Beleriand and Realms of The North

Beleriand and Realms of The North | Photoshop 2013, updated 2023

Map drawing by myself, with Thangorodrim, compass rose and tengwar frame by Ominous. Based on on maps by J.R.R. Tolkien in The History of Middle-earth vol. XI, Christopher Tolkien in The Silmarillion, Karen Wynn Fonstad in The Atlas of Middle-earth and invaluable tips from Ominous and M.L., without whom the map would be incomplete. 
Painter & Photoshop, 2013 | Updated 2023
Beleriand and Realms of The North | Photoshop 2013
Map by Sirielle, with Thangorodrim, compass rose and tengwar frame by Ominous.
Gondolin
Gondolin City Map | Photoshop 2017/2022
A map of Gondolin from The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien. Done again with support of my favorite Tolkien loremasters Ominous and M.L. But this time in large amount it is result of guessing and constructing based on descriptions from The Fall of Gondolin (The Book of Lost Tales II) and the map from The Atlas of Middle-earth.
Digital drawing done in Photoshop, 2017, colored 2022/2023. Gondolin by night is still a work in progress.
Gondolin City Map (detail) | Photoshop 2017/2022
Gondolin center at night (WiP 2022)
Gondolin center at night (WiP 2022)
Gondolin City Map in color with street labels, 2022
Gondolin City Map in color with street labels, 2022
Belthil & Glingal, 2022
Belthil & Glingal, 2022
Statues of the Vanyar and the Noldor
Statues of the Vanyar and the Noldor
Statues of the Noldor
Statues of the Noldor
 Gondolin city center 2023
Gondolin city center 2023
Gondolin with street labels, 2022
Gondolin with street labels, 2022
Gondolin in blue, 2017
Gondolin in blue, 2017
Gondolin 2013, Polish version
Gondolin 2013, Polish version
The XII Houses of Gondolin

The XII Houses of Gondolin

Placement of the XII Houses of Gondolin on the map, based on The Fall of Gondolin. Names and some of the descriptions are based on The Silmarillion and other publications. In my interpretation there is a fortress for every of the twelve houses within the city walls, and the houses serve as military centers (with armories, training rooms, barracks etc.). Fortresses are placed on the outer parts of the city and a few in the center - should citizens need to hide behind walls there is always a hideout in the neighborhood. The placement itself is mostly a guess. The closest to description in The Fall of Gondolin is the House of the Harp, which was placed north of the Lesser Market.
The Hammer of Wrath
The Hammer of Wrath
The Mole
The Mole
The Tree
The Tree
The Swallow
The Swallow
The Heavenly Arch
The Heavenly Arch
The King
The King
The Wing, led by Tuor
The Wing, led by Tuor
The Tower of Snow & the Pillar
The Tower of Snow & the Pillar
The Golden Flower, led by Glorfindel
The Golden Flower, led by Glorfindel
The Golden Flower, green emblem variant
The Golden Flower, green emblem variant
The Harp
The Harp
Tuor's private house (not one of the XII)
Tuor's private house (not one of the XII)
The Fountain, led by Ecthelion
The Fountain, led by Ecthelion

Defenders of Gondolin (WiP 2023)
Ecthelion, Tuor and Glorfindel

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