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The Alps, hand-drawn in Tolkien's style (files.catbox.moe)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I knew it! Barad-dûr is Tolkien's metaphor for Turin. Which puts Rohan in France, the dwarves in Switzerland-Austria and the Shire in Wales.