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Legate of Amon Lanc · 01-14-2009, 04:35 AM

Yep, I can only second (third), and therefore seal the recommendation of Karen Wynn Fonstad's Atlas. Some things, like the position of Cuiviénen, are based on guessing from large part (because there is not much better evidence), however, they are counting with all probability and with all possible evidence brought by Tolkien, thus, quite acceptable and making sense. And indeed, it looks like Cuiviénen was on the eastern shore of this inland sea of Helcar; remnants of this sea are both lake Rhun and Núrnen in the Third Age (Rhun possibly being very close to the original eastern shore of Helcar, thus, very close to the place of the Elves' awakening).

01-14-2009, 04:35 AM	#5
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	Yep, I can only second (third), and therefore seal the recommendation of Karen Wynn Fonstad's Atlas. Some things, like the position of Cuiviénen, are based on guessing from large part (because there is not much better evidence), however, they are counting with all probability and with all possible evidence brought by Tolkien, thus, quite acceptable and making sense. And indeed, it looks like Cuiviénen was on the eastern shore of this inland sea of Helcar; remnants of this sea are both lake Rhun and Núrnen in the Third Age (Rhun possibly being very close to the original eastern shore of Helcar, thus, very close to the place of the Elves' awakening). __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories