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.
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.
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 City Map in color with street labels, 2022

Belthil & Glingal, 2022

Statues of the Vanyar and the Noldor

Statues of the Noldor

Gondolin city center 2023

Gondolin with street labels, 2022

Gondolin in blue, 2017

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 Mole

The Tree

The Swallow

The Heavenly Arch

The King

The Wing, led by Tuor

The Tower of Snow & the Pillar

The Golden Flower, led by Glorfindel

The Golden Flower, green emblem variant

The Harp

Tuor's private house (not one of the XII)

The Fountain, led by Ecthelion

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