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Die Karte von Beleriand: Und von den Ländern des Nordens
This enchanting little hardback is an essential companion for any reader journeying through The Silmarillion or The Children of Hurin. Featuring an entertaining text and detailed gazetteer by acclaimed Tolkien author Brian Sibley, this gift edition also contains a stunning fold-out poster-map of the First Age of Tolkien's Middle-earth. Writer and broadcaster Brian Sibley is a foremost expert on The Lord of the Rings (he adapted the novel for the award-winning BBC radio dramatisation in 1980), and here in this clothbound hardback he will take you to the First Age of Middle-earth, many thousands of years before the events chronicled in The Lord of the Rings. This was the setting for the great War of the Jewels, as recounted in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion and includes a gazetteer of the many places shown on the full-colour illustrated map which accompanies the book. The Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North is faithfully reproduced in full colour by world-renowned Tolkien artist John Howe, the conceptual artist employed by Peter Jackson to work on his multi-award winning Lord of The Rings film trilogy, and who is soon to work on Guillermo del Toro's Hobbit film. The map is based on the original map by Christopher Tolkien. Embellished with heraldic emblems and dramatic scenes from The Silmarillion, it completes the trio of authorized Tolkien maps by John Howe which can be removed for reference or even for framing. Each element in this collector's package is special; together they provide an enchanting and desirable artefact that will be a prized possession of Tolkien readers of all ages.
- GenresFantasy
31 pages, Paperback
First published September 20, 1999
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Brian Sibley
102 books100 followersBrian Sibley is an English writer, broadcaster, and award-winning dramatist.
The author of over 100 hours of radio drama and hundreds of documentaries and features for the BBC, he is best known for his acclaimed 1981 radio adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, co-written with Michael Bakewell, as well as dramatizations of C. S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia, Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast novels, and Richard Adams’s Watership Down.
Sibley has also written numerous original plays for radio, presented popular BBC programmes including Kaleidoscope and Talking Pictures, and produced documentaries on figures ranging from Lewis Carroll and Ray Bradbury to Julie Andrews and Walt Disney.
His contributions to broadcasting have earned him accolades such as the Sony Radio Award and the BBC Audio Drama Award for Best Adaptation.
In print, Sibley is the author of many acclaimed film “making of” books, including Harry Potter: Film Wizardry, The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy, and Peter Jackson: A Filmmaker’s Journey, as well as companion volumes for The Hobbit films, The Golden Compass, and Disney classics. His literary works range from Shadowlands to children’s books like The Frightful Food Feud and Osric the Extraordinary Owl, with stories appearing in official Winnie-the-Pooh collections.
A noted Disney historian, Sibley has contributed essays to The Walt Disney Film Archives and recorded DVD commentaries for classic films. He is the editor of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Fall of Númenor, winner of the Tolkien Society’s Best Book award in 2023.
Sibley has served as President and Chair of The Lewis Carroll Society and is an honorary member of The Magic Circle, the Tolkien Society, and The Children’s Books History Society.
The author of over 100 hours of radio drama and hundreds of documentaries and features for the BBC, he is best known for his acclaimed 1981 radio adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, co-written with Michael Bakewell, as well as dramatizations of C. S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia, Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast novels, and Richard Adams’s Watership Down.
Sibley has also written numerous original plays for radio, presented popular BBC programmes including Kaleidoscope and Talking Pictures, and produced documentaries on figures ranging from Lewis Carroll and Ray Bradbury to Julie Andrews and Walt Disney.
His contributions to broadcasting have earned him accolades such as the Sony Radio Award and the BBC Audio Drama Award for Best Adaptation.
In print, Sibley is the author of many acclaimed film “making of” books, including Harry Potter: Film Wizardry, The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy, and Peter Jackson: A Filmmaker’s Journey, as well as companion volumes for The Hobbit films, The Golden Compass, and Disney classics. His literary works range from Shadowlands to children’s books like The Frightful Food Feud and Osric the Extraordinary Owl, with stories appearing in official Winnie-the-Pooh collections.
A noted Disney historian, Sibley has contributed essays to The Walt Disney Film Archives and recorded DVD commentaries for classic films. He is the editor of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Fall of Númenor, winner of the Tolkien Society’s Best Book award in 2023.
