Re: Umathela in the Second Age -- Geography

From: Phil Hibbs <snarks_at_-aHH4_bG3ZXpTgB1o6KLrwQnbMANA08cRZomqy3vrqe1AI2aQMnLI_sM58DtYWQK6axo->
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 15:20:23 +0000

>> Wait, are you asking for the Second Age or the Third Age?
>Second (Imperial) Age.

 >> Because in the Third Age I do suspect at least some of those cities
>> would be underwater...
>They must be very close to the coast then, because a comparison of the
Umathelan coastline between 2nd and 3rd Age maps
>doesn't yield many differences (contrary to Jrustela or Slontos).
>G.

The Closing wasn't the only disaster at that time, it could well have been earthquakes that destroyed the cities, or rains of fire, or swarms of fish-headed chicken-pigs. Or maybe one of those maps is not quite right. Or maybe the seas rushed in, destroyed the cities, and then retreated to their former coastlines. Or maybe the surface of the whole area sloughed off into the sea taking the cities with it, revealing a fresh landscape underneath.

Phil.

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