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Orava Castle, Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia,

Orava river in the village of Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia.

[angelkarafilli]

Castillo de Orava (1267) Eslovaquia Is situated on high rock above Orava river in the village of Oravský Podzámok ,Slovakia .It is considered to be one of the most beautiful castles in Slovakia. The castle was built in the kingdom of Hungary in the thirteenth century.

Many scenes of the 1922 film "Nosferatu" were filmed here and many other films and tv series.

[jajafilm]

This year I spent my holydays in Slovakia. We traveled the Orava and Váh rivers on boats. We also visited the Orava Castle. Although it doesn't look like it in the photos, we had a pretty good weather. It only rained on the last day.

(You can't copy these photos and use them for commercial or private use without purchasing a license.)

[professorbook]

Orava Castle, a medieval (13th century) stronghold on an extremely high and steep cliff by the Orava River, Slovakia.

[loracarol]

The list of TGE characters, gods and places from the glossary, for fic reading/writing/etc.

This list contains some spoilers.

Aäno: maid at Edonomee; daughter of Kevo

Adremaza: the master of the Athmaz’are

Aisava, Csevet: a courier; Later Edrehasivar VII’s secretary

Aizheveth: Witness for the Wisdom of Choharo; scholar of the second rank

Akhalarna: a god

Alcethmeret: the emperor’s residence within the Untheileneise Court

Alchenada: a noble house

Alchenin: a noblewoman

Amalo: a city in Thu-Athamar

Anmura: god of the sun and god of war

Anmur’theileian: a fortress built by the elves in the Evressai Steppes; called Memory of Death and Carrion-Bones by the Nazhmorhathveras

Anvernel: a country across the Chadevan Sea

Ashedro: a city in Thu-Athamar; seat of a university

Ashevezhko: the Barizheise goddess of the sea

Athmaz’are: the institution of the mazei of the Ethuveraz

Athamara: a river of the Ethuveraz; meets the Istandaärtha at Cairado

Atterezh, Clemis: the emperor’s Master of Wardrobe

Aveio: a town in Thu-Evresar

Avris: one of the emperor’s edocharei

Bakhoree: a manor belonging to the Drazhada in Thu-Cethor

Barizhan: the Ethuveraz’s southern neighbor; the land of goblins

Barizhin: the languague of Barizhan

Bazhavada: a noble house

Bazhevar, Dalera: nephew of the Count Bazhevel

Bazhevel: a count of Thu-Tetar; father of Stano Bazhevin

Bazhevin, Stano: fiancée of Ciris Drazhar; daughter of the Count Bazhevel

Belmaliven IV (dec.): Belmaliven Zhas, the 123rd Emperor of the Elflands; brother of Belmaliven V; father of Belvesena XI and Belmaliven VI

Belmaliven V (dec.): Belmaliven Zhas, the 124th Emperor of the Elflands; brother of Belmaliven IV

Belmaliven VI (dec.): Belmaliven Zhas, the 126th Emperor of the Elflands; son of Belmaliven IV; brother of Belvesena XI

Beltanthiar III (dec.): Beltanthiar Zhas, the 113th Emperor of the Elflands; defended by Hanevis Athmaza from Orava the Usurper

Beltanthiar V (dec.): Beltanthiar Zhas, the 121st Emperor of the Elflands; a child emperor who did not live to see adulthood

Belthelema IX (dec.): Belthelema Zhas, the 88th Emperor of the Elflands; husband of Valestho Drazharan

Belu: a soldier of the Hezhethora

Belvesena XI (dec.): Belvesena Zhas, the 125th Emperor of the Elflands; son of Belmaliven IV; brother of Belmaliven VI

Berenada: a noble house

Berenar, Eiru: the Witness for the Treasury; later Lord Chancellor; husband of Anzhevo Berenaran

