[freeciv-data] Re: Re: Fixes and additions for nation files

Paul Zastoupil <[email protected]>:
> > From my recent reading, men of Gondor are (after a fashion, I guess, by
> > teh time of LoTR) Dunedain.
> 
> Yes.  But I didn't want to get nit-picky with ESR :)

That's OK, I'll pick nits right back at you.  The Gondorians don't
describe themselves as Dunedain in the books. :-)
 
> FWIW, I created the Freeciv Dunedain and Mordor nations.  They were
> really just for use with the modpack, but I thought they spiced up the
> game too.  If you look at the civserver logs, you'll find the Dunedan
> are one fot the most popular nations :)

Hmmmm....

  "Barad-Dûr", "Durthang", "Orodruin", "Morannon", "Dol Guldur",
  "Minas Morgul", "Cirith Ungol", "Moria", "Angmar", "Gorgoroth",
  "Morgai", "Nurn", "Khand", "Rhûn", "Harad", "Dagorlad", "Ephel Dúath",
  "Ered Lithui", "Emyn Muil", "Núrnen", "Poros", "Harnen", "Lugbúrz",
  "Angband", "Carn Dûm", "Utumno", "Amon Amarth", "Uruk-hai", "Olog-hai",
  "Azog", "Bolg", "Gorbag", "Shagrat", "Grishnákh", "Glamhoth"

OK, so I'll swallow the non-Mordor locations; the above is really a
list of Middle-Earth's evil places.  But why the heck did you name
Mordorian cities after races and individual orcs?  I think this list
should stop at "Amon Amarth", really.

You could add "Thangorodrim", Morgoth's citadel in the First Age.  And,
arguably, "Orthanc".
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