Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-26274215-20160801135724/@comment-26088681-20160801230305

The suggestion in itself is good and well-worked, however, I disagree on the fact that it has to be based on Persians only. Tolkien's folks were not based on real life countries, empires or kingdoms. Have you any proof that Gondor symbolizes Greece or the Byzantine Empire ? In fact, Tolkien most notably inspired from Norse mythology, not from Mediterranean's ones. The man hated allegory; The War of the Ring is not the Second World War, Gondor is not Greece, England nor anything like that, etc, etc... Plus, why do you say that Gondor is inspired from Hellenic or Greek cultures? The geographical position isn't enough. Language and onomastics are utterly different. There may be similarities with real life folks, but it doesn't go further. Again, Númenor has nothing to do with Franks, French or German culture. The only true similarity you evoked may be between Rohirrim and Englishmen. Your suggestion is good, but it is based too much on one single folk. The already existing non-canon factions, such as the Moredain, are not a direct reference to a real life culture or at least try not to be. I don't think that Tolkien would have liked the idea of simply copying the culture from a real civilization and transpose it into his own world.