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Re: Kingdom of Caerany, an Intro.
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Tue, 11 Sep 2001 13:14:07 GMT
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isn't a cairn a stone burial mound ??
caer is a celtic derivation of castle
of course it can mean what you like for your story :)
James (who lives in Caerphilly)
"leonard hoffman" <glencaer@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> These are the preliminary structures to be found within my imaginary • world,
> called Caerany (the people are Caers).
>
> first a note about 'caer'. the word can be traced to 'cairn' which means a
> stoen structure or fortress. In the far North, the people there built • many
> cairns as a means of protecting themselves from nomadic raiders.
> eventually, the word 'caer' came to refer to the people themselves.
>
> in the mid 800's, a southern empire of the Lonsans, lead by emporer Paul I
> invaded and subdued the land of the caers (called Copecaer, or the Cope),
> but it was his son, Paul II who finally established firm Lonsan rule in
> Copecaer.
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> in 876, after every major enemy of the Lonsans had been defeated, Paul II
> began his 'Beautification Project', in an effort to show the elegance of
> power of the Lonsans throughout their empire.
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> in 881, as apart of the Project, Paul II ordered a castle to be built in • the
> regional capital of Copecaer, Coplton. The site chosen was the ancient
> cairn of kings (Qans), called Cairn Qaatore. the castle was to be named • for
> Paul II's father, who was called 'Pahl' in the North. Hence, Castle Pahl.
>
> www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=6845
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> The castle was also built in an effort to fortify the North after a • horrible
> rebellion in 879, lead by the Wolf Clan. Although the popular leader
> Axieliang had been killed, his son Kian, took over the leadership and
> continued the fight against foreign domination.
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> Kian changed the name of his secret headquarters to Cairn Firriney (fort • of
> truth), which would serve as a center for planning guerilla attacks, but
> also as a commune for any Caer who did not wish to live under the Lonsan
> boot. Soon peasants began building huts around the Cairn, and farming • local
> products, such as cabbage. They were fullfilling what Kian called,
> "building a free caerany, with or without popular support, right • underneath
> the noses of those lonsan pigs."
>
> www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=6846
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> (and yes, Cairn Firriney is 6066, my single favorite castle set ever!, but
> the trees and the hut are MOC)
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> more will come when more is built, and discovered...
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>
>
> and also a folder for Misc. stuff, right now a catapult powered by rubber
> bands (lego rubber bands, from the LOM sets)
>
> www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=6847
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> peace to all!
> -lenny
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| (...) actually, in my research i found that cairn was the root for caer, that both were of similiar origin. but then again, that was from a internet celtic dictionary, so that info is always sketchy. im using celtic names as inspiration for Caerany. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| These are the preliminary structures to be found within my imaginary world, called Caerany (the people are Caers). first a note about 'caer'. the word can be traced to 'cairn' which means a stoen structure or fortress. In the far North, the people (...) (25 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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