Berenaran, Anzhevo: wife of Eiru Berenar

Benevolence of Marigolds: a Barizheise steamship

Beshelar, Deret: First Nohecharis to Edrehasivar VII

Bralchenar, Evrenis: an airship worker; a follower of Curnar

Bromada: a noble house

Bromar: the Witness for Foreigners

Bucarezh: a comic novelist

Cairado: a city in Thu-Athamar

Cala Athmaza: First Nohecharis to Edrehasivar VII

Calestho: a town in Thu-Evresar

Cambeshada: a noble house

Cambeshin, Dinan: a playmate of Ino Drazhin

Carcethlened, Amu: a Barizheise poet

Celehada: a noble house

Celehar, Thara: a Witness for the Dead; kinsman to Csoru Drazharan

Celehel: a count of Thu-Cethor; father of Csoru Drazharan

Celvaz: a country bordering the Ethuveraz

Ceredada: a noble house

Ceredel: a marquess of Thu-Cethor

Ceredin, Csethiro: great-niece of Arbelan Drazharan; daughter of the Marquess Ceredel

Cetho: the city surrounding the Untheleneise Court

Cethora: a river of the Ethuveraz; meets the Istandaärtha at Zhaö

Cetho Workers League: an organization of the working class people of Cetho

Ceth’ulimeire: the ulimeire of Cetho

Cethoree: a manor belonging to the Drazhada; Arbelan Drazharan was relegated here by Varenechibel IV

Chadevan Sea: the ocean of Barizhan’s southern coast

Chavada: a noble house

Chavar, Nurevis: son of Uleris Chavar

Chavar, Uleris: Lord Chancellor of the Ethuveraz

Chavel: a viscount of Thu-Athamar; brother of Uleris Chavar

Chevarimai: a god whose cult was suppressed

Choharo: a city in Thu-Istandaär

Cloud Horses, the: a bar in Amalo

Clunethada: the principal house of Thu-Athamar

Clunethar, Orchenis: Prince of Thu-Athamar; husband of Uleviän Clunetharan

Clunetharan, Ebreneän (dec.): sister of Varenechibel IV

Clunetharan, Uleviän: daughter of the Duke Tethimel; wife of Orchenis Clunethar, Prince of Thu-Athamar

Convent of the Lighthouse-Keepers: a convent for votaries of Ashevezhkho in Urvekh’

Corat’ Arhos: Cruelty of Water; the sea serpent

Corat’ Dav Arhos: the palace of the Great Avar of Barizhan

Corazhas: advisers to the emperor; the Corazhas is composed of seven Witnesses: the Witness for the Judiciate, the Witness for the Prelacy, the Witness for the Universities, the Witness for the Treasury, the Witness for the Athmaz’are, the Witness for Foreigners, and the Witness for Parliament

Csaivo: goddess of rivers, water, birth, and healing

Csedo: a town in Thu-Istandaär

Csovar, Tanet: the Witness for the Emperor

Cstheio Caireizhasan: goddess of the stars, of wisdom, and of magic

Curnar (dec.): a philosopher; executed in the reign of Varevesena

Dachen Mura: the Greater Jewels of the emperor

Daiano: a town in Thu-Cethor, north of Ezho; noted for its mineral springs

Dalar, Evru (dec.): husband of Oseian Dalaran; lover of Thara Celehar

Dalaran, Oseian (dec.): wife of Evru Dalar

Danivada: a noble house

Danivaran, Aro: a noblewoman

Danivin, Thiriän: Aro Danivaran’s daughter

Dazhis Athmaza: Second Nohecharis to Edrehasivar VII

Deshehar: the Witness for the Parliament

Dorashada: a noble house of Thu-Cethor

Drazhada: the ruling house of the Ethuveraz

Drazhar, Cora: page boy in Csoru Drazharan’s household; Maia Drazhar’s third cousin

Drazhar, Ciris (dec.): second son of Varenechibel IV and Pazhiro Drazharan (third son of the emperor); fiancé of Stano Bazhevin; killed in the crash of the Wisdom of Choharo

Drazhar, Ermezhis (dec.): an archduke of the Drazhada; an invalid

Drazhar, Idra: Prince of the Untheileneise Court; son of Nemolis Drazhar and Sheveän Drazharan; brother of Ino Drazhar and Mireän Drazhar

Drazhar, Maia: only child of Chenelo Drazharan and Varenechibel IV (fourth son of the emperor); relegated by his father first to Isvaroë (with Chenelo Drazharan) and then to Edonomee (with Setheris Nelar); see also Edrehasivar VII

Drazhar, Nazhira (dec.): elder son of Varenechibel IV and Pazhiro Drazharan (second son of the emperor); killed in the crash of the Wisdom of Choharo

