places we are so insane that we think are warps into middle-earth

Elf Girl · 02-25-2002, 09:31 AM

Has anyone ever been anywhere that they swear is a certain place in Middle-Earth?
I have a few, I'll post them in a little while.

sun-star · 02-25-2002, 03:55 PM

Oxford - I'm sure that's what Rivendell looks like!

Ñólendil · 02-25-2002, 05:53 PM

I'm quite sure the United States is a part of Middle-earth ... and every other nation.

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Elf Girl · 02-25-2002, 06:27 PM

Once I found a woods that was so viny I was convinced it was Rivendell. I climbed into the vines looking for Elrond but ended up not finding him and really scratching my arms up. (Still have the scars)

I also have a weird feeling about a certain tree that I'm convinced is a mallorn. But it's first branch is to high up for me to climb to look for Galadriel.

Darth Tater · 02-25-2002, 09:28 PM

I've got a picture of an Ent! He lives on the land of a monestary in Platina California. I'll scan the picture for ya'll one of these days. Just looks like a tree though, cause he wasn't moving.

Laurelyn · 02-25-2002, 10:04 PM

Really, Tater? Cool . . . I always thought that weeping willow trees looke middle-earth like. Maybe realated to the Mallorn or something . . .

Also, there was a place in Italy I went to once that I could've sworn was Rivendell.

Arathorn · 02-25-2002, 11:15 PM

There are 2 mountains south of Manila where cults abound. One mountain was named Banahaw and the local townsfolk call it the Holy Mountain. The other one is called Cristobal and people there avoid even pointing a finger to it since it is evil according to them.

I went up the first one in college and it was indeed majestic. I never thought I'd see wild orchids, bonsai-like trees and clouds 300 ft below. It was forested but very pleasant and uplifting.

About 4 years ago, I went up Cristobal with an officemate and some friends to challenge the superstition. It was really rough and thorny with leeches and worms on the trees. There were mangroves high up in that forested mount (unusual for mangroves) wherethe roots meet the trunk about 15 feet up and you can go underneath them. When we reached summit, we find that there is a large crater which was grown over by a thick forest of trees. There are 2 small clearings near the middle where a black pool of water is. Funny how there is a set of footprints going in to the pool but none going out. We set camp for the night and the only light you can see are the stars directly above since it was an old crater and an ocasional blinking of eyes in the distance which were hopefully just monkeys.
That place really reminded me of the crossroads near Minas Morgul. Good thing we went before Blaire Witch showed on theatres or else we wouldn't have gone

Ñólendil · 02-25-2002, 11:53 PM

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I always thought that weeping willow trees looke middle-earth like.

Well you know there's Old Man Willow.

Evenstar · 02-26-2002, 01:03 AM

The train stations in Croydon and Ringwood are ( I swear ) Mordor!!! Mount Doom is in there somewhere!!!

***Sister Golden Hair*** · 02-26-2002, 10:36 AM

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Originally posted by Ñólendil

Well you know there's Old Man Willow.

Don't forget Nan-Tathren.

sepulchrave · 02-26-2002, 11:48 AM

When I first laid eyes on the old-growth forests of the west coast of Vancouver Islands west coast, I thought I had slipped into Fangorn by mistake. We are blessed here with trees that are in some cases two thousand years old and more. They are covered in mosses and ferns and are absolutely gigantic...there is one cedar on Meares Island which is over twenty meters around the base (61 ft.) and some firs and spruces are close to three hundred feet high! the atmosphere inside these groves is magical...silent timeless green halls of aged splendour. Come for a visit!

Laurelyn · 02-26-2002, 12:22 PM

My home feels like the top of Caradhras right now, in the movie where they're all covered in snow . . . We just got a very random snowstorm.

Tanoliel · 02-27-2002, 02:08 PM

Let me second sepulchrave....west coast forests ARE fangorn! They're amazing. Also the olympic peninsula park, I have a picture though it might not be very good, but they're covered with moss are are very old, and very majestic, and slightly creepy...and so "frightfully tree-ish" as Pippin would say (or Maybe Merry. I can't quite remember).
-tano

Earenya · 02-27-2002, 04:37 PM

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Funny how there is a set of footprints going in to the pool but none going out.

