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Tangentially related, in the sense of inspiring imagination - this summer I was in Switzerland and looked up Wiki articles on where I was visiting, and came acr
by aisofteng 10y ago
Tangentially related, in the sense of inspiring imagination - this summer I was in Switzerland and looked up Wiki articles on where I was visiting, and came across this Tolkien-related tidbit:
>J. R. R. Tolkien hiked from Interlaken to the Lauterbrunnen Valley while on a trip to the Continent in 1911. The landscape of the valley later provided the concept and pictorial model for his sketches and watercolours of the fictitious valley of Rivendell, the dwelling place of Elrond Half-elven and his people.
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauterbrunnen https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauterbrunnen
Having accidentally recreated this trek, I can attest to its natural beauty, and I can see how it inspired his imagination. I highly recommend doing the same if you're lucky enough to be able to.
A photo of Lauterbrunnen: http://gotravelaz.com/wp-content/uploads/images/Lauterbrunnen_16610.jpg http://gotravelaz.com/wp-content/uploads/images/Lauterbrunne...
- hanoz 10y ago> I highly recommend doing the same if you're lucky enough to be able to. Thank you, it looks wonderful. I want to see mountains again.
- fnayr 10y agoI did that exact hike in 2014 and didn't know that. That's incredible! It is the most beautiful place I have ever seen with my eyes for sure. I highly agree with your recommendation.
- irrational 10y agoWow! I have never seen that before. What an incredible location!
- veddox 10y agoHey, that's interesting! We were right there ourselves two weeks ago on our family holiday :D Didn't hear about it being the inspiration for Rivendell, though. But I can well imagine it.
- lintiness 10y agoyour post reminded me of a very salient point: tolkien's artwork / drawings are AMAZING. https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/01/03/tolkien-artist-illustrator/ https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/01/03/tolkien-artist-illu...