Drazhar, Nemera (dec.): see Varenechibel IV

Drazhar, Nemolis (dec.): Prince of the Untheileneise Court; son of Varenechibel IV and Leshan Drazharan; husband of Sheveän Drazharan; father of Idra Drazhar, Mireän Drazhar, Ino Drazhar; killed in the crash of the Wisdom of Choharo

Drazharan, Arbelan: first wife of Varenechibel IV; put aside for barrenness and relegated to Cethoree

Drazharan, Chenelo (dec.): second legitimate daughter of Maru Sevraseched, the Great Avar of Barizhan; fourth wife of Varenechibel IV; mother of Maia Drazhar; relegated to Isvaroë by Varenechibel IV, where she died

Drazharan, Corivero (dec.): an empress; an opera, The Dream of the Empress Corivero, was written about her

Drazharan, Csoru: fifth wife of Varenechibel IV; kinswoman to Thara Celehar

Drazharan, Leshan (dec.): second wife of Varenechibel IV; mother of Nemolis Drazhar and Nemriän Imaran

Drazharan, Parmeno (dec.): an empress

Drazharan, Pazhiro (dec.): third wife of Varenechibel IV; mother of Nazhira Drazhar, Ciris Drazhar, and Vedero Drazhin; died in childbirth

Drazharan, Valestho: the empress of Belthelema IX

Drazharan, Sheveän: Princess of the Untheileneise Court; wife of Nemolis Drazhar; mother of Idra Drazhar, Mireän Drazhin, and Ino Drazhin

Drazhin, Ino: younger daughter of Nemolis Drazhar and Sheveän Drazharan; sister of Idra Drazhar and Mireän Drazhar

Drazhin, Mireän: elder daughter of Nemolis Drazhar and Sheveän Drazharan; sister of Idra Drazhar and Ino Drazhar

Drazhin, Vedero: daughter of Varenechibel IV and Pazhiro Drazharan

Duchenada: a noble house

Duchenel: a count of Thu-Cethor

Duchenin, Loran: second daughter of the Count Duchenel; niece of Uleris Chavar

Ebremis: master chef of the Alcethmeret

Echana: a lieutenant of the Untheileneise Guard

Edonara: the marshes of western Thu-Evresar

Edonomee: a manor belonging to the Drazhada; Maia Drazhar and Setheris Nelar were relegated here by Varenechibel IV

Edrehasivar VI (dec.): Edrehasivar Zhas, the 182nd Emperor of the Elflands

Edrehasivar VII: Edrehasivar Zhas, the 209th Emperor of the Elflands; see also Maia Drazhar

Edretanthiar III (dec.): Edretanthiar Zhas, the 172nd Emperor of the Elflands

Edrethelema III (dec.): Edrethelema Zhas, the 185th Emperor of the Elflands; the architect of the current Untheileneise Court

Edrethelema IV (dec.): Edrethelema Zhas, the 186th Emperor of the Elflands; son of Edrethelema III; builder of the Untheileneise Court

Edrethelema V (dec.): Edrethelema Zhas, the 187th Emperor of the Elflands; son of Edrethelema IV; builder of the Untheileneise Court; had Lisethu Pevennin put to death

Edrethelema VI (dec.): Edrethelema Zhas, the 188th Emperor of the Elflands; son of Edrethelema V; builder of the Untheileneise Court

Edrethelema VIII (dec.): Edrethelema Zhas, the 192nd Emperor of the Elflands; a child emperor who did not live to see adulthood

Edrevechelar XIV (dec.): Edrevechelar Zhas, the 201st Emperor of the Elflands; great-great-great-great-great-granduncle of Maia Drazhar

Edrevechelar XVI (dec.): Edrevechelar Zhas, the 203rd Emperor of the Elflands; father of Varenechibel I

Edrevenivar (dec.): Edrevenivar Zhas, the 157th Emperor of the Elflands; known as Edrevenivar the Conqueror; united the eastern and western Ethuveraz

