tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post3595514321160718254..comments2024-03-11T16:29:13.619-05:00Comments on Lingwë - Musings of a Fish: The Atlas of True NamesJason Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-91345218943026883582009-02-06T08:40:00.000-06:002009-02-06T08:40:00.000-06:00Thanks, Gary! I’ve seen some of these before, but ...Thanks, Gary! I’ve seen some of these before, but not all of them. Reminds me of that Swedish subway map with the (very strange) names of the stops all translated into English. I think it was you who sent that to me, too, ages ago. I’ve meant to write about it, but haven’t made the time. Perhaps this post is just the segue I need ...Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-86977392533796232752009-02-06T08:36:00.000-06:002009-02-06T08:36:00.000-06:00BTW, on the subject of whimsical world maps, here ...BTW, on the subject of whimsical world maps, here are a <A HREF="http://www.vladstudio.com/wallpaper/?worldinversed" REL="nofollow">couple</A> <A HREF="http://flourish.org/upsidedownmap/" REL="nofollow"> more</A> to stretch the imagination. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-18253991926118082392009-02-02T09:56:00.000-06:002009-02-02T09:56:00.000-06:00@Gary: Thanks. The most interesting thing about th...@Gary: Thanks. The most interesting thing about the Hereford Mappa Mundi, though, is all the monster hybrids and “mungrell forms” depicted as populating Africa. The other thing I like about the HMM is the subtle prejudices it reveals about the people of its age. For instance, it would have been very obvious to even a medieval cartographer that Wales was completely contiguous with England, yet the HMM shows Wales — and Scotland — almost completely severed from England by water; almost islands, like Ireland. This is clearly informed by the fact that <I>Welsh</I> basically just means “foreign” (as in OE <I>þá welisce menn</I> “the foreigners”, applied to the Normans in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle). So, keeping the “foreign” land of Wales at some remove was evidently more imnportant than cartographic accuracy. Fascinating.<BR/><BR/>@Cat Bastet: Thanks, and you’re right. Very time-consuming indeed. Probably much too much to make it worthwhile. (And I doubt the Estate would like it very much.)<BR/><BR/>@Jeremy: Thank you, and LOL. I’m going to try not to jump to any too racy conclusions from your “Freudian reading”. :)Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-13794878293774765932009-02-01T00:10:00.000-06:002009-02-01T00:10:00.000-06:00A great article, and I love the idea for a M-e map...A great article, and I love the idea for a M-e map! But I must say the line that stuck with me the most was you mentioning something about having a map of virgins in the bathroom (or something like that).Rownsepykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14541180199614791481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-56860542920567967602009-01-31T07:41:00.000-06:002009-01-31T07:41:00.000-06:00I’ll be sure to let you know if I come across one ...<I>I’ll be sure to let you know if I come across one (or if I decide to take a stab at Middle-earth).</I><BR/><BR/>That would be a cool but very time-consuming project!The Cat Bastethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08766507614966971022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-54723068615754968272009-01-30T21:37:00.000-06:002009-01-30T21:37:00.000-06:00Fascinating, Jase. Thanks for posting. That map ...Fascinating, Jase. Thanks for posting. That map puts the Hereford Mappa Mundi to shame! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com