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Theobald wrote:

huoommm ... sorry, Osning is the old name for the Teutoburger Forest, if you don't know .. huom

Talking of which Master Tree - do you have photographs of this forest please? I have a few TW TM miniatures to paint up and some scenic reference material would be of enormous help, and yes, the Man's sculpting on the figures is outstanding as is the casting quality

I was hoping it would win too! But to have a lock-in we'd need a key...Have you ever known this place to be locked?

Rhuuoommm ... ahh, yes, our barkeep has won again, meseems ... huoomm ... congratulations ... huom ... kept me vote up to the last moment just to confirm that ... gruuoommm ... this time I simply was convinced that the suggestion was the only one clearly being based on those Tolkien-writings ... huoom .. as far as I know ... hooooooommmm ...

err, huommm ... what now, Master Barliman? ......    huoommm?

Theobald wrote:

Huuoommm .... Master Ddaines, as for pics of and from the Teutoburger Forest ... well, I hope you know that it's quite a large mountainy-foresty-range with many different kind of trees, lots of small lakes, some .... alas ... I'll try to find my wide-angle-thing for that camera-piece ...
anyway, I'll try to get somethings for you, Master Ddaines ... rhuoommmm ... though I dunno what exactly you need ... huoommm ...

That would be most kind of you Master Tree - I was just looking for a couple of samples of what type of terrain the two sides would have fought in so that when I get around to the figures I have a little 'atmosphere' to inspire me. Some of the images I have Googled look a bit 'bland'.

David

Theobald wrote:

Huoomm... Master Ddaines, I'm not sure about discussing that matter here ... hruûom ... as not everybody might be interested in it ... huoommm ... though I'll try to do what I can, of course ... huoommm ... I could give you more information in some time, as I really cannot haste everything ... huoommm ... but I will ... huommm

No indeed, the subject is not being raised here for discussion for the very reason mentioned , but when I saw mention of the Teutoberger Forest it reminded me of an upcoming venture. Indeed there is no hurry - I have a Balrog thingy and many smaller mithrils to attend to first

As you say, shame about the radio mast! Always an effective way of ruining a wonderful view. How many ent-strides did it take to get to the height from where you took the picture?

Huoommm ... as for the "clades Variana" as the Romans called it, the exact place is still being discussed for decades ... huoommm ... to cut it very short ... those three legions passed somewhere here and were forced to pass a narrow ground between swamps and a ridge of hills, which meant they were not able to display any battle formation they were used to ... rhuoomm ...



Huoommm ... so they were attacked for many days from the flanks in a well-prepared area ...



huoomm ... this picture shows a small part of the fieldwork behind which the attackers waited ...
rhuuoommm ... so there was no chance to return for them Romans or even find ground enough to display their skilled strategy ... huoommm ... so they were doomed and lost ... huoomm ...
I hope it helps you a bit, Master Ddaines .... rhuoommm ....

Theobald wrote:

huoomm ... this picture shows a small part of the fieldwork behind which the attackers waited ...
rhuuoommm ... so there was no chance to return for them Romans or even find ground enough to display their skilled strategy ... huoommm ... so they were doomed and lost ... huoomm ...
I hope it helps you a bit, Master Ddaines .... rhuoommm ....

the second one is an angus mcbride painting!

Huuoommmm ... and I hope everybody around here knows about those very masterpieces of sculpting by The Man .... rhuoommm ... they are what I would like to call "sculpting at its best" ... rhuoommm ... though it has got nothing to do with Master Tolkien ... huoomm ... but you may understand now why I also like this topic very much .... huooommmmm ...

Huuoommm ... you're welcome to visit this area, Master Thingol, just give me a sign ... huoomm

Good, because they're the only kind that Nob can bake (they start out intending to be pies...).