Erimada: a noble house

Esaran, Echelo: steward of the Alcethmeret

Esha: one of the emperor’s edocharei

Eshoravee: a manor belonging to the Tethimada

Esret: a Barizheise page boy in the service of Vorzhis Gormened

Estelveriär: a country bordering the Ethuveraz

Esthoramire: the prison of the Untheileneise Court

Ethuveraz: the Elflands

Ethuverazhid Mura: the crown of the Elflands

Ethuverazhid Zhas: the Emperor of the Elflands

Ethuverazhin: the language of the Elflands

Evresartha: a river of the Ethuveraz; meets the Istandaärtha at Ezho

Evressai Steppes: home of the Nazhmorhathveras

Ezho: a city in Thu-Cethor; founded in the gold rush of Varenechibel III’s reign

Glorious Dragon: the ship of Shaleän Sevraseched

Gormened, Nadaro: wife of Vorzhis Gormened; cousin of Chenelo Drazharan

Gormened, Vorzhis: Barizheise ambassador to the Untheileneise Court; husband of Nadaro Gormened

Habrobar: a maker of signets

Halezh: a master of the Clocksmiths’ Guild

Halezho, Avro: a member of the Clocksmiths’ Guild; sister of Nedaö Vechin

Hanevis Athmaza (dec.): nohecharis of Beltanthiar III

Haru: servant at Edonomee

Hezhethora: the traditional guards of the Great Avar of Barizhan

Honor of Csedo: an airship

Ilinveriär: a country bordering the Ethuveraz

Imada: a noble house

Imaran, Nemriän: daughter of Varenechibel IV and Leshan Drazharan; wife of the Marquess Imel

Imel: a marquess of Thu-Athamar; husband of Nemriän Imaran

Inver: a soldier of the Hezhethora

Isheian: servant in the Alcethmeret

Ishilar: a corporal of the Untheileneise Guard

Istandaärtha: the principal river of the Ethuveraz

Isthanada: a minor house

Isthanar: the Witness for the Universities

Isvaroë: a manor belonging to the Drazhada; Chenelo Drazharan and Maia Drazhar were relegated here by Varenechibel IV

Kevo: cook at Edonomee; mother of Aäno

Khel-Avezher: self-styled king of the Chadevan pirates

Khever: a groom in the Untheileneise Court

Kiru Athmaza: Second Nohecharo of Edrehasivar VII; replacement for Dazhis Athmaza; a cleric of Csaivo

Lanthevada: a noble house

Lanthevel: a marquess of Thu-Athamar; Presider of the House of Blood; uncle of Iviro Lanthevin

Lanthevin, Iviro: niece of the Marquess Lanthevel

Leilis Athmaza: tutor of Idra Drazhar

Lohaiso: a city of Thu-Evresar

Loyalty of Lohaiso: an airship

Mazan’theileian: the hall of the Athmaz’are in the Untheileneise Court

Michen Mura: the Lesser Jewels of the emperor

Michen’theileian: the emperor’s audience hall

Mich’othasmeire: the Temple of All Gods in the Untheileneise’meire

Narchanezhen, Atho: an airship worker; a follower of Curnar

Nazhmorhathveras: the People of the Night Sky, the inhabitants of the Evressai Steppes; at war with the Ethuveraz

Nazhcreis Dein: a witch of the Nazhmorhathveras; albino

Nelada: a minor house

Nelar, Setheris: relegated to Edonomee with Maia Drazhar by Varenechibel IV

Nelaran, Hesero: wife of Setheris Nelar

Nelozho: a town in Thu-Cethor

Nemer: one of the emperor’s edocharei

Neraiis: a servant in the household of Csoru Drazharan

Nethen Ford: a ford of the Tetara

Nethenada: a noble house

Nethenel, Pazhis: a count of Thu-Tetar

Nevennamire: the prison beneath the Untheileneise Court

Olchevada: a noble house

Omdar: a comic novelist

Orava: known as the Usurper; the only magic-user ever to attempt the throne of the Ethuveraz

Orimada: a noble house

Orimar: the Courier General

Ormevada: a noble house

Orshan: goddess of crops and farmers

Orthema, Verer: Captain of the Untheileneise Guard; husband of Reneian Orthemo

Orthemo, Reneian: wife of Captain Verer Orthema

Orseva: a senior canon of the Untheileneise’meire

Oshet: a Barizheise gardener in the Alcethmeret

Osreian: goddess of the earth, of earthquakes and disaster, of artists and makers

