Elderslade, what is the deal with the two maps?

[Tancanspanc]

I gotta say, I really dislike this multiple universe concept that LOTRO keeps pushing throughout the game. I get we are following the epic storyline, but it really kills the feeling of playing in a realistic world when you are constantly time traveling.

My biggest fear is once the scouring of the shire happens we'll now have these multiple time travel versions of a cherished original world zone too.

Thank you for the 'three peaks' explanation, and that Terrain map is a great resource: Kudos to whoever put it together.

Like Strider, I'm also disappointed with this 'time-travel' approach that SSG have adopted with SA Gorgoroth and now Elderslade (WOTP). I can see the narrative need for it when done in places like at Helms Deep and Minas Tirith / Pelennor. But the latest incarnations just seem like cynical ways of claiming that a particular expansion has more zones than it actually does.