Sibley has served as President and Chair of The Lewis Carroll Society and is an honorary member of The Magic Circle, the Tolkien Society, and The Children’s Books History Society.
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November 28, 2020
Curioso dato que casi lo releo en la misma fecha que lo leí por primera vez sin darme cuenta.
July 28, 2017
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May 22, 2013
A magnificent map in full-color with stunning images by John Howe that brings Middle-Earth to life!
This simply stunning fold-out, full-color map accompanied by an illustrated booklet, has to be the ultimate guide to ‘Beleriand’. Including information which details the background to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion, prepare to be enlightened and spellbound by this booklet! Set within the First Age of Middle-Earth, many thousands of years before the events chronicled in ‘The Lord of the Rings’, you will be transported to the foundations of Tolkien’s creation….where it all began. Beleriand was the setting for the war of the jewels (*note: history of Middle-Earth book 11), as also recounted within The Silmarillion. This is a faithfully reproduced map, based on the original map by Christopher Tolkien. It is embellished with heraldic emblems and dramatic, significant scenes from the book.
‘The map of Tolkien’s Beleriand and the lands to the North’ is the third map within a series, which completes the trio ~ alongside ‘there and back again: the map of The Hobbit’ and ‘the map of Tolkien’s Middle-Earth’. All three maps are illustrated by brilliant artist John Howe, who has illustrated many of Tolkien’s works over the years; capturing the essence of his extraordinary creation. Within the accompanying booklet, Tolkien expert Brian Sibley details the background and history of the Silmarillion and includes a gazetteer of the many places shown in the map.
Insightful and illuminating this wonderful map is a must-have for all Tolkien fans and enthusiasts of his work. This map, together with the other two make a brilliant collection and ideal pocket-books for ready reference! Ideal for the explorer this map brings out the adventurer in us all…
“Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun…”
~ Frodo Baggins, the Lord of the Rings
This simply stunning fold-out, full-color map accompanied by an illustrated booklet, has to be the ultimate guide to ‘Beleriand’. Including information which details the background to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion, prepare to be enlightened and spellbound by this booklet! Set within the First Age of Middle-Earth, many thousands of years before the events chronicled in ‘The Lord of the Rings’, you will be transported to the foundations of Tolkien’s creation….where it all began. Beleriand was the setting for the war of the jewels (*note: history of Middle-Earth book 11), as also recounted within The Silmarillion. This is a faithfully reproduced map, based on the original map by Christopher Tolkien. It is embellished with heraldic emblems and dramatic, significant scenes from the book.
‘The map of Tolkien’s Beleriand and the lands to the North’ is the third map within a series, which completes the trio ~ alongside ‘there and back again: the map of The Hobbit’ and ‘the map of Tolkien’s Middle-Earth’. All three maps are illustrated by brilliant artist John Howe, who has illustrated many of Tolkien’s works over the years; capturing the essence of his extraordinary creation. Within the accompanying booklet, Tolkien expert Brian Sibley details the background and history of the Silmarillion and includes a gazetteer of the many places shown in the map.
Insightful and illuminating this wonderful map is a must-have for all Tolkien fans and enthusiasts of his work. This map, together with the other two make a brilliant collection and ideal pocket-books for ready reference! Ideal for the explorer this map brings out the adventurer in us all…
“Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun…”
~ Frodo Baggins, the Lord of the Rings
March 4, 2013
I love these small books! they're just full of little and intresting facts that helps you understand how Tolkiens world is built up + I got a map of this part of this world
September 2, 2023
Me hizo reencontrarme con el mundo mágico de Beleriand
May 26, 2013
Before the middle earth, there was Beleriand...the land of all the adventures portraied in Silmarillion.
Another excellent guide to make you go deeper in the world created by one of the most wonderful writers of all times.
Another excellent guide to make you go deeper in the world created by one of the most wonderful writers of all times.
December 25, 2012
Cuando vi, hace años, éste mapa en las librerías de LA, dije: No mames, se pasaron de lanza. Lo compré al mismo tiempo que el Silmarillion. Los dos una joya.
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