Ozhis: a novice of the Athmaz’are

Parliament: the Parliament of the Ethuveraz comprises two houses, the House of Blood and the House of Commons

Pashavada: a noble house

Pashavar: the Witness for the Judiciate; husband of Ailano Pashavaran

Pashavar, Corvis: a young nobleman

Pashavaran, Ailano: wife of Lord Pashavar

Pashavel: a duke of Thu-Cethor

Pelar: Witness for the Wisdom of Choharo; scholar of the second rank

Pelchara: servant at Edonomee

Perenched, Ursu: natural daughter of Maru Sevraseched; a sea captain’s wife

Pevennada: an extinct noble house

Pevennin, Lisethu (dec.): a lady of the last house to lead a rebellion against the Drazhada

Polchina, Evet: a master of the Clocksmiths’ Guild

Porcharn: a country bordering the Ethuveraz

Puzhvarno: a city in Thu-Athamar, near Eshoravee

Radiance of Cairado: an airship

Reshema: a courier

Rohethada: a noble house

Rohethar, Idra: father of Sheveän Drazharan

Rohetharan, Zharo: mother of Sheveän Drazharan

Rosharis: the head groom of the Untheileneise Court

Salezheio: goddess of wind, winter, couriers, and storytellers

Sehalis Athmaza: Adremaza of the Athmaz’are

Selthevis: the secretary of Maru Sevraseched

Sevesar: Witness for the Wisdom of Choharo; scholar of the second rank

Sevezho: a town in Thu-Istandaär

Sevraseched, Holitho: a natural daughter of Maru Sevraseched; a votary in Urvekh’

Sevraseched, Maru: the Great Avar of Barizhan; father of Shaleän Sevraseched, Thever Sevraseched, Ursu Perenched, Holitho Sevraseched, Chenelo Drazharan, and Nadeian Vizhenka

Sevraseched, Shaleän: a natural daughter of Maru Sevraseched; a sea captain; her ship is the Glorious Dragon and her home port Solunee-over-the-Water, where she has a wife

Sevraseched, Thever: elder legitimate daughter of Maru Sevraseched

Shulihada: a noble house

Shulivar, Aina: an airship worker; a follower of Curnar

Solichel: a count of Thu-Tetar

Solunee-over-the-Water: a port across the Chadevan Sea

Sonevet Athmaza: the Witness for the Athmaz’are

Sorchev Zhas (dec.): a ruler of Csedo before the unification of the Ethuveraz

Stone Tree, the: a teahouse in Amalo

Strength of Rosiro: an airship

Talar: a Drazhadeise armsman

Tativada: a noble house

Tativin, Aizheän: a friend of Vedero Drazhin

Teia: a Barizheise page boy in the service of Vorzhis Gormened

Telimezh: Second Nohecharis to Edrehasivar VII

Tetara: a river of the Ethuveraz; meets the Istandaärtha near the border with Barizhan

Tethimada: a ducal house of Thu-Athamar

Tethimar, Eshevis: son of the Duke Tethimel

Tethimar, Teru: the Archprelate of Cetho

Tethimel: a duke of Thu-Athamar; one of the wealthiest landowners of the Ethuveraz

Tethimin, Paru: daughter of the Duke Tethimel

Thorchelezhen: a junior canon of the Untheileneise’meire

Thu-Athamar: a principality of the Ethuveraz

Thu-Cethor: a principality of the Ethuveraz

Thu-Evresar: a principality of the Ethuveraz

Thu-Istandaär: a principality of the Ethuveraz

Thu-Tetar: a principality of the Ethuveraz

Ubezhada: a noble house

Ubezhar, Odris: a friend of Eshevis Tethimar

Ubezharan, Hesero: wife of Odris Ubezhar

Ulis: the god of death and the moon

Ulzhavada: a noble house

Ulzhavel (dec.): a viscount of Thu-Cethor; committed suicide after being banished by Varenechibel IV

Untheileian: the hall of the Ethuverazhid Zhas, the emperor; the center of the Untheileneise Court

Untheileneise Court: the palace of the Emperors of the Ethuveraz; also houses the Judiciate, the Parliament, the Corazhas, the Mazan’theileian of the Athmaz’are, and the Archprelacy of Cetho

Untheileneise Guard: the guards of the Untheileneise Court; mostly, but not entirely, ceremonial

