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Bêthberry · 12-29-2002, 09:50 PM

Sadbh, that is a very nice first post. I particularly like your description of the cold!

Now, for some directions. Here is a large map of Edoras to Barad-dûr, detailed

And here is the same area, but less detailed: less detailed map

Using the speeds of travel given in Fonstad's Atlas of Middle Earth, I have calculated that it would take riders of Rohan horses over six days to ride to Barad-dûr. No horse can gallop nonstop for six to eight hours; one to two hours is the max, and then they need to walk or trot for several hours.

Rohan horses are faster than Dunlending horses, however, and I assume that includes Easterling horses also, so we have a slight edge.
As long as nothing delays us.

Bethberry

[ December 29, 2002: Message edited by: Bethberry ]

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Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 5,979	Sadbh, that is a very nice first post. I particularly like your description of the cold! Now, for some directions. Here is a large map of Edoras to Barad-dûr, detailed And here is the same area, but less detailed: less detailed map Using the speeds of travel given in Fonstad's Atlas of Middle Earth, I have calculated that it would take riders of Rohan horses over six days to ride to Barad-dûr. No horse can gallop nonstop for six to eight hours; one to two hours is the max, and then they need to walk or trot for several hours. Rohan horses are faster than Dunlending horses, however, and I assume that includes Easterling horses also, so we have a slight edge. As long as nothing delays us. Bethberry [ December 29, 2002: Message edited by: Bethberry ] __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.