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'''Karen Lea Wynn Fonstad''' ([[April 18]], [[1945]] – [[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| | '''Karen Lea Wynn Fonstad''' ([[April 18]], [[1945]] – [[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== | ==Life== |
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Biographical information | |
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]
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 Pern, the Land and Krynn, but is best known for The Atlas of Middle-earth.
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"
External links
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