The Journeys of Frodo [Paperback]

Barbara Strachey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1992

An atlas of 51 maps charting the journey that Frodo and his companions undertake in J.R.R.Tolkien's epic work. Based on clear and detailed descriptions given in the text and on the original maps that appear in The Lord of the Rings, as well as Tolkien's own paintings and drawings of the landscape and features of Middle-earth, this book clearly shows Frodo's route, together with the paths taken by other principal characters. The two-colour maps provide enough detail to help the reader envisage the country through which the narrative moves, and each one also has extensive notes about the journey. Having loved the volumes of The Lord of the Rings since they first appeared, Barbara Strachey long wanted fuller and more detailed maps to go with them. Though not a professional cartographer or artist, she finally decided to create them herself. For nearly 20 years her efforts have provided readers of The Lord of the Rings with a new and more vivid idea of Middle-earth, and her book remains an essential companion to Tolkien's great masterpiece.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'A handy volume! a good guide to Middle-earth for The Lord of the Rings readers! a painstaking and successful achievement.' Amon Hen, The Bulletin of the Tolkien Society

About the Author

Barbara Strachey created these maps out of a life-long admiration of Tolkien's book and a perceived need for detailed maps. They long ago gained the status as the definitive maps of the journey.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Tolkien (1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0261102672
• ISBN-13: 978-0261102675
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,428,080 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The essential companion to Tolkien's book., September 15, 2001

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anon2001 "anon2001" (Kinross, Western Australia AUSTRALIA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Journeys of Frodo (Paperback)

I was very pleased to see this book still available.
My own copy was bought back in 1981 and I have cherished
it. Barbara Strachey obviously did an enormous amount of
careful research to produce this book and it shows. The
look and feel is also consistent with Tolkien's own maps
of Middle Earth. LOTR is a long and complex story and
these maps and chronology are a wonderful companion to
the text.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Handy companion to Lord of the Rings, September 11, 2002

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Diana Poskrop - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Journeys of Frodo (Paperback)

A meticulously researched collection of 50 maps following, not just Frodo's, but all the journeys accounted for in Lord of the Rings. The author even includes phases of the moon which, as any Hobbit knows, at times figure strongly in the story. Some may find it dry; however, the author doesn't pretend this book to be anything other than she claims it to be: maps. Clear, easy to follow, painstakingly detailed maps. Since I have trouble visualizing settings, this book has been a godsend! The first time I read 'Return of the King' I was lost -- so very, very lost. I couldn't figure out where anyone was! JOURNEYS OF FRODO brought all the battles to life for me.

JOF might not be for everyone, but if its description sounds as though it might be useful to you, it will be!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Marvellous!, August 15, 2002

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Brian Libby "Gadfly" (Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Journeys of Frodo (Paperback)

If anyone wants to see a real example of what is meant by a "labor of love," get this book. How this elderly Englishwoman with no cartographic training produced these excellent maps is truly a wonder. She pondered every phrase, every word that Tolkien wrote and came up with maps that fully account for all of LOTR, and she corrects some of Tolkien's inconsistencies (which were inevitable in so large a work as LOTR.) The accompanying commentary is valuable and interesting. I recommend this work with the utmost enthusiasm to all frieds of Middle Earth.