![]() ![]() These smaller maps can be found at the bottom of each chapter page for Books One - Three. Improving on perfection, Brendan Wanderer has used his large map as a foundation for numerous smaller, more detailed route maps, which track our heroes' (and in some cases villains') paths across the terrain. These changes to the previous cartographic paradigm of Prydain's contours have resulted in the most geophysically convincing of all such illustrated maps. Mona has been formed by spinning the real Welsh island Anglesea 180 degrees, and moving it southward into the crescent bay. ![]() The Forest of Idris covers a vast expanse as it extends from the southern edge of Annuvin all the way to the Marshes of Morva, here located in the area of Pembrokeshire. Both Annuvin and the Eagle Mountains are located in the area of Snowdonia National Park. Other differences include the repositioning of the Small Avren and Ystrad rivers to reflect actual river routes. ![]() ![]() Typically located east and west of the River Ystrad, respectively, here the Hill Cantrevs are sited north of the Valley Cantrevs, to better approximate the location of Wales' Black Mountains/Brecon Beacons (which lie north of the South Wales Valleys). Most notably, the artist has shifted the locations of the Hill and Valley Cantrevs. Several key features distinguish Brendan's cartography from that of his predecessors. Artist and screenwriter Brendan Wanderer has produced an extraordinarily detailed map that merges Alexander's Prydain with the physical geography of Wales. ![]()
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