Middle Earth compared to Europe/Asia - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Mitheithel · 05-05-2003, 09:06 AM

I have no link but here`s what I read from "The Magical Worlds of the Lord óf the Rings" by David Colbert (it was estonian so this is the translation):

"One thing is certain: The Middle-Earth is not invented. It is Europe. There was a word in Old English like Middlaearth,"(that means the middle of the World, all civilisations always think that they are in the middle of the World)", and though the description and maps are not familiar with those of Europe, for example no Great Britain or Ireland, the form of the continents might have changed. Tolkien wrote in the Prologue of "The Lord of the Rings" that old maps do not fit with the new ones because the shapes of the earth have changed in time."

Well, hope that is helpful and didn`t go too much off topic.

05-05-2003, 09:06 AM	#1
Mitheithel Pile O'Bones Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Estonia Posts: 24	I have no link but here`s what I read from "The Magical Worlds of the Lord óf the Rings" by David Colbert (it was estonian so this is the translation): "One thing is certain: The Middle-Earth is not invented. It is Europe. There was a word in Old English like Middlaearth,"(that means the middle of the World, all civilisations always think that they are in the middle of the World)", and though the description and maps are not familiar with those of Europe, for example no Great Britain or Ireland, the form of the continents might have changed. Tolkien wrote in the Prologue of "The Lord of the Rings" that old maps do not fit with the new ones because the shapes of the earth have changed in time." Well, hope that is helpful and didn`t go too much off topic. __________________ As grey as winter storms up there Are silver waves of Mirrormere.