Untheileneise’meire: the othasmeire of the Untheileneise Court

Upazhera: a tributary of the Cethora

Urvekh’: a town in Barizhan, on the coast

Usharsu Athmaza (dec.): Adremaza of the Athmaz’are in the reign of Edretanthiar III

Ushenar: a doctor in the Untheileneise Court

Uvezho: a town in Thu-Cethor

Valno: a town in Thu-Evresar; where Akhalarana fell to earth

Varenechibel I (dec.): Varenechibel Zhas, the 204th Emperor of the Elflands; son of Edrevechelar XVI

Varenechibel II (dec.): Varenechibel Zhas, the 205th Emperor of the Elflands; son of Varenechibel I

Varenechibel III (dec.): Varenechibel Zhas, the 206th Emperor of the Elflands; son of Varenechibel II

Varenechibel IV (dec.): Varenechibel Zhas, the 208th Emperor of the Elflands; son of Varevesena; husband, in sequence, of Arbelan Drazharan, Leshan Drazharan, Pazhiro Drazharan, Chenelo Drazharan, Csoru Drazharan; father of Nemolis Drazhar, Nemriän Imaran, Nazhira Drazhar, Ciris Drazhar, Vedero Drazhin, Maia Drazhar; killed in the crash of the Wisdom of Choharo

Varevesena (dec.): Varevesena Zhas, the 207th Emperor of the Elflands; son of Varenechibel III; father of Varenechibel IV, Ebreneän Clunetharan

Vechin, Nedaö: an operatic soprano from Zhaö

Velvet: a horse

Veremnet: a game preserve in Thu-Cethor

Versheleen: islands in the Chadevan Sea

Verven’theileian: the Hall of Consultation, the meeting room of the Corazhas

Veschada: a noble house of Thu-Athamar

Veschar, Ciret: a friend of Eshevis Tethimar

Virenada: a noble house

Vizhenka: a captain of the Hezhethora; husband of Nadeian Vizhenka

Vizhenka, Nadeian: daughter of Maru Sevraseched; wife of Captain Vizhenka

Volsharezh: a “captain” in the Courier General’s office

Vorenzhessar: a town in Thu-Cethor, north and west of Ezho; birthplace of Reneian Orthemo

Wisdom Bridge: the bridge over the Istandaärtha

Wisdom of Choharo: an airship

Zhaö: a city in Thu-Athamar

Zhavanin, Suler: nursery maid of Mireän Drazhin and Ino Drazhin

Zherinada: a noble house of Thu-Tetar

Zhidelka: a Barizheise silk merchant and former pirate

[baladric]

stay tuned for my upcoming chronicles of osreth companion novel, Far Side of the River, in which we learn that The Bridge™ is actually the final step in orava the usurper’s age-long battle to reincarnate as a lich, and thara celehar, anora chanavar, cala athmaza, kiru athmaza and teru tethimar all team up to take him down once and for all; in the process, celehar learns that the land of the dead is but one shore away, entirely reachable, and that evru’s spirit has been calling across that river for years. the real plot is celehar’s temptation to damn himself and the rest of the world by actuating his newly realized power to bridge that river, thus forever rendering the transition from life to death into a dangerous two-way street—but there, shaking him from his rictus trance, is iäna pel-thenhior with eyes like the autumn sun and a worried pinch in his brows that has, since meeting celehar, become a lingering line on his lovely face, and what more physical proof does a man need than this to know that he is a black spot on the annals of the world? but then iäna like idk snaps his fingers in front of his face and goes WOULDST STOP THAT, PLEASE, THOU UTTER WALNUT?? THOU’RT WORRYING ME, PLEASE COME HOME and then they like makeout idk and in the background cala is just kicking orava’s gross skeleton body a lot while hanevis athmaza and his soldier nohecharis buddy (coughcough Valliēt Faädar, yes i named him, i care too much about half-sentence bits of lore) are giving solemn thumbs ups from The Far Side of the River, the end

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Orava Castle situated on a high rock above Orava river in village of Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia. It was built in Kingdom of Hungary in 13th century.

