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“I wisely started with a map, and made the story fit (generally with meticulous care for distances). The other way about lands one in confusions and impossibilities, and in any case it is weary work to compose a map from a story.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, Letters The Tolkien Compass Blog is devoted to the broadly understood geography and nature of Arda. It is created with the intention of writing down my researches, studies and reflections. Connecting-the-dots work, that I'm conducting over the years on the holes and gaps left by Tolkien's in theirs writings, ensured me that there is still lot's of canonical content to discover in between lines, and it's hiding not only on the edge of the maps. My goal is also to make the fans aware of Arda's true and undisturbed shape, strengthen fans knowledge and build in them awareness on the geek and nerd levels. 👍 The Tolkien Comp ass was created in 2018 as a Facebook page and at the time of writing this post it has almo