"Climate Maps of Middle-Earth" Topic
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Tango01 | 27 Dec 2013 12:44 p.m. PST |
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Tolkien was obsessed with getting the details for his fictional world right, inventing a complex maze of language, history and topography that extended far beyond the scope of his main work, the Ring trilogy. His famous map of Middle-Earth, detailing its shorelines, mountain ranges, river courses and inland seas and deserts, provides enough detail for a simulation of the fantasy continent's climate. The paper's author, mentioned as Radagast the Brown, explains: Several aspects of the Middle-Earth simulation are discussed, including the importance of prevailing wind direction for elvish sailing boats, the effect of heat and drought on the vegetation of Mordor, and the rain-shadow effects of the Misty Mountains. I also identify those places in the Modern Earth which have the most similar climate to the regions of The Shire and Mordor
" link link From main page link Hope you enjoy!. Amicalement Armand |
Great War Ace | 27 Dec 2013 12:53 p.m. PST |
Mordor's climate is most like LA's??? Somebody is up in the night, and I don't think it ought to be Prof Tolkien
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Balin Shortstuff | 27 Dec 2013 1:33 p.m. PST |
Well, if you include the smog
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Crucible Orc | 28 Dec 2013 10:58 a.m. PST |
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Gokiburi | 28 Dec 2013 2:22 p.m. PST |
With all the traffic, one might be better off if one simply walks into Los Angeles. |
Coelacanth | 31 Dec 2013 11:05 a.m. PST |
A PDF of the report may be found here: link Thanks, Armand. Ron |
Tango01 | 31 Dec 2013 11:17 a.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami!. (smile). Amicalement Armand |
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