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The White CouncilRe: middle earth sizeTolkien and Inklings Discussion |
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Posted by Neithan on March 07, 2000 at 17:09:56 In Reply to: Re: middle earth size posted by David Mercator Freitag on March 02, 2000 at 18:57:42:
: No, I did this whole thing on the spur of the moment, to answer the question with which this thread started. Take my numbers as ballpark figures. : I have Barbara Strachey's _The Journeys of Frodo_, when I have the time I'll do some comparisons (as well as Fonstad's _Atlas of Middle Earth_, which is at a library 2 miles away.) I know Strachey departs from Christopher T.'s maps when she feels his map and the text disagree. : You mention the MERP maps. I'm not into gaming, so I don't have access, but I have looked at the (sealed) boxes in stores, they look nice, maybe, if they're accessible on the web somewhere, I could take a look and do some comparisons...someday. They are absolutely beautyful, if you ever visit Denmark, come by and see mine, I will buy you a beer. NT : Two calculations I didn't make, just to complete my presentation: : Hobbiton to Isengard (the question with which this thread began) : = 583.6 miles (I knew that learning about Pythagoras would prove useful someday!) : Area of "Middle Earth" (area of main action) : = 2,310,000 square miles : (by way of comparison, Australia is 2,966,000 square miles)
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