I see Middle-earth - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

alatar · 05-08-2009, 11:39 AM

I see 'Fog on the Barrow Downs' and 'the Brown Hills.'

Bandobras Tunnelly · 05-10-2009, 12:46 PM

Several years ago I was living in northern Alabama, and was driving between there and my native Indiana quite a bit. There are places along the way (most notability in northern TN) that take your breath away. Vast stretches of green forest as far as the eye can see. Save for the silver gray line of the highway it reminds me of Bilbo's climb above Mirkwood.

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 05-10-2009, 12:56 PM

Nice hills, alatar, we don't get hills like that in Alaska, we have mountains instead. Although some of the coasts here make me think of Tuor's journeys when he came to Gondolin. Can't say why though...

alatar · 05-11-2009, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by TheGreatElvenWarrior

Nice hills, alatar, we don't get hills like that in Alaska, we have mountains instead. Although some of the coasts here make me think of Tuor's journeys when he came to Gondolin. Can't say why though...

Thanks, I guess. Not sure if mountains, as to hills, would be better or worse. What really creeps me out is the lack of anything - hills or mountains - in the horizon.

And it's normal, at least to me, upon seeing certain places to think of a part of a journey of some character within LotR.

Estelyn Telcontar · 06-30-2009, 01:40 AM

Well, this isn't a landscape, but I found out that there's a real life location named after a Tolkien character: Bilbo Baggins Restaurant with Green Dragon Pub. Has anyone who lives near there been there?

alatar · 06-30-2009, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Estelyn Telcontar

Well, this isn't a landscape, but I found out that there's a real life location named after a Tolkien character: Bilbo Baggins Restaurant with Green Dragon Pub. Has anyone who lives near there been there?

Thanks for the find, Esty. If only I could get the kids rounded up for a road trip.

Laurinquë · 10-26-2009, 01:01 AM

Alaska is fine place to locate Middle-earth. What with our volcanoes, massive mountain ranges, miles of verdant green tundra, and great forests it's a wonder they didn't film the Lord of the Rings films here! Or so I like to think. Here be some evidence of my claims:

The Barrow-downs (not in the film but whatever):

05-10-2009, 12:46 PM	#2
Bandobras Tunnelly Newly Deceased Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4	" Oh to see mountains again" Several years ago I was living in northern Alabama, and was driving between there and my native Indiana quite a bit. There are places along the way (most notability in northern TN) that take your breath away. Vast stretches of green forest as far as the eye can see. Save for the silver gray line of the highway it reminds me of Bilbo's climb above Mirkwood.

05-10-2009, 12:56 PM	#3
TheGreatElvenWarrior Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America Posts: 2,230	Nice hills, alatar, we don't get hills like that in Alaska, we have mountains instead. Although some of the coasts here make me think of Tuor's journeys when he came to Gondolin. Can't say why though... __________________ The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead.

06-30-2009, 01:40 AM	#5
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Well, this isn't a landscape, but I found out that there's a real life location named after a Tolkien character: Bilbo Baggins Restaurant with Green Dragon Pub. Has anyone who lives near there been there? __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

10-26-2009, 01:01 AM	#7
Laurinquë Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 347	Alaska is fine place to locate Middle-earth. What with our volcanoes, massive mountain ranges, miles of verdant green tundra, and great forests it's a wonder they didn't film the Lord of the Rings films here! Or so I like to think. Here be some evidence of my claims: The Barrow-downs (not in the film but whatever):