Modern World references in Middle-Earth - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

***Sharkû*** · 09-14-2002, 08:54 PM

It's interesting that modern technology grew less and less as the Legendarium developed.

The first Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin has mechanical dragons which were rejected later.
An early account of the Downfall of Númenor has the Númenoreans developing aircrafts. And The Hobbit and early FotR chapters have the well known modern commodities.

09-14-2002, 08:54 PM	#22
*Sharkû* Hungry Ghoul Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,719	It's interesting that modern technology grew less and less as the Legendarium developed. The first Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin has mechanical dragons which were rejected later. An early account of the Downfall of Númenor has the Númenoreans developing aircrafts. And The Hobbit and early FotR chapters have the well known modern commodities.