Arathorn! What a cool story! That must've been awesome.

There are 2 sycamore trees here with a path going right inbetween them. They seem kind of like twins- both huge, many many decades old, one slightly bent outwards. Very out-of-place, like remnents of an older age.

Nameless · 03-01-2002, 01:53 AM

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Evenstar said: The train stations in Croydon and Ringwood are ( I swear ) Mordor!!! Mount Doom is in there somewhere!!!

We should add Spencer Street station to that list. Talk about dull, gloomy and depressing! Dealing with the ticket inspectors can certainly be compared to dealing with Orcs! And as for the station announcements, I swear they use an Orc language!!

Evenstar · 03-01-2002, 11:53 PM

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Originally posted by Nameless
quote: We should add Spencer Street station to that list. Talk about dull, gloomy and depressing! Dealing with the ticket inspectors can certainly be compared to dealing with Orcs! And as for the station announcements, I swear they use an Orc language!!

YES!!! Nice to know someone agrees with me!!!

samwise of the shire · 03-02-2002, 01:07 AM

It depends on what season it is. In the hills around my house there are aspen forests, pine foress(mostly pine) and all that. In the Autumn the Aspens turn such a maginificent gold that when you walk among thier white trunks you could almost hear the elven singing soft and quiet high above you and your heart longs for Lothlorien or Rivendell.
In the spring if you look over the valley while you're on "The Hill" you see the River with the sun glinting off of it's surface turning it silver which contrasts to the green of the fields. Unfortunatly in summer the fields turn brown. Not rich earthy brown but a weak mud caked brown. Then the sage brush turns brown and only the trees are green and those are in the hills. What's worse is my stream dries up and the valley goes PHHHTTTPP. Then it's more like the Battle Plains
Washington reminded me of Greenwood the Great before it became Mirkwood. LOTS of green and LOTS of trees. You didn't even realize you were in civilized areas until you were literally running into a gas station or hotel.
Sam

***Earniel*** · 03-03-2002, 08:26 AM

Arraghiu on Corsica. A ruin of a fortress on the top of a hill/mountain with the widest view possible. It's Weathertop, I know it is.

Renille · 03-03-2002, 02:05 PM

My home area has to be Rohan....nothing but fields and the occasional farm.

Tanoliel · 03-05-2002, 11:37 PM

I went to Ireland...yikes, i found so many there! All those hills was like the Shire, and then I have some pics of Aughnahare Castle, which looks very middle-earthy, though I ain't sure quite where. if my comp would let me scan em, i'll post em for you...
-tano

02-25-2002, 09:31 AM	#1
Elf Girl Lurker Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lothlórien Posts: 3,419	places we are so insane that we think are warps into middle-earth Has anyone ever been anywhere that they swear is a certain place in Middle-Earth? I have a few, I'll post them in a little while. __________________ There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium...

02-25-2002, 05:53 PM	#3
Ñólendil Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: California Posts: 60,865	I'm quite sure the United States is a part of Middle-earth ... and every other nation. Sorry, I couldn't resist. __________________ Falmon -- Dylan

02-25-2002, 06:27 PM	#4
Elf Girl Lurker Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lothlórien Posts: 3,419	Once I found a woods that was so viny I was convinced it was Rivendell. I climbed into the vines looking for Elrond but ended up not finding him and really scratching my arms up. (Still have the scars) I also have a weird feeling about a certain tree that I'm convinced is a mallorn. But it's first branch is to high up for me to climb to look for Galadriel. __________________ There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium...

