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Old 10-22-2012, 04:22 PM   #21
Legate of Amon Lanc
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C'mon Rune, even Legate agrees with me on this!

Any idea why he chose Fëanor and the Two Trees of Valinor as examples there while talking about the Prancing Pony? Well because they are "realistically" THAT famous indeed.

Actually they are the ones that spring to mind immediately when you try to think who or what is famous for real...

True, of course. But I have also said:

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But yeah, that idea about Mordor... because imagine: everyone, even Hobbits, or even Easterlings and Southrons would know him, whereas they would not (possibly) know about e.g. the Two Trees etc. So actually, maybe Mordor is the best.
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