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Old 01-15-2009, 10:09 AM   #1
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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?
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Old 01-15-2009, 10:12 AM   #2
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Is it possible New Zealand simply doesn't have nice grassy plains? It has everything else...
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Old 01-15-2009, 10:21 AM   #3
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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!*
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