1989 Campaign Map of North West Middle Earth Poster, J.R.R. Tolkien, by Eric Hotz Peter Fenlon, Lord of the Rings, Hobbit, fantasy wall art

This is a 1989 map of J.R.R Tolkien's "A Campaign Map of North West Middle Earth", in wonderful condition and colour for a 40 year old map. It would have been used originally for map support to the role playing game. Middle-earth Role Playing (MERP) is a 1984 role-playing game based on J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit under license from Tolkien Enterprises. Iron Crown Enterprises (I.C.E.) published the game.
Copyright 1989 Tolkien Enterprises Berkeley
Map by Eric Hotz
Concept, design and graphics by Peter Fenlon
Art Direction by Richard Britton
Published by ICE Inc Charlottesville VA USA, rights holder for fantasy role playing games based on JRR Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit".
Dimensions: 22 in x 34 in (56 cm x 87 cm)
Condition: Two slight corner fold marks, see photos.

Middle-earth is the setting of much of the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy. The term is equivalent to the Miðgarðr of Norse mythology and Middangeard in Old English works, including Beowulf. Middle-earth is the human-inhabited world, that is, the central continent of the Earth, in Tolkien's imagined mythological past. Tolkien's most widely read works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, are set entirely in Middle-earth. "Middle-earth" has also become a short-hand term for Tolkien's legendarium, his large body of fantasy writings, and for the entirety of his fictional world.

Middle-earth is the main continent of Earth (Arda) in an imaginary period of the Earth's past, ending with Tolkien's Third Age, about 6,000 years ago. Tolkien's tales of Middle-earth mostly focus on the north-west of the continent. This part of Middle-earth is suggestive of Europe, the north-west of the Old World, with the environs of the Shire reminiscent of England, but, more specifically, the West Midlands, with the town at its centre, Hobbiton, at the same latitude as Oxford.

Tolkien's Middle-earth is peopled not only by Men, but by Elves, Dwarves, Ents, and Hobbits, and by monsters including Dragons, Trolls, and Orcs. Through the imagined history, the peoples other than Men dwindle, leave or fade, until, after the period described in the books, only Men are left on the planet.

Because of the age of these posters, there are areas of wear and tear, particularly on the edges. I have done my best to take photos where they are torn. The good news is that when framed, the tears press up well against glass, and edges can be hidden by mats. Any wear picked up from years are part of the charm.

When framed these colourful and detailed posters can become a centre piece for any room, to remind us of a simpler time.

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