02-25-2002, 09:28 PM	#5
Darth Tater The man Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: MA Posts: 4,572	I've got a picture of an Ent! He lives on the land of a monestary in Platina California. I'll scan the picture for ya'll one of these days. Just looks like a tree though, cause he wasn't moving. __________________ Visit the worlds greatest webpage! No, not The Tolkien Trail! Just click this! The Tolkien Trail ~Camelot

02-25-2002, 10:04 PM	#6
Laurelyn Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Valinor, right next to Telperion . . . what did you expect, Michigan? Posts: 1,315	Really, Tater? Cool . . . I always thought that weeping willow trees looke middle-earth like. Maybe realated to the Mallorn or something . . . Also, there was a place in Italy I went to once that I could've sworn was Rivendell. __________________ The Third Age of Entmoot has begun. Angel of music, guide and guardian! Grant to me your glory! The country I eat and spend the day in is by no means the country I sleep and dream in. Define patriotism. Hold the boat, you spastic monkey! ~ Elenka

02-25-2002, 03:55 PM	#2
sun-star Lady of Letters Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Either Oxford or Kent, England Posts: 2,476	Oxford - I'm sure that's what Rivendell looks like!

02-25-2002, 11:15 PM	#7
Arathorn Bard of Mangled Songs Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: West of Middle Earth...oh alright...Manila Posts: 2,679	There are 2 mountains south of Manila where cults abound. One mountain was named Banahaw and the local townsfolk call it the Holy Mountain. The other one is called Cristobal and people there avoid even pointing a finger to it since it is evil according to them. I went up the first one in college and it was indeed majestic. I never thought I'd see wild orchids, bonsai-like trees and clouds 300 ft below. It was forested but very pleasant and uplifting. About 4 years ago, I went up Cristobal with an officemate and some friends to challenge the superstition. It was really rough and thorny with leeches and worms on the trees. There were mangroves high up in that forested mount (unusual for mangroves) wherethe roots meet the trunk about 15 feet up and you can go underneath them. When we reached summit, we find that there is a large crater which was grown over by a thick forest of trees. There are 2 small clearings near the middle where a black pool of water is. Funny how there is a set of footprints going in to the pool but none going out. We set camp for the night and the only light you can see are the stars directly above since it was an old crater and an ocasional blinking of eyes in the distance which were hopefully just monkeys. That place really reminded me of the crossroads near Minas Morgul. Good thing we went before Blaire Witch showed on theatres or else we wouldn't have gone __________________ Power attracts the corruptible. Absolute power attracts the absolutely corruptible. -Missionaria Protectiva, Frank Herbert *Accio, Ash Nazg!* Elennuru s?la lúmenn' omentielvo* (The Death Star shines on the hour of our meeting) - Darth Arathorn Put aside the ranger... Start looking for Mumakil action figures... Last edited by Arathorn : 02-25-2002 at 11:16 PM.

02-26-2002, 01:03 AM	#9
Evenstar Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Neverneverland Posts: 215	The train stations in Croydon and Ringwood are ( I swear ) Mordor!!! Mount Doom is in there somewhere!!! __________________ "Frodo, Mr Frodo," he called. "Don't leave me here alone. It's your Sam calling. Don't you go where I can't follow." FRODO LIVES !!!!

02-26-2002, 11:48 AM	#11
sepulchrave Enting Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: vancouver island, BC, Canada Posts: 58	When I first laid eyes on the old-growth forests of the west coast of Vancouver Islands west coast, I thought I had slipped into Fangorn by mistake. We are blessed here with trees that are in some cases two thousand years old and more. They are covered in mosses and ferns and are absolutely gigantic...there is one cedar on Meares Island which is over twenty meters around the base (61 ft.) and some firs and spruces are close to three hundred feet high! the atmosphere inside these groves is magical...silent timeless green halls of aged splendour. Come for a visit!

