Middle Earth - Unstuck in Time? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

mark12_30 · 09-29-2004, 11:03 AM

The discussion I remember was from a movie-oriented person... PJ? Philippa Boyens? Not sure. Anyway they thought that the Hobbits were basically Edwardian, and then time moved "backwards" as you progressed East and south. Bree was 1900s; Rivendell was Renaissance or so; Lorien & Mirkwood bordered on Medieval? Rohan was essentially Anglo-Saxon (so I'm thinking 1000-ish) and Gondor was, well, I guess about the same only a different culture(Italian maybe? Who knows.) Dwarves I'm not sure.

I don't know if there is wide agreement on that, but it made fairly good sense to me.

On the other hand, I traversed Middle-Earth before I learned European histories and customs, so in a way, Middle-Earth makes more sense to me than Europe does.

For RPGs I guess I rely on gut instinct; how helpful can I be!

09-29-2004, 11:03 AM	#2
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	The discussion I remember was from a movie-oriented person... PJ? Philippa Boyens? Not sure. Anyway they thought that the Hobbits were basically Edwardian, and then time moved "backwards" as you progressed East and south. Bree was 1900s; Rivendell was Renaissance or so; Lorien & Mirkwood bordered on Medieval? Rohan was essentially Anglo-Saxon (so I'm thinking 1000-ish) and Gondor was, well, I guess about the same only a different culture(Italian maybe? Who knows.) Dwarves I'm not sure. I don't know if there is wide agreement on that, but it made fairly good sense to me. On the other hand, I traversed Middle-Earth before I learned European histories and customs, so in a way, Middle-Earth makes more sense to me than Europe does. For RPGs I guess I rely on gut instinct; how helpful can I be! __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.