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Hobbity Hobbit
Lorien
May 26 2015, 2:05am
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Could Skara Brae have inspired JRRT?
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If you don't know what Skara Brae is, it is a place in Scotland that was built in the Neolithic Period, and it was found when JRRT was possibly a teenager. In the place, there were small houses, sunken into the ground. The small houses had no roofs, and looked a bit like a hole, and the people who lived there were most likely farmers who raised livestock. Sounds suspiciously familiar to me, however JRRT sometimes did claim that Middle-Earth was a forgotten period in Earth. The rolling hills of the Shire always reminded me about Scotland, now after researching the Neolithic Period for my story, I found this. EDIT: Also, I cannot tell since I've only begun to research, but I think they people who lived there are a few feet smaller than humans.
"As the snowflakes cover my fallen brothers, I will say this last goodbye."
(This post was edited by Hobbity Hobbit on May 26 2015, 2:07am)
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Otaku-sempai
Immortal
May 26 2015, 5:17am
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EDIT: Also, I cannot tell since I've only begun to research, but I think they people who lived there are a few feet smaller than humans. I don't know how much (if anything) Professor Tolkien would have known about the site, but I think it's safe to say that the builders were human (if shorter than average).
"At the end of the journey, all men think that their youth was Arcadia..." - Phantom F. Harlock
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Bumblingidiot
Rohan
Jun 3 2015, 10:30pm
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I think Tolkien was familiar with Cornwall - so possibly Chysauster
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and the various fogous and quoits that are dotted around the county might have had some influence. Certainly, when I read about the Shire, I think of Cornwall rather than Orkney; it's a much softer landscape, with many hills, little valleys and country lanes, not to mention numerous woods and copses - something that Orkney doesn't have. It also has the high moors, with mysterious standing stones - and most important of all, good country pubs.
"Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear."
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