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Disappointed in this one. It‘s bound so beautifully and smells great, but for something that‘s labeled as an atlas and says it celebrates great artwork inspired by Tolkien without too much explanation in the preface, there‘s not a lot of artwork and a lot of words. Also a lot of dense family tree type charts and timelines. Would much rather recommend reading illustrated editions of the Silmarillion, Hobbit, and Lord of the Rings.

Found this yesterday and excited to find the rest of the set! They are gorgeous! The image is engraved into the cover. 😍

So the Tolkien Illustrated Atlas is absolutely gorgeous, full of facts about middle earth and the creatures that live there. And my dragon bookmark matches the cover dragon! So it is a beautiful win for me.

Magical reads for a magical, late summer night 🌟

If I hadn‘t already read more than halfway through Christopher Tolkien‘s Histories of Middle Earth, I might have enjoyed this more...but because I did, this seemed a bit off and repetitive in parts, and very oversimplified in others.

I did enjoy the brief overviews and artist renderings though.

Here‘s a good example @JazzFeathers The story tidbit is very short and simplified, so after reading the Silmarillion it‘s definitely not much for Tolkien purists I‘m sure, but for me since I‘ve already read the details, it‘s enough of a reminder... and pictures done by various artists i‘m finding interesting.

Here‘s a close up of one page, of the moon boat sailing @JazzFeathers

I‘m going to enjoy the pictures this weekend! So beautiful!

It looks like this is the right time to read this brief overview of the world, with great artwork from various sources. I actually feel grounded enough in this world from reading with the #YearOfTolkien group to appreciate all the ”ages”.

Up next for me! I‘m going to peruse this book and it‘s stunning artwork as I continue to work my way through The Letters From Father Christmas through this holiday season 😊

#YearOfTolkien

#YearOfTolkien

I‘m finding this bigger map more interesting as I read more in our History of Middle Earth.
#YearOfTolkien

This one is worth a perusal if only for the stunning artwork!

Sorry, but you really asked for it 😆

#Riotgrams #maps
#YearOfTolkien

I love all things Tolkien so of scoured when I saw this beauty I had to grab it. It‘s so pretty!! #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookdragon

My little nerd heart is bursting, I was having a crummy day and came home to this lovely gift. ❤️❤️❤️

#Riotgrams #day6 #SomeoneElsesBooks This is a shelfie of part of the shared bookcase in my youngest boys new apartment/townhouse.It's his first taste of independence & he's loving it!Almost 22, he's sharing the flat with his fiancée (who's also called Liz)& their best friend Jamesre.All three are geeks, Liz is more "GothGirl", Zac(my son) is more a gamer & a Tolkien/MiddleEarth/Medieval tragicJames is the "Son" they never had,anotherTolkien tragic

Day 3 of #septemberlibrary17 is favourite fictional world! Mine is without a doubt Tolkien's world 😍 Middle Earth and every thing in it. Saw the movies when I was only 10 years old and loved it ever since.

#tolkien #jrrtolkien #lotr #lordoftherings #thehobbit #middleearth #silmarillion

I want alllllll of these 😍😍😍😍 I just spent my entire hour of lunch break in the book shop and DIDN'T buy anything 😲😲😲😲 don't get me wrong it was not easy but I struggled through and I did it 😭😭😭 damn my poorness!!

Sweden was quite great to find Tolkien stuff 🍃

#Tolkien #tolkientribe #davidday #thehobbit #swedishbook #green #tolkiencollection

Gorgeous all the way through.
I think today's plans just went out the window.

I need a print of this spread for my wall. Swoon 😻

LOVE this art!

Well, I sure as hell couldn't not buy these.

I picked this up while out yesterday for Independent Bookstore Day, because, that cover 😍 and I'm a sucker for anything Middle Earth or Tolkien-related 😊

Our family celebrated Christmas a bit early this year because my sister @CaitMobley and her family will be out of town. These were two gifts I received from my mom. They are leather bound 😍 Now I feel like I can finally tackle Tolkein...thanks to @Ambrosnazzy who originally posted about these, as they were quickly added to my Christmas list! #booksfromliberty