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Overshadowed Eagle
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(By some very quick maths - the Romans had very large ships which could carry 800-ton obelisks. Using the approximation that any animal is roughly the density of water, and that 1 m3 of water = 1 ton, I estimate from this image that a Jackson Mumak is about 10m long and 6m around the body, so about 300-400 tons. So you could just about do it - but I wouldn't want to take it onto rough seas!) hS
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05-23-2022, 06:51 PM
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Emperor of the South Pole
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The War of the Rohirrim
I'm still looking forward to it as I am Rings of Power. Peter Jackson cleared the way for making whatever changes one wishes in visual adaptations. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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05-24-2022, 05:41 PM
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And they say 'slippery slope' arguments are invalid.....
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05-24-2022, 10:17 PM
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Emperor of the South Pole
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08-26-2022, 06:57 PM
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I'm actually more interested in this story than the Rings of Power.
https://www.theonering.net/torwp/202...heonering-net/ Could be good diving into Helm's decisions, and the grievances the Dunlendings had.
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08-26-2022, 08:01 PM
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Emperor of the South Pole
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08-23-2024, 03:55 AM
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Overshadowed Eagle
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We got a trailer! With actual footage and everything!
It is... ... how can I put this... ... a seemingly-accurate retelling of the tale of Helm Hammerhand, with the addition of a) mumakil and b) the daughter of Helm (canonically unnamed but pivotal, here named Hèra which fits better than most of the RoP names and is apparently Icelandic), who appears to have dropped straight out of a Miyazaki/Ghibli movie. ... but on reading the Wikipedia article they have put a lot of thought into her. She's apparently based on Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, who fought off the Vikings for seven years. She's still extremely anime (in the trailer, at least), but seems to be more than the RoP style generic fantasy dartboard characters. Also: narration by Miranda Otto as Eowyn! Because if Eowyn had a favourite historical person, it would 100% be Helm's shieldmaiden daughter, huge anime eyes aside. Release is set for 13 December, so I guess December is Middle-earth Movie Month again! hS
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