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engwaalphiel · 12-04-2002, 01:26 PM

Good point before from Gwaihir the Windlord !
(and not just because it was the first mention of Wales [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img])
The setting for Tolkiens works would i presume be a mixture of different countries , continents and cultures as said before. And living in Wales in one of it's most rural parts (we have the Elan Valley and it is so beautiful) but britain is just one place with rural countryside , Tolkiens settings could have been based on anywhere . Perhaps Ireland and Scotland or England but it could have easily been parts of the USA or canada or anywhere . Thats probably a load of repetition but i hope it kind of makes sense .

12-04-2002, 01:26 PM	#32
engwaalphiel Haunting Spirit Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The edge of nowhere Posts: 89	Good point before from Gwaihir the Windlord ! (and not just because it was the first mention of Wales [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]) The setting for Tolkiens works would i presume be a mixture of different countries , continents and cultures as said before. And living in Wales in one of it's most rural parts (we have the Elan Valley and it is so beautiful) but britain is just one place with rural countryside , Tolkiens settings could have been based on anywhere . Perhaps Ireland and Scotland or England but it could have easily been parts of the USA or canada or anywhere . Thats probably a load of repetition but i hope it kind of makes sense . __________________ Estel............. Some have it more than others. "Utúlie'n aurë! Aiya Eldalië ar Atanatári, utúlie'n aurë!