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* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: And how. ''MERP'' just about doubled the information available on Middle-earth from what Tolkien provided, and that's no mean feat. For example, they provided unique and fleshed-out cultures for the "enemy" Men such as the Easterlings and Southrons.
* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: And how. ''MERP'' just about doubled the information available on Middle-earth from what Tolkien provided, and that's no mean feat. For example, they provided unique and fleshed-out cultures for the "enemy" Men such as the Easterlings and Southrons.
* [[All There in the Manual]]: Information on the names on [http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/An_Artist%27s_Interpretation_of_Middle_Earth an early map] was found only in an unpublished gazetteer, which thankfully can be found in several places online.
* [[All There in the Manual]]: Information on the names on [http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/An_Artist%27s_Interpretation_of_Middle_Earth an early map] was found only in an unpublished gazetteer, which thankfully can be found in several places online.
* [[Animal Motifs]]: Seven of the nine Nazgûl have a helm based on some sort of animal (Akhôrahil and Ren do not). Khamûl's is dragon, Dwar's is a war-dog, Indûr Dawndeath's is an elephant (or more precisely, a Mûmak), Hoarmûrath's is a polar bear, Adûnaphel's is a falcon, and Ûvatha's is a bat. The Witch-king has a helm in the shape of an octopus because the artist mistook [http://www.amazon.com/Unfinished-Tales-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/B001LFZ7QA/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1335744373&sr=8-13 the Dragon-helm of Dor-lómin on the cover of] ''[[Unfinished Talesof Numenor and Middleearth (Literature)|Unfinished Talesof Numenor and Middleearth]]'' for the crown of Númenor, which she assumed was a cephalopod (Númenor being a seafaring civilization; in fact, the crown of Númenor was a simple winged helm).
* [[Animal Motifs]]: Seven of the nine Nazgûl have a helm based on some sort of animal (Akhôrahil and Ren do not). Khamûl's is dragon, Dwar's is a war-dog, Indûr Dawndeath's is an elephant (or more precisely, a Mûmak), Hoarmûrath's is a polar bear, Adûnaphel's is a falcon, and Ûvatha's is a bat. The Witch-king has a helm in the shape of an octopus because the artist mistook [http://www.amazon.com/Unfinished-Tales-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/B001LFZ7QA/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1335744373&sr=8-13 the Dragon-helm of Dor-lómin on the cover of] ''[[Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth|Unfinished Talesof Numenor and Middleearth]]'' for the crown of Númenor, which she assumed was a cephalopod (Númenor being a seafaring civilization; in fact, the crown of Númenor was a simple winged helm).
* [[Big Bad]]: Sauron, naturally--though in the canon setting of T.A. 1640 he's in hiding and is [[The Man Behind the Man]] for his [[The Dragon|Dragon]], the Witch-king of Angmar.
* [[Big Bad]]: Sauron, naturally--though in the canon setting of T.A. 1640 he's in hiding and is [[The Man Behind the Man]] for his [[The Dragon|Dragon]], the Witch-king of Angmar.
* [[Early Installment Weirdness]]: One of the first adventure modules, ''The Court of Ardor'', centered on a cult of Morgoth-worshiping dark elves in the far south of Middle-earth. This was [[Canon Dis Continuity|ignored by later products]].
* [[Early Installment Weirdness]]: One of the first adventure modules, ''The Court of Ardor'', centered on a cult of Morgoth-worshiping dark elves in the far south of Middle-earth. This was [[Canon Dis Continuity|ignored by later products]].
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