How Do You Envision Middle-Earth?

[Bill Ferny]

Rumil, they have to share a shanty with me, anyway… a goat here and there isn’t going to make much of a difference… at least they smell better and are much better at mowing the grass.

Speaking of the wife… She pointed out to me that I missed one pretty important factor in the whole Fords of Isen thing. She said, rightly, that the Fords were highly symbolic to Rohirrim, and they believed that they needed to defend them at all costs. She has a point, but I still think Tolkien makes Théodred into an idiot.

Oh, she has another good point: KISS (Keep it short, stupid). Apparently she thought the above post was a bit long winded. But, hey! I didn’t have anything better to do over the weekend.

I think PJ should have put in (by computer or something) a couple more villages in the landscape surrounding Edoras.

An excellent observation, Holbytlass. That would have definitely added some verisimilitude.

Edit: Welcome to the Downs, Holbytlass. Glad to have you along! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

[ May 06, 2003: Message edited by: Bill Ferny ]