Europe as Middle Earth. (For you LOTR fans).

Feuer Frei! · 04-06-11, 01:51 AM

I've thought of something.
What about this:

Gondor---Northern Italy/Austria/Slovenia/western Slovakia
Harandor--- (Southern Gondor)--Southern Italy/Sicily
Rohan---Germany/Switzerland/eastern France
Umbar---Morocco
Near Harad---Egypt/Libya
Far Harad---Sub-Saharan Africa
The Bay of Belfalas---The Meditteranean Sea
The Sea of Rhun---The Black Sea
Khand---Turkey
Dunlad--Denmark
Rhun---Russia
The Misty Mountains---Mountain range in Norway/Sweden
The Iron Hills---The Ural Mountains
The Grey Havens---Ireland
Brandywine River---The Thames River
The Anduin--- Most of Europe's rivers run east/west and not north/south.
The Shire/Bree---England
Arnor---The British Isles
Amon Sul---Scotland!! It should be further west.
Rivendell--Trondheim, Norway
Carrock--Umea, Sweden
Moria---West Gate (Bergen) East Gate (Oslo)
Trollshaws---The Faroe Islands
Mirkwood---Primarily Finland
Dol Goldur---Malmo, Sweden. The Necromancer could represent Malmo's huge and violent Muslim minority.
Erebor---Murmansk, Russia
Esgaroth/Lake Men of Dale---Arkhangelsk, Russia
The Long Lake---The White Sea
The River Running---The Volga River
The White Moutains---The Alps
Emyn Muil---The Lusatian Mountains
Helm's Deep---Zurich, Switzerland
Dunharrow---Bern, Switzerland
Edoras---Munich, Germany
Minas Tirith---Vienna, Austria
Isengard---Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Osgiliath---Bratislava, Slovakia
Mordor---Hungary/Northern Romania/Western Ukraine
Minas Morgul---Budapest.

Baradur---Debrecen, Hungary
Mt. Doom---Uzhhorod, Ukaine
Ered Lithui/Ash Mountains---The Carpathians

The Silmarillion

The Blue Mountains--Have been replaced as a natural barrier by the Atlantic Ocean
Dorthonion---Iceland
Gondolin---Reykjavík
Hithlum---Greenland
Ice Bay of Forochel---Arctic Ocean
Anfauglith---The Norwegian Sea
The ruins of Angband---Svalbard

Here a map, looks just like Europe, England, France, Ireland, Spain and Italy are all clearly seen:

Tolkien probably did look at a map when making Middle Earth.
Middle Earth is supposed to be a mythological pre-history of Europe.

Thoughts?

04-06-11, 01:51 AM	#1
Feuer Frei! Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Valhalla Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 17	Europe as Middle Earth. (For you LOTR fans). I've thought of something. What about this: Gondor---Northern Italy/Austria/Slovenia/western Slovakia Harandor--- (Southern Gondor)--Southern Italy/Sicily Rohan---Germany/Switzerland/eastern France Umbar---Morocco Near Harad---Egypt/Libya Far Harad---Sub-Saharan Africa The Bay of Belfalas---The Meditteranean Sea The Sea of Rhun---The Black Sea Khand---Turkey Dunlad--Denmark Rhun---Russia The Misty Mountains---Mountain range in Norway/Sweden The Iron Hills---The Ural Mountains The Grey Havens---Ireland Brandywine River---The Thames River The Anduin--- Most of Europe's rivers run east/west and not north/south. The Shire/Bree---England Arnor---The British Isles Amon Sul---Scotland!! It should be further west. Rivendell--Trondheim, Norway Carrock--Umea, Sweden Moria---West Gate (Bergen) East Gate (Oslo) Trollshaws---The Faroe Islands Mirkwood---Primarily Finland Dol Goldur---Malmo, Sweden. The Necromancer could represent Malmo's huge and violent Muslim minority. Erebor---Murmansk, Russia Esgaroth/Lake Men of Dale---Arkhangelsk, Russia The Long Lake---The White Sea The River Running---The Volga River The White Moutains---The Alps Emyn Muil---The Lusatian Mountains Helm's Deep---Zurich, Switzerland Dunharrow---Bern, Switzerland Edoras---Munich, Germany Minas Tirith---Vienna, Austria Isengard---Amsterdam, The Netherlands Osgiliath---Bratislava, Slovakia Mordor---Hungary/Northern Romania/Western Ukraine Minas Morgul---Budapest. Baradur---Debrecen, Hungary Mt. Doom---Uzhhorod, Ukaine Ered Lithui/Ash Mountains---The Carpathians The Silmarillion The Blue Mountains--Have been replaced as a natural barrier by the Atlantic Ocean Dorthonion---Iceland Gondolin---Reykjavík Hithlum---Greenland Ice Bay of Forochel---Arctic Ocean Anfauglith---The Norwegian Sea The ruins of Angband---Svalbard Here a map, looks just like Europe, England, France, Ireland, Spain and Italy are all clearly seen: Tolkien probably did look at a map when making Middle Earth. Middle Earth is supposed to be a mythological pre-history of Europe. Thoughts? __________________ "History is the lies that the victors agree on"- Napoleon LINK TO MY SH 3 MODS