Middengeard

The text of the Gap of Rohan looks a bit weird. But yes, I am interested to see what someone with Photoshop can make from this. (also, how will this map be called now?) Finally, the map is geographically not completely correct, especially around the Gap of Rohan. I do not suggest changing it, but the names there are a bit weird. The Gap of Rohan is the actual gap between the two mountains, while in your thing it is more "around the corner". I guess that this all originates from you taking the general shape and then making up the territory (names) yourself against the copyright, but now you are actually going for a semi-realistic map. If you still want to keep close to how the "reality" is, some name changes of territories might be needed. (Green) Gap of Rohan -> Fangorn Helms Deep -> Gap of Rohan (tricky one) Edoras -> in principle correct, could also be called Westfold or even more correctly West Emnet Eregron -> Eregion (typo?) Enedwaith -> could be called Isengard instead, freeing up Enedwaith as region name (Yellow) - Ered Luin or Blue Mountains Lune Valley -> Ered Luin or Blue Mountains (Ered Luin means Blue Mountains); note that the mountains next to Harlindon are also called the same. Evendium Hills -> Hills of Evendium (or Emyn Uial) or Grey Havens (Orange) NB: You can for this region also keep what you have, because it is geographically very different Dead Marshes -> Anórien The Wold -> could be called East Emnet if you called Edoras West Emnet (Brown) - Mirkwood Adun Valley -> Andion Valley (typo?) Eastern Mirkwood -> East Mirkwoord (to make it consistent with "North" and "South") (Dark Green) - Rhûn Esqaroth -> Esgaroth (typo?) North/South Rhun -> North/South Rhûn (Red) - Riverdale -> Rivendel Borderlands -> Arthedain Old Forest -> Bree or Chetwood Bucklands -> Old Forest Give I am not an expert on Middle-Earth literature this might also not be optimal, but this is what I could make from comparing your map with other maps of Middle-Earth. It is hard to fit in names as some areas are really messed up, so if you want to keep it like this that is also fine (though maybe you'd want to fix the typo's). The regions probably also need names. If I had a good idea, I put them behind the colours in the list above. Anyhow, this map has become great already :)

Some quick remarks: The shoreline is really black, maybe a bit too black, wheres the shore overall is still foggy. It's really unclear whether or not the brown lands can attack udun.

Yep..still working on it.

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/5275/kr6p.jpg [spoiler][img]http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/5275/kr6p.jpg[/img][/spoiler] I know the text needs work.

Isengard lies on the other side of the mountains ^^ Also there is something weird in North Rhûn.

Im not sure what was wrong with the names Fangorn and Edoras, they are pretty accurate. The wold really should be part of the Rohan region, but that would split up the Rhovanion region. But maybe Lorien, Moria and the Gladden fields could become a seperate region (if you make it yellow it should be called Lorien). That would result in two small regions, instead of one big one. I guess the gameplay will be better too. Maybe eregion could be part of that little region too (in that case it could also be called after Moria, naming the territoria Moria to Drimrill dale. Not sure how much work that would be though, if you have to throw around everything you should leave it like it is. Oh, and I like the shoreline I think :)

http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/4089/dxwx.jpg [spoiler][img]http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/4089/dxwx.jpg[/img][/spoiler] Just for Matty!

Is it possible to split blue into two mini regions? Eregion and Moria in one and Lorien and Gladden Feilds in the other? I just don't like Lorien as blue. I think that side should be golden/yellow.

Lorion was the Queen of the Elves or the elves' "Keeper of Middle-Earth" was in charge of Lorion...so why yellow?

I just picture 'Laurelindórenan, Valley of Singing Gold'

Lorien is famous for its silver barked trees that are never bare, but bear golden leaves that don't drop until the next leaves come - causing the ground to be golden. Lorien is often called the golden wood. Apart from that blue doesn't really fit on this map.

Golden on one side, greyish on the other? For the two mini regions, I mean.

Well other than that you like the placements for the region? What would the bonuses be now. Do we keep this..other than the color?

Or keep the same region and fade it from gold to gray west to east if you don't want to split it in two.

http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/4331/zw7a.jpg [spoiler][img]http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/4331/zw7a.jpg[/img][/spoiler] Well? [b][i]Isengard lies on the other side of the mountains ^^[/i][/b] Not a true statement...it lies tucked into the mountain at the mouth of the river. The mountains are surounding the fortress. The Ents came from Fangorn. It could have been on either sid e of the mountain, some have it on the west and most have it to the east. [i][b]wiki[/b][/i] As for the rest of the names...just like in real life they changed...depends on what year of Middle-Earth you take them from...for us ...close but not perfect...I can not make them 100% right...sorry They have a book out called the[i] History of Middle-Earth[/i]...you should see some of the maps in it.