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Show HN: An interactive map of Tolkien's Middle-earth

https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/
41•frasermarlow•2h ago
An interactive map of Tolkien’s Middle-earth, with events from across the legendarium plotted as markers.

I have been commuting a fair bit between the East and West coast, and thanks to American Airlines' free onboard WiFi, I was able to vibe-code a full interactive map of Middle-earth right from my economy seat at the back of the bus.

It's rather amazing how much an LLM knows about Tolkien's work, and it was fun to delve into many of the nooks and crannies of Tolkien's lore.

Some features: - Plot on the map the journey of the main characters in both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. - Follow a list of events in the chronological Timeline - Zoom in on the high-def map and explore many of the off-the-main-plotline places - Use the 'measure distances' feature to see how far apart things are.

I also had a lot of fun learning about tiling to allow for efficient zooming.

If you are anything like me, this should provide a fun companion to reading the books or watching the movies (note that on this site, I followed the book narrative, and did not include Peter Jackson's many departures)

If you get the chance to check it out, I would love more feedback, and if there is demand, I might do the same for Game of Thrones.

Comments

bananaflag•1h ago
I notice the map is the one from the movies (it shows the Orocarni a bit too close, but it's nice they appear on the map).

Maybe when describing historical events you should also put the year (it is given only for some of them).

Anyway, very nice work! I think it's appropriate especially for casual fans (especially movie fans) to delve (sorry) deeper into the lore.

twostorytower•1h ago
This is awesome! Can you make the zoom in and out smoother? I have to pinch every single time to get to the next zoom level instead of continuously zooming as I pinch.
shdh•59m ago
Using a tile server for this feels hilarious
topherjaynes•36m ago
One doesn't simply vibe code into Mordor!(but seriously love this)
kilbey1•22m ago
Mad respect; I've been working on building maps and it's a LOT harder than it might seem.
balajeekalyan•3m ago
Wow! this is so detailed. You are putting vibe-code to genuine use.

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