Luckily, we're most of the way through the month, because I'm running out of ideas…
Tag: History
30 Days of Natural History – Day 21: The Brorvonberg
Dominating the landscape just outside of Middlesbrooke, the small mountain known as the Brorvonberg is a popular subject for art and poetry in Middlesbrooke.
Recommendation: A Video Essay About Tolkien
Now, whereas the 2019 feature film Tolkien is a pretty good movie but not-great depiction of the actual Tolkien's actual life or works, what I'm posting about today is a very good insight into the actual Tolkien's actual worldview and how the worldview of his works reflects it.
30 Days of Natural History – Day 20: The Lizard-Birds of Mors Dira
Sharing similarities with both lizards and birds while not really resembling one more than the other and thus defying any other neat categorisation, the creatures have been given what it is agreed to be the least bad name for scientific purposes.
30 Days of Natural History – Day 19: Unicorns
Equus acutis.
30 Days of Natural History – Day 18: Orcs
Generally held to be related to terrestrial Dragons, the great sea serpents known as Orcs as also commonly called Sea Dragons. However, the exact degree to which terrestrial Dragons and Orcs are related remains a subject of some debate.
30 Days of Natural History – Day 17: The Kingdoms of the Sea
While geographically separate from the continent of Realmgard, the island nations known as the Kingdoms of the Sea are generally considered part of the Realmgardian cultural sphere.
Recommendation: Game Wizards
Two luminaries of the genre team up, bring out the worst in each other.
30 Days of Natural History – Day 16: Hrimfax
The island off the northeastern mainland of Realmgard is known by a name which in the local language means "Frost Mane", most likely a reference to the sight of blown snow billowing off the island's numerous mountains.
30 Days of Natural History – Day 15: Archipelago
Generally regarded as the cradle of Realmgardian civilisation, Archipelago is the homeland of the Elven refugees who laid the earliest foundations of the Elven Empire in Realmgard
