Google map of Middle-earth - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lalwendë · 05-11-2007, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by davem

Of course, its for the on-line game so its full of stuff which isn't in the books - at the extreme zoom position you can make out a couple of same sex marriages for instance - but I still think its great. When Rivendell, Minas Tirith & Barad Dur pop up it should be a fantastic way to waste a few hours...

I ws quite disappointed when this turned out to be untrue!

If it's full of stuff not in the books then I suppose it might have a winged Balrog somewhere, eh?

**The Saucepan Man** · 05-11-2007, 01:28 PM

It's beee-ooo-tiii-fuuul!

But is it me, or are the Old Forest and the Barrow Downs tiny in comparison to the City of Bree?

**The Saucepan Man** · 05-11-2007, 01:33 PM

Actually, scrub that. I just looked again and both have grown since I last took a peek.

I could spend hours wandering round that map, even the small section that has been completed thus far.

Anyone know what the little golf flags are all about?

Mithalwen · 05-11-2007, 01:37 PM

It does seem disproportionate compared to say the Strachey maps which I use normally. I am no geographer/ cartographer but maybe it is because it is Bree Hill. I believe some map projections take the greater surface area of hills/mountains into account.

davem · 05-11-2007, 02:45 PM

Its expanding quite fast - Weathertop & the Last Bridge are on & they weren't when I posted the link originally. At this rate Rivendell should be on there in the next few days. Hopefully at some point the designers will make it possible to remove the game additions so we can have a purely Tolkien map. There is the option on 'Maps' to choose Tolkien's original map.

I'm hoping eventually for something like Google Earth's 3D effect for landscape & buildings...

Mithalwen · 05-11-2007, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by davem

. Hopefully at some point the designers will make it possible to remove the game additions so we can have a purely Tolkien map. There is the option on 'Maps' to choose Tolkien's original map.

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So that is what the Windview Estate is - I did wonder .

Calan · 05-14-2007, 08:10 PM

Well, the 'Tolkien Map' option is active - it's the map from the book, slightly colourized. I think I would have liked a slight parchment color to the land areas, but that's just a cosmetic thing.

davem · 06-30-2007, 04:31 PM

Well, Rivendell is now on there - but it only shows up on the highest magnification, so you'll have to zoom right in & head east....

05-11-2007, 01:28 PM	#2
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	It's beee-ooo-tiii-fuuul! But is it me, or are the Old Forest and the Barrow Downs tiny in comparison to the City of Bree? __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

05-11-2007, 01:33 PM	#3
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	Actually, scrub that. I just looked again and both have grown since I last took a peek. I could spend hours wandering round that map, even the small section that has been completed thus far. Anyone know what the little golf flags are all about? __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

05-11-2007, 01:37 PM	#4
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	It does seem disproportionate compared to say the Strachey maps which I use normally. I am no geographer/ cartographer but maybe it is because it is Bree Hill. I believe some map projections take the greater surface area of hills/mountains into account. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

05-11-2007, 02:45 PM	#5
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	Its expanding quite fast - Weathertop & the Last Bridge are on & they weren't when I posted the link originally. At this rate Rivendell should be on there in the next few days. Hopefully at some point the designers will make it possible to remove the game additions so we can have a purely Tolkien map. There is the option on 'Maps' to choose Tolkien's original map. I'm hoping eventually for something like Google Earth's 3D effect for landscape & buildings... __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."

06-30-2007, 04:31 PM	#8
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	Well, Rivendell is now on there - but it only shows up on the highest magnification, so you'll have to zoom right in & head east.... __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."

05-14-2007, 08:10 PM	#7
Calan Pile O'Bones Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 16	Well, the 'Tolkien Map' option is active - it's the map from the book, slightly colourized. I think I would have liked a slight parchment color to the land areas, but that's just a cosmetic thing.