Board Thread:General Mod Discussion/@comment-30303386-20170417200211/@comment-26535281-20170421170822

TheodenOfRohan wrote: I'm pretty sure Mordor wasn't based off of anyone... Mordor I believe was based of the image of what industrialization does to the country side with all the black and ruined land and the chocking ash.

Also the shire is the a prime example of the reverse with the rolling green hills and quaint countryside (Something Tolkien loved)