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

Feuer Frei! · 04-06-11, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Does this make the Americas Valinor? Could explain all the cheap elvish labor in the country lately.

Not sure, but, North America represents the Undying Lands.
Back on-topic, i missed a few:

Numenor is Bermuda,
Pelenor is Hainburg, Austria,
Cirith Ungol is Jazbereny, Hungary,
The watch tower at Amon Hen is Dresden, Germany,
The Dead Marshes is Prague, Czech Republic, and
The Pirate Port in Harad is Algiers, Algeria.

Oberon · 04-06-11, 06:43 AM

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Torplexed · 04-06-11, 06:48 AM

From looking where Rohan roughly is is I guess they decided to switch from horses and cavalry to Mercedes and BWM.

Feuer Frei! · 04-06-11, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

From looking where Rohan roughly is is I guess they decided to switch from horses and cavalry to Mercedes and BWM.

Yes, they've come a long way!

DarkFish · 04-06-11, 08:21 AM

Well, it certainly could be. Tolkien did base large parts of LOTR on Germanic mythology.

PS, Isengard isn't really located on the place of Amsterdam

I'd say it's probably more like where Kiel is.

Weiss Pinguin · 04-06-11, 08:56 AM

"One does simply... walk into Hungary/Northern Romania/Western Ukraine!"

Bakkels · 04-06-11, 08:59 AM

People of Gondor, protect your daughters, for I am your king!

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