Overlooked No More: Karen Wynn Fonstad, Who Mapped Tolkien’s Middle-earth

Karen Wynn Fonstad, a geographer, spent two and a half years creating “The Atlas of Middle-earth” (1981) after securing a dream assignment to map J.R.R. Tolkien’s fictional world. Her detailed work wowed fans and scholars, leading to commissions for other fantasy worlds. Fonstad’s influence on the gaming industry and fantasy mapmaking continues to be felt today.

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