain so resembles Llyn Cau of Cadair Idris. The marvel is that the lake has been overlooked so long: not only by Smaug the Dragon, but also by most commentators on The Hobbit. Which reader remembers there is a lake at all? Stephen interprets many of the allusions borrowed by Tolkien in his fantastic tale, including Beorn at the Carrock, the herons of Wales at Lake Town, and dragon fire at the Withered Heath. The work is divided into nine parts, with three site groupings. His unique focus on Tolkien's map-making methodology will make his book relevant not only to Tolkien fans worldwide, but those interested in geography too.