General Assembly
Security Council
Governor: 
The LOTR Nation of Tatarica
WA Delegate (non-executive): The LOTR Nation of Tatarica (elected )
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Embassies: Minas Tirith, Hell, Lothlorien, 10000 Islands, Mordor, The Shire, gondor, Hobbiton, and ainulindale.
Tags: Casual, Fandom, Featured, Large, and Multi-Species.
Regional Power: Moderate
Middle Earth contains 57 nations, the 453rd most in the world.
Today's World Census Report
The Most Developed in Middle Earth
The World Census compiles a "Human Development Index" by measuring citizens' average life expectancy, education, and income.
As a region, Middle Earth is ranked 9,001st in the world for Most Developed.
 | Nation | WA Category | Motto | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  The Humanist Geniocracy of Ryfin | Democratic Socialists | “Noble, Fair, and Free” | |
| 2. |  The Constitutional Monarchy of Numeracy | Iron Fist Consumerists | “Wisdom, Duty, Liberty” | |
| 3. |  The Holy Empire of Lagaronians | Authoritarian Democracy | “Through space and time, we watch over the stars.” | |
| 4. | The LOTR Nation of Tatarica | Civil Rights Lovefest | “From Gondolin we came” | |
| 5. |  The Humble Dwelling of Bombadil | Inoffensive Centrist Democracy | “The Ring has no power over him” | |
| 6. |  The Republic of Low Meadows | Anarchy | “Nothing To See Here” | |
| 7. |  The Desolation of Smaug | Inoffensive Centrist Democracy | “Silver and Gold” | |
| 8. |  The Holy Green Kingdom of Kiirnodel | Scandinavian Liberal Paradise | “Subtle and Quick to Anger” | |
| 9. |  The Unexpected Journey of The Hobbit | Inoffensive Centrist Democracy | “United we stand, united we fall!” | |
| 10. |  The We are of In the Middle of | Father Knows Best State | “God, Homeland, Liberty” |
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Regional Happenings
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The Most Serene Republic of Frodo arrived from Balder.
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The Kingdom of Himio of the region Kaira proposed constructing embassies.
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The United Kingdom of Kazad-dum arrived from Osiris.
- : The Most Serene Republic of Frodo ceased to exist.
- : The Flames of TheBalrogsWhip arrived from Lazarus.
- : The Flames of TheBalrogsWhip ceased to exist.
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The Holy Kingdom of Brandon arrived from United Kingdom.
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The United Kingdom of The Celduin arrived from Carcassonne.
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The Secretariat of The Embassy 3 of the region The Embassy 3 proposed constructing embassies.
- : The Humanist Geniocracy of Ryfin arrived from Balder.
Middle Earth Regional Message Board
Loading...I think I have read your message as a song. Is this normal?
Well I'm known for being a jolly old fellow, I don a lovely blue jacket, and my boots are yellow
A wonderful jolly time, always.
I will take the ring, though I do not know the way.
We can try to talk for things outside Middle Earth?
How about some less than scholarly debate to increase engagement? I will start with some hot takes:
Orcs weren't green-skinned
Tom Bombadil is older than Treebeard
Balrogs didn't have wings
Elves didn't have pointy ears
Not sure about Orcs, where they described in the book, I'd have them as brownish-grey. For sure Tom is older than Treebeard, he's part and parcel of the formation of Arda. The wings of Balrog, I did watch something on that, it's more they were shadows than solid wings, I think the films did a decent job of portraying that.
Elves.. dunno.
I suppose we suppose that The Book is the only reliable source?
Tom Bombadil is a difficult subject. ;-) He isdescribed as the 'Eldest', but it is also written somewhere that Treebeard was walking around in Middle-Earth before anyone else...
Balrogs, hmm. Gandalfs Balrog falls down, together with Gandalf, and climbs steps, together with Gandalf. That doesn't sound as if he had wings... But at some point, he also jumps out of a high window; that would surely be a strange move, without wings?
About orcs: I also picture them as more or less grey, but I don't know why.
And about the elves: I don't think their ears are mentioned at all in the books, pointed or otherwise? It would surely be interesting to know where the idea of the pointed ears comes from. (Maybe the Vulcans have something to do with it?)
Treebeard is described as the oldest living thing, but Tom is not ‘living’ in the same sense - he is other yet part of Arda - a bridge between ‘other’ and ‘of’ - Treebeard is of the world, Tom is between other and of, not a living thing of the world but not seperate either.
He is older though.
As I said: Tom Bombadil is a difficult subject. But we agree: whoever or whatever he is, he must be older than Treebeard.
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