W wheelleee MCME Connaisseur Credits 0 XP 0 Apr 25, 2014 #21 Tolkien's drawing of rivendell: compare to this, a valley in switzerland:
Spike010 Worthy of Mordor Credits 0 XP 0 May 2, 2014 #22 Can I please point out that, according to my History teacher, Tolkien based alot of his works on real-life places. That may explain some of these places.....
Can I please point out that, according to my History teacher, Tolkien based alot of his works on real-life places. That may explain some of these places.....
W wheelleee MCME Connaisseur Credits 0 XP 0 May 2, 2014 #23 Well, most of his inspiration came from England and the Alps...The mountain of Monch (basis for Caradhras/Redhorn) even has red rock!
Well, most of his inspiration came from England and the Alps...The mountain of Monch (basis for Caradhras/Redhorn) even has red rock!
Spike010 Worthy of Mordor Credits 0 XP 0 May 2, 2014 #24 Also, much of his works (especially the Hobbit) were based on Norse Mythology
Will_Slams Worthy of Mordor Credits 0 XP 0 Aug 22, 2015 #25 I needed to dig up this dusty old thread because of the Grand Canyon.
wodleth One Of Us, One of Us Supporter Credits 0 XP 0 Sep 16, 2015 #26 Saw this on reddit today and thought it looked rivendell-ish Attachments nadegda-mihailova-kyrsovaya-mihailova.webp 188.7 KB · Views: 261