The Taproom
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Oh yes, I hope that many more fiefdom soldiers will be released in future.
This was only done by one bad company and I definitly do not like the look of the other company’s designs. :mad:The article in the TENGWAR magazine was fabulous and made me dream about Gondor’s fiefdoms. :rolleyes:
Let’s see what the future brings, we will see at last the knights of D.A. and that is more I expected to come, not to say that great Imrahil figure.
Maybe it would be a challenge for Chris to design some more civilians of the fiefdoms?
P.S.: In Germany the historians do mostly agree, that from the fall of western Rome (500 to 900/1000 the period is called Early Middle Ages, from 11th to 13th/14th century (1100-1300)period is called High Middle Ages, from 1300 to 1500 (sometimes 1492) it is the Late Middle Ages. From 1500 it is called “Neuzeit” modern times with the early period (to 1600)…..
Not my personal view
Interesting question! Only one point, friends.
While it is true what say Mr. Barliman about it is difficult to put dates to the division of History, it seems the widespread idea that the Middle Ages (European, not global) begins with the Fall of Rome (476) until the Conquest of Constantinople (1453).
The Early Middle Ages cover until the year 1000, the High Middle Ages was the period in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries and the Late Middle Ages which by convention end around 1500 (some extend this period until the discovery of America)The question is to know that each culture had a distinct evolution. We are talking about the Middle Ages in EUROPE.
erchamion wrote:Interesting question! Only one point, friends.
While it is true what say Mr. Barliman about it is difficult to put dates to the division of History, it seems the widespread idea that the Middle Ages (European, not global) begins with the Fall of Rome (476) until the Conquest of Constantinople (1453).
The Early Middle Ages cover until the year 1000, the High Middle Ages was the period in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries and the Late Middle Ages which by convention end around 1500 (some extend this period until the discovery of America)The question is to know that each culture had a distinct evolution. We are talking about the Middle Ages in EUROPE.
Yes Europe, is there anything else out there?
Oh yes, Harad, Rhun and so on
ups or is it called öhm????Barliman wrote:As I said earlier, and I repeat, naming historical periods is a game in which no real rules apply. The idea of calling everything post-Roman the ‘Middle Ages’ is in reality neither helpful nor accurate – middle of what, for instance? And where have the ‘Dark Ages’ suddenly gone? – they were certainly still there when I was at school…As far as I’m concerned, the Dark Ages end in 1066 (yes, an Anglo-centric viewpoint I confess – almost as bad as looking at the whole of history from an entirely Euro-centric viewpoint); the early Middle Ages then ensue until about the mid/late 13th century. After that come the so-called High Middle Ages (a particularly silly name when you stop and think about it), which last until circa 1450, followed by the late Middle Ages. This is, of course, all entirely subjective, and entirely my own opinion (which means being ‘wrong’ doesn’t worry me). It would be more accurate anyway to describe the Middle Ages as consisting of Feudal and post-Feudal periods.
Of course, since history comprises one continuous stream of events all such labels have no special relevance anyway, beyond compartmentalising it into bite-sized chunks for the purposes of research and education.
Yes Barliman,
it is a silly idea to divide a continuous stream and give these “periods” names. It is also strange to view these historical periods as parallel to Tolkiens universe- it is still Fantasy!
So come up friends and let’s have some ale in your Barli’s tabroom! It is hot outside and I need something refreshing.
P.S.: Maybe ‘middle’ means in the middle of Endor??
Interesting developement with Christopher Tolkien. It’s long been known how tightly he guards his father’s legacy, and his full opposition to any film productions. I can understand this and can’t really blame him.
On the other hand, Tolkien’s work has grown over the last half-century into a more organic, living legacy. It has been interpreted, sculpted, gamed, written about, translated, filmed, acted, and endlessly debated
It seems almost quaint, and certainly futile to try and control and contain all of that.Legally speaking, does CT even have a case, with the rights to the Hobbit still being owned by Saul Zentz (Spelling?) And with no script yet written for film 2, I’m not sure how he could prove licensing infringement on the Silmarillion.
Now being allegedly owed 80 million, that’s another story, and he should pursue any money he is due to the fullest measure, but I see it as a seperate issue.
Finally, I leaves a slightly of-taste in my mouth that he is opposing a new film when TE continues to OK some of the truly wretched works that come out of GW.
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