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Re:Who did the Anglo-Saxons think they were? by edgyquant on Thursday February 18, 2021 @01:49AM (#26176772)
I’m a history nerd in general but it was Tolkien describing how he wondered what the Anglo-Saxons would have thought of the Roman structures (and comparing it to the Hobbits viewing the First Age Elven structures) that originally piqued my interest in the Anglo-Saxons. But any game that sparks that interest in others is okay by me, even if I’ll likely never play it due to a low attention span when it comes to games other than the Legend of Zelda.
Re:Who did the Anglo-Saxons think they were? by twic on Thursday February 18, 2021 @05:07AM (#26178060)
There's a poem written by an Anglo-Saxon about a Roman ruin (which Tolkien was aware of, and perhaps you are too!):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ruin

Someone here points out that there are a lot of significant ruins in The Lord of the Rings:

https://feudalendeavor.pressbooks.com/chapter/meldingofanglo...