Karen Wynn Fonstad
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| + | | name=Karen Wynn Fonstad | ||
| + | | born=[[18 April|April 18]], [[1945]] | ||
| + | | died=[[11 March|March 11]], [[2005]] | ||
| + | | education=University of Oklahoma | ||
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| + | '''Karen Lea Wynn Fonstad''' ([[18 April|April 18]], [[1945]] – [[11 March|March 11]], [[2005]]) was the author of the popular ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth|Atlas of Middle-earth]]''. In ''[[The Return of the Shadow]]'', [[Christopher Tolkien]] credits Fonstad for noting a geographical inconsistency between ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.<ref>{{RS|1XIb}}, p. 204</ref> | ||
| − | == | + | ==Life== |
| − | + | Karen Wynn was born and raised in Oklahoma, spending her later years in Wisconsin. She attended the [[wikipedia:University of Oklahoma|University of Oklahoma]], where she received a M.A. in Geography. Her speciality had been Cartography, and she would spend much of her life as a freelance cartographer. She has published several atlases of fantasy worlds, such as [[Arda]], [http://pern.wikia.com/wiki/Pern Pern], [http://dragonlance.wikia.com/wiki/Krynn Krynn], [http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Toril Toril] and [http://unbeliever.wikia.com/wiki/The_Land The Land]. | |
| + | ==Atlases== | ||
| + | *''[[wikipedia:The Atlas of Pern|The Atlas of Pern]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[wikipedia:The Atlas of the Land|The Atlas of the Land]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Wikipedia:Atlas of the Dragonlance World|Atlas of the Dragonlance World]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Wikipedia:The Forgotten Realms Atlas|The Forgotten Realms Atlas]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' | ||
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| + | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | * [[1981]]: ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' (First edition) | ||
| + | * [[1991]]: ''The Atlas of Middle-earth'' (Second edition) | ||
| + | * [[2001]]: ''The Atlas of Middle-earth'' (Third edition) | ||
| + | * [[2006]]: ''[[Tolkien Studies: Volume 3]]'' | ||
| + | ** "Writing "TO" the Map" | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * [[wikipedia:Karen Wynn Fonstad|Karen Wynn Fonstad]] at [[Wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]] | ||
| + | * [http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2005/03/12/24396-author-karen-wynn-fonstad-1945-2005-2/ Karen Wynn Fonstad Obituary] at [http://theonering.net TheOneRing.net] | ||
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| + | [[de:Karen Lea Wynn Fonstad]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Cartographers|Fonstad, Karen Wynn]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Authors|Fonstad, Karen Wynn]] | ||
| + | [[Category:American people|Fonstad, Karen Wynn]] | ||
| + | [[Category:People by name|Fonstad, Karen Wynn]] | ||
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| Born | April 18, 1945 |
| Died | March 11, 2005 |
| Education | University of Oklahoma |
Karen Lea Wynn Fonstad (April 18, 1945 – March 11, 2005) was the author of the popular Atlas of Middle-earth. In The Return of the Shadow, Christopher Tolkien credits Fonstad for noting a geographical inconsistency between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.[1]
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[edit] Life
Karen Wynn was born and raised in Oklahoma, spending her later years in Wisconsin. She attended the University of Oklahoma, where she received a M.A. in Geography. Her speciality had been Cartography, and she would spend much of her life as a freelance cartographer. She has published several atlases of fantasy worlds, such as Arda, Pern, Krynn, Toril and The Land.
[edit] Atlases
- The Atlas of Pern
- The Atlas of the Land
- Atlas of the Dragonlance World
- The Forgotten Realms Atlas
- The Atlas of Middle-earth
[edit] Bibliography
- 1981: The Atlas of Middle-earth (First edition)
- 1991: The Atlas of Middle-earth (Second edition)
- 2001: The Atlas of Middle-earth (Third edition)
- 2006: Tolkien Studies: Volume 3
- "Writing "TO" the Map"
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Return of the Shadow, "The First Phase: XI. From Weathertop to the Ford, Note on the River Hoarwell", p. 204