…”I was on holiday in Gondor, modern day Venice.” I wonder if Tolkien used Venice for any of his ideas for Gondor. Both Gondorian and Venetian archirecture feature the arch. While Venice sinks into the water, it could be seen as the decline of Gondor. Osgiliath is built on the Aunduin, but the Grand Canal goes right through Venice. Hmmmm….
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Anybody else read the letter? I did. Pretty interesting, I wonder how much it’ll run for?
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…”I was on holiday in Gondor, modern day Venice.” I wonder if Tolkien used Venice for any of his ideas for Gondor. Both Gondorian and Venetian archirecture feature the arch. While Venice sinks into the water, it could be seen as the decline of Gondor. Osgiliath is built on the Aunduin, but the Grand Canal goes right through Venice. Hmmmm….