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<blockquote data-quote="Sepulchrave II" data-source="post: 5758545" data-attributes="member: 4303"><p>Random Thought About Scale </p><p></p><p>There is an annoying error in a previous post, which describes <em>Narh</em> as having been ridden 600 miles in a day when it should read <em>leagues</em> – i.e. <em>1800</em> miles: this is approximately the distance of a round trip between Galda and Qinthei on the ground. <em>Narh</em> is fast; he also wears <em>horseshoes of a zephyr</em> crafted by Jaliere. Anyway, it got me thinking about scale, and how there are no computer-available maps of Wyre. One day, I’ll buy a scanner.</p><p></p><p>It’s always tempting to overlay Western Europe onto any fantasy map; it’s a habit picked up from Robert E. Howard and Tolkien, in an effort to legitimize geographical locations within an historical context. But as an exercise in visualization:</p><p> </p><p><em>Deorham</em> is the starting point in this fruitless endeavor, because <em>Dyrham</em> really exists – it’s a village north of Bath in England at 51° 29' north, 2° 22' west. Trempa Town is approximately in the location of Sarum/Salisbury.</p><p></p><p>Morne would be in north Devon. Hethio, approximately extending through the Bristol Channel as far as the Irish Sea. Nizkur forest, stretching West from Ireland out into the Atlantic. Ialde, in the very North of Wyre, is half way between Shetland and Iceland. The Thrumohars would describe an arc between Iceland and Scandinavia; the plateau of Tun Hartha is north of here.</p><p></p><p>The “Southern Marches” of Wyre would extend down into the Bay of Biscay, with Thond and Jompa – the northernmost of the Thalassine cities –somewhere in the Basque country.</p><p></p><p>Jashat is approximately at the location of Madrid, with Fumaril closer to the border with Portugal. The island chain of Pandicule stretches south and west, through to around where Madeira is in the real world.</p><p></p><p>Siir Traag is at the location of El Hierro in the Canary Islands; Khu is somewhat south of Siir Traag, off of the coast of the Western Sahara – its latitude is around 26°N. Bedesh would be in the location of the Cape Verde islands.</p><p></p><p></p><p>/end pointless exercise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sepulchrave II, post: 5758545, member: 4303"] Random Thought About Scale There is an annoying error in a previous post, which describes [I]Narh[/I] as having been ridden 600 miles in a day when it should read [I]leagues[/I] – i.e. [I]1800[/I] miles: this is approximately the distance of a round trip between Galda and Qinthei on the ground. [I]Narh[/I] is fast; he also wears [I]horseshoes of a zephyr[/I] crafted by Jaliere. Anyway, it got me thinking about scale, and how there are no computer-available maps of Wyre. One day, I’ll buy a scanner. It’s always tempting to overlay Western Europe onto any fantasy map; it’s a habit picked up from Robert E. Howard and Tolkien, in an effort to legitimize geographical locations within an historical context. But as an exercise in visualization: [I]Deorham[/I] is the starting point in this fruitless endeavor, because [I]Dyrham[/I] really exists – it’s a village north of Bath in England at 51° 29' north, 2° 22' west. Trempa Town is approximately in the location of Sarum/Salisbury. Morne would be in north Devon. Hethio, approximately extending through the Bristol Channel as far as the Irish Sea. Nizkur forest, stretching West from Ireland out into the Atlantic. Ialde, in the very North of Wyre, is half way between Shetland and Iceland. The Thrumohars would describe an arc between Iceland and Scandinavia; the plateau of Tun Hartha is north of here. The “Southern Marches” of Wyre would extend down into the Bay of Biscay, with Thond and Jompa – the northernmost of the Thalassine cities –somewhere in the Basque country. Jashat is approximately at the location of Madrid, with Fumaril closer to the border with Portugal. The island chain of Pandicule stretches south and west, through to around where Madeira is in the real world. Siir Traag is at the location of El Hierro in the Canary Islands; Khu is somewhat south of Siir Traag, off of the coast of the Western Sahara – its latitude is around 26°N. Bedesh would be in the location of the Cape Verde islands. /end pointless exercise. [/QUOTE]
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