02-26-2002, 12:22 PM	#12
Laurelyn Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Valinor, right next to Telperion . . . what did you expect, Michigan? Posts: 1,315	My home feels like the top of Caradhras right now, in the movie where they're all covered in snow . . . We just got a very random snowstorm. __________________ The Third Age of Entmoot has begun. Angel of music, guide and guardian! Grant to me your glory! The country I eat and spend the day in is by no means the country I sleep and dream in. Define patriotism. Hold the boat, you spastic monkey! ~ Elenka

02-27-2002, 02:08 PM	#13
Tanoliel Eccentric Chocolate Crow Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The Emerald City--Seattle, WA Posts: 1,861	Let me second sepulchrave....west coast forests ARE fangorn! They're amazing. Also the olympic peninsula park, I have a picture though it might not be very good, but they're covered with moss are are very old, and very majestic, and slightly creepy...and so "frightfully tree-ish" as Pippin would say (or Maybe Merry. I can't quite remember). -tano __________________ Wisdom for Short Attention Spans...Ozy and Millie. It rocks. Food Of The Gods: 3,7-dihydro-3,7-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione Feed Me.... Another Online Dwelling Place... "All right, I confess. It is my intention to comandeer a ship, pick up a crew in Tortuga, to rape, pillage, plunder and otherwise pilfer my weasely black guts out." -Captain Jack Sparrow "The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify." -Amelia Peabody Emerson "Most people obey the orders of someone who is pointing a gun at their head." -A.P. Emerson

03-02-2002, 01:07 AM	#17
samwise of the shire Radically Tolkienited Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: If home is where the heart is, and my heart is in heaven...that should answer your question. <+>< Posts: 967	It depends on what season it is. In the hills around my house there are aspen forests, pine foress(mostly pine) and all that. In the Autumn the Aspens turn such a maginificent gold that when you walk among thier white trunks you could almost hear the elven singing soft and quiet high above you and your heart longs for Lothlorien or Rivendell. In the spring if you look over the valley while you're on "The Hill" you see the River with the sun glinting off of it's surface turning it silver which contrasts to the green of the fields. Unfortunatly in summer the fields turn brown. Not rich earthy brown but a weak mud caked brown. Then the sage brush turns brown and only the trees are green and those are in the hills. What's worse is my stream dries up and the valley goes PHHHTTTPP. Then it's more like the Battle Plains Washington reminded me of Greenwood the Great before it became Mirkwood. LOTS of green and LOTS of trees. You didn't even realize you were in civilized areas until you were literally running into a gas station or hotel. Sam __________________ Jesus is my all in all <><+<><+<><+<><+<><+<><+ People who are so concerned with escapism do have a name...we call them jailers. ~J.R.R Tolkien Radically Saved, Totally Tolkienited GOD... BLESS... AMERICA... Last edited by samwise of the shire : 03-02-2002 at 05:11 PM.

03-03-2002, 08:26 AM	#18
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Arraghiu on Corsica. A ruin of a fortress on the top of a hill/mountain with the widest view possible. It's Weathertop, I know it is.

03-03-2002, 02:05 PM	#19
Renille Elven Lady of Speed-posting Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the cheese state Posts: 988	My home area has to be Rohan....nothing but fields and the occasional farm. __________________ Oh the thinks you can think! Think and wonder and dream...far and wide as you dare! When your thinks have run dry, in the blink of an eye, there's another world there... (from Seussical the Musical. Listen to it...watch it...really.)

03-05-2002, 11:37 PM	#20
Tanoliel Eccentric Chocolate Crow Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The Emerald City--Seattle, WA Posts: 1,861	I went to Ireland...yikes, i found so many there! All those hills was like the Shire, and then I have some pics of Aughnahare Castle, which looks very middle-earthy, though I ain't sure quite where. if my comp would let me scan em, i'll post em for you... -tano __________________ Wisdom for Short Attention Spans...Ozy and Millie. It rocks. Food Of The Gods: 3,7-dihydro-3,7-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione Feed Me.... Another Online Dwelling Place... "All right, I confess. It is my intention to comandeer a ship, pick up a crew in Tortuga, to rape, pillage, plunder and otherwise pilfer my weasely black guts out." -Captain Jack Sparrow "The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify." -Amelia Peabody Emerson "Most people obey the orders of someone who is pointing a gun at their head." -A.P. Emerson

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