Fantasy football is a time waster pastime in which one is encouraged to invent teams and leagues comprising one’s own choice of teams, players and so on. I’m minded however, notwithstanding inasmuch as which, that the ‘fantasy’ element isn’t pushed nearly hard enough. To fulfill this gaping lacuna I have constructed the following leagues of finalists in my own World Fantasy Football Cup, 2010. I’m laying odds that Mordor will draw Hogwarts in the Final.
Group A
Ruritania, Oz, Mordor, The Hundred Aker Wood.
Group B
Neverland, Narnia, Lilliput, Hogwarts.
Group C
Atlantis, Forks WA, Ishmaelia, Mr McGregor’s Garden.
Group D
Innsmouth, The Shire, Treasure Island, The Accursed Plateau of Leng.
Group E
Lothlorien, Celephais, Archenland, The Garden of Forking Paths.
Group F
Heorot, Shangri-La, Kor, Taprobane.
Group G
Houyhnhms Land, The Country Of The Blind, The Library of Babel, Moominland.
Group H
12 Grimmauld Place, 221b Baker Street, 62 West Wallaby Street, Springfield.
Oooo ooo ooo can I play?Group A: Mordor (obviously) and Oz (using magic). Pooh bear & co. stand no chance.Group B: Hogwarts (obviously). Neverland is wimpy and Lilliput will be crushed, so Narnia.Group C: Atlantis will sink the rest of 'em. Don't know about the rest but it doesn't matter, they'll be toast in the second round anyway.Group D: Anything called "accursed" has to be in with a chance. I'll take The Shire as well, they're tougher than they look.Group E: Lothlorien, by virtue of magic, distracting handsomeness/beauty, and the occasional fit of green screamy "I AM GALADRIEL!!!!!!!!"-ness. No clue on the other.Group F: Um…Group G: Um…Group H: If Kreacher's feeling stroppy, then 12 Grimmauld Place. Nobody can find Springfield so I'll go with Baker Street – Holmes looked tough in the latest movie.After the first round… hm. Can I pick Uruguay instead? They've won before you know.
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If The Shire has its own Green, I don't give it much chance.
It all depends on whether invisibility cloaks are allowed or not. If not, Hogwarts lose their most valuable weapon.How many of the Proudfoot family are in The Shire's first eleven?
Group F: Is this Kor of She-who-must-be-obeyed, or Tolkien's Kôr?If the latter, then my money's on Fëanor to get a red card in the first match.Also … no Westeros? Has to be one of the most brutal fantasy environments ever. Heads will roll. Hands too.
kor as in SWMBO.I know not this Westeros of which you speak. though to my chagrin I left out Earthsea.
Westeros is the location continent for much of George RR Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series. Highly recommended, but don't get attached to any of the characters. Fifth book in the series is eagerly anticipated, but unlikely to appear any time soon, if ever. Great series for heraldry geeks like myself.Also, do you have any representatives from Discworld?
Discworld failed to qualify. Their problem was that either Rincewind or the orang-utan had to be in goal. You can imagine what happened next.