Does anyone else hate the Rohanites? Or am I just a horrible person? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Kitanna · 01-15-2009, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Morthoron

Actually, Rohan of the movies was far too lumpy for the proper establishment of a horse culture. Rolling plains and meadows (think the Mongols or the Cheyenne and Sioux) are needed for such a society to thrive, not humps and ruts and craggy tors.

Does this mean South Dakota or Wyoming could be Rohan? Or are they simply not exotic enough to be considered for Middle-Earth?

Beregond · 01-15-2009, 10:12 AM

Is it possible New Zealand simply doesn't have nice grassy plains? It has everything else...

alatar · 01-15-2009, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Beregond

Is it possible New Zealand simply doesn't have nice grassy plains? It has everything else...

Hobbiton looked green enough...and I understand it, there's technology available that can change what the scene looks like, meaning that some of the locations observed might not even be *real!*

01-15-2009, 10:12 AM	#2
Beregond Playful Ghoul Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,251	Is it possible New Zealand simply doesn't have nice grassy plains? It has everything else... __________________ "Hope and memory shall live still in some hidden valley where the grass is green."