Re: Musings on Beowulf and Grendel

From: Benedict Adamson <yahoo_at_...>
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 00:17:35 +0100

Graeme P. Bell wrote:
...
> My terrain misgivings for the movie completely vanish, when I consider
> it as a source of Heortling imagery. A bit too much open water for
> Dragon Pass, but plenty of rocky ground.
...

Iceland is too barren for Dragon Pass. Iceland has always been marginal for pastoralism and marginal for agriculture at best. The most barren parts of Dragon Pass are the high mountains, which are more alpine than the small Icelandic mountains.