Where on earth is the Land?

Post by **aTOMiC** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 1:27 pm

If you were going to select a known geographic location for the Land, where would it be? Even if the Land's features are unique, it would still tend to have a certain geographic flavor. There are places in the far east that seem appropriate with arid mountainous wastes on one side and the ocean on the other with lush forests in between.

What known geographical location most closely matches that of the Land?

p.s. I haven't looked that hard. If there is a similar thread here abouts I apologize.

Post by **[Syl]** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 3:49 pm

Well, I think I have to say New Zealand. If it can be Middle Earth and 19th C. Japan (Last Samurai), I don't think being The Land would be that much of a stretch.

Post by **aTOMiC** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 4:48 pm

Syl wrote:Well, I think I have to say New Zealand. If it can be Middle Earth and 19th C. Japan (Last Samurai), I don't think being The Land would be that much of a stretch.

After seeing LOTR I have to agree. It all seems to be there.

Post by **dANdeLION** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 4:56 pm

I was thinking Praug, or Chile

Post by **danlo** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 9:52 pm

The Land's in New Mexico as all the Elohimfesters will soon find out!

Post by **TRC** » Thu Dec 25, 2003 6:47 am

I was thinking North America , mainly Canada.
I wonder if anyone has done any extensive research to try and locate a topographical egion with a very close resemblance to The Land, shouldn't be that hard, just centralize on volcanoes and spread the search from there.

Post by **TRC** » Thu Dec 25, 2003 10:53 am

Disregard my previous statement, The Land is a future world of the current Earth. so the geography we know of today does not fit into the topographical outlines we read in TCTC..
we must therefore imagine what will happen in possibly four thousand years,, global warming earthquakes, nuclear wars, continental plate shifting, that will result in a new Earth. Then we may perchance be able to predict where the Land will end up. By my calculations it will be 50*N 80*W
which is approximately right where Canada is Today. But this Also Explains why TC and Linden understand the Language of the Land.

Post by **Loredoctor** » Fri Dec 26, 2003 10:57 pm

TRC wrote:Disregard my previous statement, The Land is a future world of the current Earth. so the geography we know of today does not fit into the topographical outlines we read in TCTC..
we must therefore imagine what will happen in possibly four thousand years,, global warming earthquakes, nuclear wars, continental plate shifting, that will result in a new Earth. Then we may perchance be able to predict where the Land will end up. By my calculations it will be 50*N 80*W
which is approximately right where Canada is Today. But this Also Explains why TC and Linden understand the Language of the Land.

Interesting points. However, if what you say is correct, then you must allow for the new species to develop (Cavewights, Kresh, etc) - which would be millions of years. Language also can change alot in four thousand years.

Post by **TRC** » Sat Dec 27, 2003 3:30 am

Why should it be millions of years ?
with all the junk we are polluting the land, I mean the earth, I think a new species could generate or evolve within a thousnd years,, look at all the diseases we've created in the last 2000 years. Plus with the first desecration of the land AKA Nuclear war what do you think the survivors will look like, um maybe cave wights and wayhnhim ?

Post by JD » Mon Dec 29, 2003 9:46 pm

My vote goes to either New Zealand or Japan.

Post by **danlo** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 10:18 pm

Ur crazy!!!!--The Land is New Mexico--I should know: I live here, SRD lives here! There u go...

PS Happy B-Day JD (the Birthday Thread is now in the new Summonsing forum in Announcements, btw...

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Post by **hierachy** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 10:35 pm

no way. The land is new zeland.

Post by **danlo** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 10:56 pm

U just like 2 argue!

NM is much more original than the LOTR's "soundstage"...besides the Rocky Mt's make much more awesome Westrons than the awesome NZ Mts.

Post by **Blue_Spawn** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 11:07 pm

Afghanistan.

....

It could happen.

Post by **hierachy** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 11:12 pm

Blue_Spawn wrote:Afghanistan.

....

It could happen.

Stranger things have...

Post by **danlo** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 12:40 am

Starring George Bush as TC, Dick Cheney as The Creator, Donald Rumsfeld as Hile Troy and Osama bin Laden as LF.

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 5:17 am

OK, Lord Danlo -- you can prove your theory of Land=New Mexico to us all next June!

Post by **TRC** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 8:28 am

Is there a volcano In new mexico ?

Post by **Loredoctor** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 8:51 am

It's called Stephen Donaldson's imagination - every so many years it erupts with brilliance.

Post by **TRC** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 9:55 am

Oooh and how many brownie points would one get for a line such as that ?

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Where on earth is the Land?

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