Board Thread:General Mod Discussion/@comment-26553378-20171129123236/@comment-26149161-20171201020933

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)