As seen in LOTR: The Rings of Power, Valinor is directly west of Tolkien's Middle-earth world. Here's what's on the eastern side of the map.

Middle-earth may be land-locked on the north, south, and east. But its western border is one continual run of coastland. This expansive body of water is called Belegaer or the Sundering Seas.

And it’s no surprise that The Rings of Power honors Tolkien’s achievement in rendering Middle-earth in map form, both as a stylish technique and as a way of building stakes around the plot.

For more map-based fun, check out The LOTR Project's interactive maps of Middle-earth in different eras, showing how the Rings of Power's geography lines up with the age of the other books and movies.

In fact, Tolkien was so pleased with Baynes’ work on the Middle-Earth map that he later introduced her to Lewis, and she went on to illustrate the Narnia books as well. Close.

A map of Middle-Earth annotated by J.R.R. Tolkien has been discovered in a copy of “The Lord of the Rings” owned by illustrator Pauline Baynes. The document offers glimpses into many of ...

In particular, Cobo has problems with the direction that mapmaking has taken. In 150AD, Ptolemy drew the first world map with north placed firmly at the top.

Even if you’re familiar with J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, much changes between the Second and Third Ages. The creatives behind The Rings of Power shared the map below to help us understand ...

A map of Middle Earth - annotated by JRR Tolkien himself - is being displayed at the Bodleian Library just one day. Tolkien's notes on the map were made in the 1960s when his publishers wanted to ...