Sorry...Have to ask about historical analogy... - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

mark12_30 · 09-05-2006, 08:20 PM

Well, some of this stuff is thirty years old-- but here are the things that brought a yelp of recognition to me when the teacher mentioned them in history class.

"The Seven Walls of Constantinople." Minas Tirith had seven, too.

"The Song of Roland" where he blows his horn bil his temples burst. Boromir's horn, of course.

Ah-- there was this guy (Persian? Assyrian?) who invaded cities back before Alexander the Great, and he did the bodyparts-catapult thing to dispirit cities he was besieging. I guess it's all old news. Was it Ashurbanipal? Can't remember.

Vienna-- if Vienna had fallen, Europe would already be Islamic. Venna was the gateway to Europe.

If I think of any others, I'll be back...

09-05-2006, 08:20 PM	#6
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Well, some of this stuff is thirty years old-- but here are the things that brought a yelp of recognition to me when the teacher mentioned them in history class. "The Seven Walls of Constantinople." Minas Tirith had seven, too. "The Song of Roland" where he blows his horn bil his temples burst. Boromir's horn, of course. Ah-- there was this guy (Persian? Assyrian?) who invaded cities back before Alexander the Great, and he did the bodyparts-catapult thing to dispirit cities he was besieging. I guess it's all old news. Was it Ashurbanipal? Can't remember. Vienna-- if Vienna had fallen, Europe would already be Islamic. Venna was the gateway to Europe. If I think of any others, I'll be back... __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.