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Post by Admin on Jan 27, 2017 21:47:37 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jan 28, 2017 9:55:36 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jan 28, 2017 9:56:53 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jan 28, 2017 10:19:45 GMT
Caledonia means "the land of trees", or, "the land of forests". Ents are known to live here.
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Post by Admin on Jan 28, 2017 10:53:36 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jan 29, 2017 16:37:15 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jan 31, 2017 1:24:16 GMT
A crannog[1][2][3][4][5] (/ˈkrænəɡ/; Irish: crannóg [ˈkɾˠan̪ˠoːɡ]; Scottish Gaelic: crannag [ˈkʰɾan̪ˠak]) is typically a partially or entirely artificial island, usually built in lakes, rivers and estuarine waters of Scotland and Ireland.
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Post by Admin on Feb 5, 2017 9:14:30 GMT
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Post by Admin on Feb 8, 2017 3:48:47 GMT
Moscow is a hamlet in East Ayrshire in Scotland. It is on the A719 road some 4 miles (6 kilometres) east of Kilmarnock. There is said to be a gate to Moscow in Moscow. Also, the hamlet is known for it's fine cows, and, memory moss.
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Post by Admin on Feb 8, 2017 16:46:24 GMT
The Stone of Scone (/ˈskuːn/; Scottish Gaelic: An Lia Fàil, Scots: Stane o Scuin)—also known as the Stone of Destiny, and often referred to in England as The Coronation Stone—is an oblong block of red sandstone that was used for centuries in the coronation of the monarchs of Scotland, and later the monarchs of England and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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Post by Admin on Feb 9, 2017 4:53:39 GMT
The Shetland Isles, to the NE ov Caledonia, are renowned for their fine ponies. Note that there is a fine inn, here, known as the Sign of the Prancing Pony. Zetland is ruled by Jarl Haakon, a frost giant, from the palace of Jarlshof. Jarlshof (/ˈjɑːrlzhɒf/ yarlz-hoff)[1] is the best known prehistoric archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland. Near to Jarlshof is settlment of Picts. Shetland /ˈʃɛtlənd/, also called the Shetland Islands, is a subarctic archipelago that lies northeast of the island of Great Britain and forms part of Scotland, United Kingdom. On Aerth, these isles are known as Zetland. (Thanks: Atherton of Perth) The Norgians controlled these isles for over a half-millennium, though control is rather debatable at some points, due to the presence of sea-going orcs and goblins on these isles. Also, strange monsters are to be found in the sea surrounding Zetland, including the vodyanoi, which are known to rip out the hulls of longboats. Runecasters && trollborn are still to be found on this isle, as well as many other elements of the Norse mythos.
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Post by Admin on Feb 13, 2017 2:01:22 GMT
Is this about a war against the Scotts?
This is an interesting ballad, and I would like to learn more about this tale.
Drunk Posting, St. Prespos of Inverness
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Post by chris107 on Feb 13, 2017 10:15:52 GMT
This is as much as I can find. I'll ask Amalric and Emetix next time I see them too.
"James Hogg, in his Jacobite Relics, places the song as belonging to one of the risings, either 1715 or 1745. MacGillvary of Drumglass is one of the chiefs mentioned in the Chevalier's Muster Roll of 1715: and in the '45 rebellion the powerful clan of McIntosh was led by a Colonel MacGillivary. On the other hand, the names might have been used as a convenient designation for loyal Highlanders.
