Númenórean Blood Runs Black Planning/Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Thinlómien · 02-01-2006, 09:32 AM

The Greek Fire certainly can't be called Greek fire, so shouldn't we invent a proper ME name for it? Any ideas?

Anguirel · 02-01-2006, 09:36 AM

I was going to bring that up, yes. Good catch Thinlomien. I think perhaps "wildfire", which is what the Greeks called it-"Wildfire of Umbar" if you want the Middle-Earth connection. I think it has a certain ring to it.

Thinlómien · 02-01-2006, 09:43 AM

I quite like that, Ang.

Another suggestion came by PM from this helpful newcomer, JennyHallu:

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Since Greek Fire was likely petroleum based, perhaps your name for Greek fire should be Haradrim Fire or something like, since the geograpy and geology of Middle-Earth place that country as the most likely source of oil.

02-01-2006, 09:32 AM	#1
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02-01-2006, 09:36 AM	#2
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	I was going to bring that up, yes. Good catch Thinlomien. I think perhaps "wildfire", which is what the Greeks called it-"Wildfire of Umbar" if you want the Middle-Earth connection. I think it has a certain ring to it. __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso

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