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13th century castle, Orava River, Slovakia

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https://ift.tt/3e5YXcN Castle, is situated on a high rock above Orava river in the village of Oravský Podzámok, #Slovakia. It is considered to be one of the most beautiful castles in Slovakia. The castle was built in the Kingdom of #Hungary in the thirteenth century. https://t.co/zyYeTCLxaC https://ift.tt/37xyMcl

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Oravský Hrad, Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia,

Photo by @bokehm0n

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Very nice photo from @beauty_of_slovakia_ . . Orava Castle,Slovakia. . . - Oravský hrad sa nachádza v obci Oravský Podzámok. Okrem iného je táto dominanta Oravy aj obľúbeným miestom filmárov. Nakrúcala sa tu prvá čiernobiela verzia filmu Dracula z roku 1922. Ďalej sa tu nakrúcali filmy ako Kráľ drozdia brada, Princezná a žobrák, či Sokoliar Tomáš. #oravskypodzamok #orava #oravacastle #history #culture #nature #region #religion #architecture #river #hill #castle #slovensko #slovakia #beauty_of_slovakia #castelos #castillos #castles #castelli #chateau #schloss https://www.instagram.com/p/B45ePzIA7GE/?igshid=dr9pq0iwvv7o

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Orava Castle

Orava Castle is located in Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia. The castle was built in the mid-13th century on a high rock above the Orava River upon an earlier wooden fortification. The original castle was of Romanesque and Gothic design, later altered to a Renaissance, Neo-Gothic style. Orava Castle is a complex of medieval-renaissance and baroque buildings. The castle was a stronghold for the Hungarian kingdom and served as an administrative and military center for the area as it protected an important road to Poland. Noblemen and county heads owned the castle. It has a long, interesting history. In 1556, Francis Thurzo received the castle in a pledge. Francis had a new chapel constructed, added support walls, and replaced the wooden stairs and annexes with stone. His son added the big bastion with a tunnel, a gatehouse, and a tower. The property remained the longest under Thurzo ownership. The castle suffered through a massive fire that lasted several days in 1800, Francis Zichy had most of the structure reconstructed and repaired, but the middle and upper castle weren’t fixed until 1861. The castle boasts 154 rooms, including a chapel, a Knights’ room, a weapon room, a torture room, a painting gallery, period-style furnishings, and archaeological collections. As administrator of the property, Ödön Zichy sought to make the castle a museum. The first exhibition took place in 1868. The structure underwent a period of dilapidation during WWII. An official museum was established at Orava Castle in 1967.  Orava Castle is a national monument. It is open to the public.

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Akkala Citadel Ruins

I’m contributing a short story to @memorabiliazine​, a fanzine devoted to the architecture and archaeology of Breath of the Wild. My piece is an exploration of the Akkala Citadel Ruins, which is one of my favorite areas in the game simply because it’s such an interesting challenging to scale on foot.

In Age of Calamity, the interior of the Akkala Citadel is similar to that of Hyrule Castle, which makes sense both in terms of asset recycling and in terms of the citadel being an outpost of the castle. When I started thinking about the details of how the architecture of the Akkala Citadel would reflect its function as a military fortress, I began looking for real-world references.

While there’s not a one-to-one correlation, I think the Akkala Citadel Ruins are partially based on Orava Castle in Slovakia, which has also served as the inspiration for the Kaer Morhen mountain fortress in The Witcher and the set for an early cinematic adaptation of the novel Dracula.

Like Akkala Citadel, Orava Castle was built directly into the rock of a hill overlooking the alluvial plains of a nearby river. The limestone of the cliff provided the building materials that were used first for the exterior walls and pavement and later to fortify the wooden structures that served as residences. The rock spur underneath the castle was left largely intact, as its sleep slopes provided excellent natural defense.

(There’s an interesting legend about the castle cliff, by the way. A nobleman made a deal with the devil, saying that Satan could have his soul if he could finish building the fortress in one night. Not even Satan could conquer the mountain, however, and so most of the slope remains forested and undeveloped.)

Because it occupies a strategic point along a major river, Orava Castle was attacked, burned, and rebuilt multiple times since it was first inhabited in the thirteenth century, so its architecture is an amalgamation of several different periods. The original fortress was built in a Romanesque style, with thick walls supported by semicircular arches. By the height of the Renaissance, the castle had gained Gothic and Neo-Gothic flourishes, with later additions featuring domed ceilings and narrow lancet windows. 

