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Friday, 03 September 2010

Lancre

Lancre Gorge and Troll BridgeLancre is situated in the Discworld's Ramtop mountains, about 100 miles Hubwards of the city of Ankh-Morpork. It is the best-known of hundreds of tiny countries in the Ramtops, occupying a vertiginous shelf looking over the Sto Plains.

The Ramtops are a major earthing point for the Discworld's magical field. Headless horsemen and walking trees are part of the landscape, as are witches. Lancre is famous for witches, especially since the publication of The Joye of Snacks (an erotic cookbook) by "A Lancre Witch" (Nanny Ogg).

The other thing Lancre is famous for is young people going off and seeking their fortunes (usually in Ankh-Morpork). The capital "city" of Lancre is Lancre Town, by dint of being slightly bigger than the other villages, and containing Lancre Castle. The Lancre coat of arms shows two bears on a black and gold shield.

The size of Lancre is roughly 40 miles by 10 miles, though the actual surface area contained therein is impossible to determine. Much like the Unseen University Library, all the magic in the kingdom has warped space, leading to some areas containing more land than there's any room for (this is known as "gnarly ground").

 


 


 
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