Waste systems in Middle Earth??? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Boromir88 · 09-07-2006, 05:53 PM

I don't know if Tolkien ever expands on the subject of waste, but I would imagine it would be most like the Middle-ages waste system. At least in Castles, bathrooms consisted of just stone rooms, and a slab seat with a big hole that would drop down into the sewer system. And typically it would be someone's job to go shovel it all out once in a while before the methane and stench got too bad. (Learned this out from the handy show..."Worst jobs in History.")

09-07-2006, 05:53 PM	#2
Boromir88 Laconic Loreman Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: USA Posts: 7,521	I don't know if Tolkien ever expands on the subject of waste, but I would imagine it would be most like the Middle-ages waste system. At least in Castles, bathrooms consisted of just stone rooms, and a slab seat with a big hole that would drop down into the sewer system. And typically it would be someone's job to go shovel it all out once in a while before the methane and stench got too bad. (Learned this out from the handy show..."Worst jobs in History.") __________________ Fenris Penguin

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