tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798056059089761235.post6197649797167384560..comments2024-03-28T09:21:55.828+00:00Comments on The Duchy of Tradgardland: Holiday/mapping and a request for help...tradgardmastarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798056059089761235.post-61069518098297277192008-07-29T19:04:00.000+01:002008-07-29T19:04:00.000+01:00Ah nostalgia - as a Yorkshireman living in exile i...Ah nostalgia - as a Yorkshireman living in exile in the Midlands for nearly 30 years now I really do pine for the North. Yorkshire's a great place - well, parts of it are, anyway. ;-) Much of it is far quieter and less crowded than further south in England.<BR/><BR/>For German names, pick up a cheap German-English-German dictionary (I have an old Cassell's which I bought for a pound or two a few years ago) - it's excellent to dabble in and pluck out interesting names for ImagiNations.<BR/><BR/>David.David Morfitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016926084467625584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798056059089761235.post-18460874479428391092008-07-25T16:48:00.000+01:002008-07-25T16:48:00.000+01:00Ah, you though I forgot you, didn;t you? But no! ...Ah, you though I forgot you, didn;t you? But no! Talked to my wife a few evenings ago and wrote down a few things I thought of too. Here you go:<BR/><BR/>-bach = little brook<BR/>-berg = mountain<BR/>-wald = wood or forest<BR/>-heim = home (ok, this is more Norwegian, but I like the sound of it)<BR/>-huegel = hill<BR/>-tal = valley<BR/>flaeche = plain<BR/>-fluss = river<BR/>-gebirge = mountains<BR/>-gebiet = area, region<BR/>-heide = heath<BR/>-strand = beach<BR/>-zee = sea or lake<BR/>-teich = pond<BR/>-ufer = bank (of pond or stream or river)<BR/><BR/>There you go! These terms should help in naming features and paces in your campaign. You can also find lots of maps online of formerly German/Austrian places and mine those for Germanic sounding place names.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy!<BR/><BR/>StokesWSTKS-FM Worldwidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173042438761572040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798056059089761235.post-425848866321284532008-07-21T21:03:00.000+01:002008-07-21T21:03:00.000+01:00Here is a link to a wonderful map. Click on any se...Here is a link to a wonderful map. Click on any sector and it brings up that sector . . . click again and you see a very large image. The road networks would be wonderful for those who like to use such maps.<BR/><BR/>Here is the link (you might have to copy/paste it in two chunks because of the word wrap):<BR/><BR/>http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/digkonyv/topo/3felmeres.htm<BR/><BR/>Enjoy!<BR/><BR/><BR/>-- JeffBluebear Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595975572873838050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798056059089761235.post-2206427946858315762008-07-20T23:32:00.000+01:002008-07-20T23:32:00.000+01:00I had been looking at some old maps of part of Aus...I had been looking at some old maps of part of Austria and noticed a few things about placenames (maybe local Austrian variations on High German or maybe a difference in old vs. more recent?)<BR/>-egg (not sure about the sigificance/meaning of this one)<BR/>-stain (vs. "stein")<BR/>-perg (vs. "berg", or "burg"?)<BR/>-pach (vs. "bach")Fitz-Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510866929782142007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798056059089761235.post-45700951279553164152008-07-20T21:57:00.000+01:002008-07-20T21:57:00.000+01:00Yorkshire's a lovely place to visit. I was there a...Yorkshire's a lovely place to visit. I was there at the wargames holiday centres in Thornton-le-Dale and Filey in the 80's. <BR/><BR/>Your freshwater navy idea is an attractive one. I'm going to do something similar with Hetzenberg and Dunkeldorf-Pfuhl.A Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834159033854153921noreply@blogger.com