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Post by Admin on Feb 13, 2017 11:27:17 GMT
chris107: Thanks! Hogg's Jacobite Reliques is a two volume collection of songs related to the Jacobite risings,[1] compiled by the Scottish poet and novelist James Hogg on commission from the Highland Society of London in 1817.[2] Jacobitism (/ˈdʒækəbaɪˌtɪzm/ jak-ə-beye-tiz-əm;[1][2] Scottish Gaelic: Seumasachas [ˈʃeːməs̪əxəs̪], Irish: Seacaibíteachas, Séamusachas) was a political movement in Great Britain and Ireland that aimed to restore the Roman Catholic Stuart King James VII of Scotland, II of England and Ireland, and his heirs to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland. 17th c. (cf. 1688 above) is the base time for the Gary's canon Aerth, in terms of technology, at least. While I have indeed (greatly) diverged from this, I have retained 20/200 realms as being 17 c. in nature, using the lore from the excellent HR4 A Mighty Fortress (2e TSR). 2 of these 20 realms are Albion && Caledonia, although there are variances (I am trying to include as much Anglo-Saxon period elements in Albion, however, it would be best to have you have the final say with regards to Albion, as you are indeed the king!) So, how do we bring in the Jacobite movement into Aerth? Of course, there is no Roman Catholicism (except in Rome, where it is a new religion), and the only form of Christianity is the worship of the God-King, Chris. We can safely leave Roman Catholicism out of the picture. However, nobles will nobles, regardless of realm, and it is safe to assume that some of the nobles of Caledonia, Albion, and Hibernia scheme and plot against the Good King Chris, if only for the reason that they are nobles, and, they have nothing else better to do than to tax the peasantry, and, plot and scheme against each other and the king. Now that their revenue has been taken away from them, they have another reason to plot and scheme. So, in a nutshell: politics and intrigue. With regards to the Jacobite Relics, since this is AD&D, we can assume that they are indeed a group of relics, of (at present) unknown power && nature. Anyway, this is just stream-of-consciousness / brainstorming, on my part. I must return to the Lounge, where Ath is discussing Anglo-Saxon agriculture, and, how this relates to defense. Please post if you have any further ideas and/or insights!
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Post by Admin on Feb 13, 2017 17:21:24 GMT
Adventure site: "Those delves and underground houses on the Isles around Scotland." (Thanks: chris107)
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Post by Admin on Feb 17, 2017 17:21:48 GMT
Native to Phaeree, brownies are found in Caledonia. See AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FAERIES, by Katherine Briggs (page 45) for more details of the brownie. They are known to interact with humans, and, are an option for a PC race (see: WHITE DWARF, #29). Double the chances for a brownie appearing if find familiar is cast in Caledonia: abide by the results of the first roll, unless the second roll indicates a brownie.
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Post by Admin on Feb 19, 2017 19:48:24 GMT
Gruinard Island (Scotland)"The island is oval shaped and considered as one of the most deadliest islands ever. Due to the biological warfare experiments of the British, the island was kept under secret. Scientists experimented with Anthrax, which killed all the local animals, as well as contaminated the soil." Read More: www.trueactivist.com/21-most-dangerous-islands-in-the-world-gallery/11
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Post by Admin on Feb 21, 2017 21:26:00 GMT
In Loch Ness, there is a famous elasmosaurus known as Nessie.
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Post by Admin on Feb 25, 2017 11:12:57 GMT
A colony of drow exists in the Upper Underdark of the Shetland Islands, the one area of Caledonia that follows the Norse(Skandian) pantheon. Drow are not native to either Aerth or the Upper Underdark, so the only logical explanation is the opening of a gate between the Shetlands and the Unseelie Realms of Phaeree.
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Post by Admin on Feb 26, 2017 11:46:08 GMT
Iona (Scottish Gaelic: Ì Chaluim Chille) is a small island in the Inner Hebrides off the Ross of Mull on the western coast of Scotland. Drow are rumored to have been sighted on Iona. (Thanks: chris107)
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Post by Admin on Feb 26, 2017 14:34:03 GMT
The most famous draft horse, the Clydesdale, comes from Caledonia.
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Post by Admin on Feb 26, 2017 14:46:33 GMT
Shetland is famed for it's ponies.
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Post by Admin on Feb 28, 2017 8:36:20 GMT
Ogres (and 1/2-ogres) are found in Caledonia.
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Post by Admin on Mar 2, 2017 21:51:36 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jun 24, 2017 14:34:19 GMT
Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) is a species of pine that is native to Eurasia, ranging from Western Europe to Eastern Siberia, south to the Caucasus Mountains and Anatolia, and north to well inside the Arctic Circle in Scandinavia.
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