Gave a cool handshake

Dates and figs and almonds

Iyeemsturrdyem

Spain has lots of solar and wind and is fairly green.

That’s just common sense. Who would say emsterdem?

My thoughts: Rohan has the technology of the early middle ages, def a step down from imperial roman times. But even the late empire saw a loss in technology and centralised armories (more maille than Lorica Segmentata).

But the high middle ages had better metal working than the Roman empire. I would say Gondor is more equal to the high ma then the early ma like Rohan. But the cool thing is, their armour is not straight up copied from a specific culture (like Italian or German armour). Esp the helmets are very different from a stereotypical knights visor helmet. That makes Gondor feel unique and more fantastical than just “European medieval”.

Now the hoplites. Hoplites are from the era if greek poleis, before imperial, republican or even monarchical Rome. Technologically, that’s the bronze age and def less developed than imp Rome or the MA. But that’s not a bad thing.

In the intro sequence of lotr fotr during the great war of the second age , the elves have a greek inspired armour. Corinthian style helmets with the iconic face shape cutout and the long horse tail. But they also are not a copy and feel like their own thing.

So… I don’t need the numenorians to have more rivets or better shoulder joints. Mostly what is disappearing in Arda is not knowledge, but magic. So choosing greek inspiration is cool. But they need to feel 1) not copied 2) more magical than Gondor.

Yeah, like a digital “ideal line” that the cars can follow.

Maybe even a physical guiding line.

We could even connect all the cars via WLAN (WiFi) to exchange info when they are braking and accelerating. That would increase efficiency.

Maybe we could even connect them physically to have a stronger engine pulling more cars more efficiently.

If we already have an ideal guiding line, we might actually save some asphalt and make the roads more optimised. Use different materials so the tyre particles don’t pollute as much.

Ah, let’s just build a train.

Except arda is a world that’s deteriorating and not developing

Disgosteng!

Neither are wardrobes and beds, so be aware

I travel a lot for work, and this is my experience in and around Germany (even for small, family owned, 10 bedroom hotels):

• 3 kinds of bread rolls
• 2 types of bread to cut by yourself
• Also soft, crustless, white bread (aka toast)
• Butter and 3 kinds of cream cheese
• 4-10 types of cheese
• 4-8 types of cold cut meats
• 3 jams/jellies
• Honey
• Nutella
• Liver pâté
• Scrambled or boiled egg
• 1 type fried sausage
• 1-3 types of Müsli (cereal mix with oats and nuts or fruits)
• 2-3 types of box cereal (the sweet kind like fruit loops)
• Yoghurt plain and fruit-flavoured
• Quark dessert
• Canned fruit mix
• Fresh fruit
• Croissants or muffins or Madeleines
• optional waffles or pancakes

For drinks:

• Orange juice
• Multivitamin juice
• Coffee
• Hot water bar with 3-12 types of tea

Sterz

I think Polenta is internationally more well known. Sterz is similar to Polenta.

Sometimes, it’s good to gatekeep. @pumpkinseedoil is correct on this one

Nope, history wasn’t hidden since '68.

It was about the depiction of swastikas, which is not allowed except for film and art. But it needed a little time to get to the understanding that video games are art.

And it took even longer for companies to make use of that freedom instead of playing it safe.

Brussels effect baby

(Or is it Bruxelles? Brüssel?)