[Knight of Gondor]

You know, that was an idea I had wondered too! They talk about the desert lands from there the Southrons and Easterlings come from, and it sounds like they are Arab terrorists or something! And then there is a discussion of the northern lands, where it is all snowy and whatnot.

All that begs a question: What shape is Middle-Earth? With the regions being the temperatures they are, I would think it would be round. But it sure looks flat to me.