Board Thread:General Mod Discussion/@comment-26553378-20171129123236/@comment-32865299-20171201022545

High King Ithilion wrote: Kickratgames wrote: High King Ithilion wrote: I mean, it was summer--fall when the company passed through Mirkwood. It would probably be black and evil all year around.

However, the comparison of Rhovanion to Germany is not a new one, and is probably quite accurate.

Ithilion, Discussions Moderator (Auta i lómë) However much people deny Tolkien compared lotr things to real-life, you cannot deny Rhovanion's Similarities to Germany. The only things that are not realistic about the landscape is the grey mountains. I also believe Dorwinion to have camparisons to greece/rome. Good wine, good laws, an overall sofisticated place. Yes, I'm agreeing with that.

We know nothing about Dorwinion beyond that they had wine. I doubt Tolkien intended them to be inspired by the Greeks in any way.

Ithilion, Discussions Moderator (Auta i lómë) Yes, I'm agreeing with you agreeing with me.

From the way the mod portrays them they make me think of an ancient but sophisticated civilazation and the first anceint but sophisticated civilazation that comes to mind is either greeks or romans.