Elizabeth
Gondolin
Nov 18 2011, 6:47pm
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Grounded in the real world
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Yes, in many respects it's consistent with the "real world" as Tolkien perceived it. But he was not a hydrologist, nor, for that matter, a geologist nor an economist (nor quite a number of other things), and at various times experts in these disciplines have complained that Middle Earth is inconsistent with the more detailed reality that they understand.
It's a tribute to the realism of Middle Earth that we are tempted to try to make it consistent in technical spheres beyond those that were actually within Tolkien's grasp.
Join us in the Reading Room as we discuss the LotR Appendices! The real stories behind the Numenorians, Rohirrim, Elves, and Dwarves!
Elizabeth is the TORnsib formerly known as 'erather'
(This post was edited by Elizabeth on Nov 18 2011, 6:48pm)
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