the regionis fascinating to me, big source of creative mindset
@yourseatatthetable6 ай бұрын
Creative mindset, I can respect that.
@CailinZwarts Жыл бұрын
Vindsvept makes very good copyright-free fantasy music
@yourseatatthetable Жыл бұрын
I'll check it out, thanks...
@observationsfromthebunker96392 жыл бұрын
I don't think the last king intended to divide his realm. Arnor was divided afterwards when the two younger sons openly defied their brother after the funeral, assisted by regional political factions that offered support. The eldest son, now king only of Arthedain, was slow to demand his rights, because of an aversion to internecine warfare. That didn't last, of course! And as I've said earlier Cardolan extended her northern and eastern frontier to the Hoarwell at the expense of Rhudaur. The region east and south of Weathertop would've been more of a no-man's-land than anything, but a royal map of Cardolan would have insisted on a territorial claim. 😜 Ironically, the expanded region though would've been the first territory to be abandoned, given up to Rhudaur again under the rule of Angmar. I liked the MERP history of Cardolan, which took pains to establish a healthy, thriving realm, and then thoughtfully wrecked it in a series of preventable but reasonable disasters. (I'm currently adapting the 1412 succession crisis as a LARP scenario.) The various events make sense in their own narrative, while fitting in nicely with Tolkien's meta-story about the decline of the Numenorian peoples in Middle-Earth. Just about everything that Faramir tells Frodo & Sam about the Numenorian decline in Gondor can be applied in spades to Cardolan. The 1640 default setting is the last gasp of baronial rule, before the Plague, internecine feuding, and raids from Angmar finished the job. It allows for players to have their characters attempt to make a difference and maybe have the good folk in Cardolan have a chance for a while before Angmar prevails in the end. But as the MERP writers said, it wasn't for the players to change Middle-Earth's history, but to fight the good fight for the benefit of the Free Peoples.
@yourseatatthetable2 жыл бұрын
An insightful take on the history and lore of the region. And your right, in my opinion, that it appears that the writers and directors took care to fill in the missing blanks in believable and in the flavor of Tolkien's musings, letters, and unfinished works that so many don't bother with. I've read quite a few of Christopher Tolkien's books on his fathers works. It is a fascinating look into the depth and width of the universe J.R.R. created.
@TheCdrey2 жыл бұрын
How do I find this map?
@yourseatatthetable2 жыл бұрын
I usually google "free imagines of middle-earth maps' or some variant. Just a matter of searching. A lot of them come from Pinterest