Ever wondered what the land around Edoras from the film Lord of the Rings looks like in real life. Click on read more to find out.

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'Edoras' Hill at Erehwon looking west into the Southern Alps of South Island New Zealand.

 The figure in the photo is not an Orc, Elf or Goblin.

Smart cookies will realise that Erehwon is nowhere spelt backwards, a comment by the pioneers for future generations on their feelings for the place,  also their laconic humour.