Week 124 — Middle-earth Map Monday: Is There a Carpool Lane?
Week 124 — Middle-earth Map Monday: Is There a Carpool Lane?
Turns out the express lane to Mount Doom was paved by the Enemy himself. Join The Man of the West for our last Map Monday in Mordor, as the road ends at the Sammath Naur — and the Dark Tower comes crashing down.
Week 123 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Chance Our Luck
Not a lottery ticket The Man of the West would buy. Join him as Frodo and Sam take the one road left to them, and end up conscripted into Sauron’s army.
Week 122 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Pieces on a Board
Join The Man of the West as Frodo and Sam crest the Morgai — and discover the plain of Gorgoroth is crawling with orcs.
Week 121 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Down and Down
But not to goblin-town; not yet. Join The Man of the West as Sam finds the way up to Frodo, and the two escape the Tower of Cirith Ungol — into The Land of Shadow.
Week 120 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Climbs Backwards-Like
Join The Man of the West (who climbs forward, if at all) as we follow Sam in, and up, the Tower of Cirith Ungol on his quest to find Frodo.
Week 119 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Boom. Clang.
Join The Man of the West as we approach the Tower of Cirith Ungol with Sam — from leaving Frodo’s body behind, to the Two Watchers at the gate.
Week 118 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Filth Unnameable
No, not the latest hotel review from The Man of the West. Join us as we open Series 16 in the dark, fragrant comfort of Shelob’s Lair.
Week 117 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Just a Few More Little Steps
Sure, Gollum, sure. Join The Man of the West as we continue our journey with Frodo and Sam, climbing the Stairs of Cirith Ungol. Are you sure there isn’t an elevator somewhere, Gollum?
Week 116 - Middle-earth Map Monday: A Shapeless Fear
Join The Man of the West as he continues his anti-bucket list of places to visit in Middle-earth with a trip through history to view the city known both as Minas Ithil and Minas Morgul.
Week 115 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Corpse Candles and Carne Asada?
Join The Man of the West as we continue our itinerary of Places No One Wants to Visit: this time, looking at the lovely and refreshing Morgul Vale.
Week 114 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Despair… Postponed
Join The Man of the West as we continue our travel journeys to only the worst places, this time to the Black Gate itself.
Week 113 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Diseased Beyond All Healing
No, really, it’s just a mild cold… oh, the text? That’s a different story. Join The Man of the West as we follow Frodo and Sam’s miserable itinerary through the Dagorlad and the wastes before the Black Gate.