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

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Originally Posted by Bakkels

Well I think the native Americans would be the real horse lords. But you're right though, we never had any cavalry worth mentioning.

The native Americans never. They never had horses until the Spaniards introduced them.

Also, if we ever had any cavalry worth mentioning depends on what time period you're looking at. If you're talking about the renaissance till now, you're right. Our cavalry was pretty equivalent to those of other nations. Not better, but also not worse.

If you go back a little further in time however, to the Roman era, many Germanic tribes living in the Netherlands (especially the Batavians) were renowned for their horsemanship.

And even nowadays, Dutch horses are famous in showjumping.

So especially considering the fact that Tolkien based LOTR on Germanic culture and history, I think Rohan is a perfect location for the Netherlands