04-24-2007, 01:59 PM
Actually, I always assumed that Tolkien's Numenoreans were loosely based on the Romans. From the Briton point of view, the Romans came from across the sea and everything about them would have seemed the quintessence of civilization (and, prehaps, magic) to the natives.
Sorry, this is straying from the discussion of linen tunics.
Sorry, this is straying from the discussion of linen tunics.
"Fugit irreparabile tempus" (Irrecoverable time glides away) Virgil
Ron Andrea
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