For the most part, however, the interior of the castle reflects its utility. Most of its rooms have high ceilings with exposed wooden beams. The floors are wooden as well, although the floors on the lower stories were originally covered with packed earth to prevent water damage and humidity warping. The walls are unpainted white limestone irregularly broken by small rectangular window positioned slightly above eye level to allow in light and help regulate temperature.

The interior of the castle doesn’t have the sense of flow prized by modern architecture. Instead, it’s laid out as a somewhat haphazard collection of rooms, some of which are discrete buildings that were added as the pre-existing structure was repaired or rebuilt after battle. Different parts of the castle, such as its barracks, stables, armories, and kitchens, are connected on the outside via covered walkways, but most of the turrets contain circular stairwells that connect different buildings as well as different floors.

Orava Castle does not have a Sheikah Tower, obviously, but the Roman-style foundations of the structure could conceivably allow for a large central bore extending from its base in the rock cliff, as the gently curved arches supported by internal pillars that characterize its architecture would facilitate the construction of multi-storied circular walls.

Like Orava Castle, Akkala Citadel might fall to hostile forces, but the structure itself is remarkably sturdy. It stands to reason that it could remain intact for a hundred years in the wake of an apocalypse, especially if the Bokoblins and Moblins hanging out there have been keeping the place tidy.

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Gonna drop a few last pictures for Slovakia🇸🇰, before leaving Europe for Mama Africa. This is the beautiful Orava Castle🏰 from the 13th century, constructed on a hilltop with almost impossible physics. The small Orava river🏞️ is caressing the village of Oravský Podzámok for a picturesque backdrop. -- #Slovakia #slovakei🇸🇰 #SlovakiaCastle #CastlesOfInstagram #Hilltop #MedievalFortress #MedievalCastles #Castles #CastlePhotography #CastleFortifications #CastleOnAMountainTop #Orava #OravaCastle #OravaRiver #OravskyPodzamok #OravskyHrad #HauntedCastels #MysticCastles #MysteriousCastles #beautifulslovakia🇸🇰 #beautifulslovakia #FairyTaleCastle #FairyTaleCastles (at Oravský hrad / Orava Castle) https://www.instagram.com/p/CStnSBzDIxD/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Orava Castle situated on a high rock above Orava river in village of Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia. Built in Kingdom of Hungary in 13th century CE.

Orava Castle stands on site of an old wooden fortification, built after Mongol invasion of Hungary of 1241 CE.

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Describe a picture - Forest vocabulary

Being asked to describe a picture is probably the most classic, complete and frustrating language exercises. I’ve recentely started to include them in my studying because they’re... incredibly effective. I tried to be as precise as possible. Feel free to correct me if you see a mistake. 

metsä: forest

puu/puut: tree/trees

lehti/lehdet: leaf/leaves

kuolleet/puhdonneet lehdet: dead/fallen leaves

kaarna: bark

puun runko: tree trunk

juuri/juuret: root/roots

oksa: branch

varpu: twig

mänty: pine tree

männynkäpy: pine cone

tammi: oak tree

tammenterho/terho: acorn

kuusi: spruce tree

pensas: shrub/bush

saniainen: fern

lehtisammal: moss

kivi: rock

ruoho: grass

sieni: mushroom

path: polku

pöllö/huuhkaja: owl

harakka: magpie

tikka: woodpecker

linnunpesä/pesä: bird’s nest/nest

orava: squirrel

hevonen: horse

villisika: boar

porsas: piglet

kettu: fox

ketunpennut: fox pups

siili: hedgehog

leppäkerttu: ladybug/ladybird

silta: bridge

joki: river

järvi: lake

ranta: beach

ratsastaja: rider

purjetaulailija: windsurfer

purjevene: sailboat

piknik/piknikki: picnic

grilli: barbecue

pyyhe: towel

kylmälaukku: cooler/cool box

pallo: ball

pariskunta: couple (people)

lapsi/laspet: child/children

vanhus: old person/senior

Verbs

kyyhöttää: to perch

leikkiä: to play

kävellä: to walk

juosta: to run AND to flow (water)

sienestää: to gather mushrooms

ratsastaa: to ride (horse/animal)

purjelautailla: to windsurf

grillata: to grill

Image credit: Anne Suess