Which continent resembles ME the most
 

Which do you guys think. In my opinion it's western area looks* like North America. I will give a few comparisans Sierra Nevadas= Ered Luin Rocky mountains= Misty mountains. South America could be Umbar.


*I know it's suposed to be some sort of proto Europe.

I thought it looked like Spain and Portugal. Unless I'm all screwed in my memory. The shape of the entire Middle Earth looks like the Spain and portugal part of Europe.

They do seem very similar. It seems more like Portugal to me however.

Gee... it looks kinda like New Zealand to me [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
OK, I know that was cheesey [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

How about New Zealand sights IN Portugal?

Sorry I had to think out loud.

I just remembered something on one of those Discovery Channel shows they said Europe and North America were once one continent.

Oops I forgot to say it look alot like ME.

personally i think New Zealand is Middle Earth- exactly as i imagine it

Minus the sheep New Zealand is ME exactly as I imagined it. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

I meant on a map.

I think that it looks more like Antartica that anything else.

ME looks most like new zealand or scotland to me. Slight bit of bais there, i think you'll find [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
*stares at ben nevis*
I have one foot on you now, heheheh [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

Caradhras reminds me of the Canadian rockies. I have driven up there in the winter time...it's scary.

~~Daegwenn

I reminds me of Canada.. although i´ve never been there [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] .. but didn´t Tolkien say that it´s like Europe (and that it is in the same climatic- zone)?
The landscape also remainds me of how I imagine England in older days.

Personally I think ME looks kinda like a proto Europe. A lot of the descriptions given in the book matches geographical sites in Europe. [img]null[/img]

Uk! Ok, that was just me being patriotic there! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Well, the geography of ME is based on Europe...Rivendel's latitude is that of Oxford.

Although, the shire reminds me a lot of New Brunswick and Caradhras reminds me of the Rockies, that is because I have travelled across Canada many times...my opinion would probably change if I did go into the states though.

Starbreeze, there is nothing wrong with being Patriotic! I am very proud to be Canadian!

~~Daegwenn

Oh yeah, the climate in Canada and Britian are the same in some places. In Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Islands. Cold. Damp. Rainy. and in the summer time, Brief-Don't blink you'll miss it. And 10C is perfect summer weather for shorts and t-shirts.

it was actually meant to be europe
in my opinion the sea of nurn and the sea of rhun resemble the caspian sea and the black sea. the rest couls be a sort of dis shaped europe couldnt it?
hope u find that helpful

i compared the USA with ME once. The Shire was in the centre, Gondor was in the east and south east, Rohan either in the south or the south west and Arnor in the other one, and the rest somewhere else but i cant remember

Wasn't the whole world once one continent?

u mean Pangea, right? everything was one huge land

The lands have changed it too much too make it compareble. Latitude wise Rivendell=Oxford and Minas Tirth=Florence.

I never thought of Canada, it does kind of look like that. Canada is very grand, and some of the Canadian Rockies look just like the misty mountains and the other places I actually remember seeing some places looking just like Rohan.

Oh totally Canada!!

But actually, I was reminded of Canada very much so in FOTR, especially the shot where Strider is leading the hobbits into the wild. It looked a lot like northern Ontario, with its thick pine trees and dense forestation. There was even some snow on the ground too!

The Rocky mountain chain could work very well as the Misty mountains, especially on the western side getting more into BC, as opposed to Alberta. Also, the plains of Rohan could also be a part of Alberta; not quite as west as the mountains, but getting into hillier areas.

The river Anduin could have been the St.Lawrence river, or another river further north. There is actually a river and waterfall in New York State that probably would have suited the story very well, although the name escapes me at the moment...and it's not in Canada haha.

Canada and Europe have very similar biomes; so even though Tolkien may have been thinking of his own country when he wrote the books, I find that they are easily applicable to Canada aswell.

Of course, New Zealand was a beautiful setting for Lord of the Rings. I think it works perfectly. PJ should definitely get some commendation for his choice of areas used to depict the places in ME.

[ January 31, 2003: Message edited by: Vardadurwen ]

If I were looking on a globe, I'd have to say that the shape of Middle Earth looks alot like Antarctica.

I think Middle Earth looks the most like Scotland. But, that's just me. :sigh:

I have to admit I haven't seen the world outside of Europe yet (that is: since the time i left Eresseä [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] )but I always thought that ME resembles Eastern Europe a lot. this part of Europe has a more continental climate - hot summers, chilly winters - and some parts are still more or less wild, like the woods around Prague and the lesser known valleys of the Alps. but you have to know where to find them!!

just for the record: the place where I have settled down is WESTERN Europe, so I'm not...
well you know what I mean.

Namárië!