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| * "Caer" is Welsh for "Fortress" and is seen in many placenames throughout wales, such as in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiff|Caerdydd]] (Cardiff in English) and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caernarfon|Caernarfon]]. | * "Caer" is Welsh for "Fortress" and is seen in many placenames throughout wales, such as in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiff|Caerdydd]] (Cardiff in English) and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caernarfon|Caernarfon]]. | ||
| * Reyn refers to the [[Reyn]], the vulpine race that is the focus of the comic. The origin of the name "Reyn" is unknown. | * Reyn refers to the [[Reyn]], the vulpine race that is the focus of the comic. The origin of the name "Reyn" is unknown. | ||
| - | * Caerreyn is a massive example of a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_fort|Star Fort]], a kind of renaissance-era fortress shaped like a star that became prominent due to the advent of gunpowder. While cannon-fire could easily fell castle walls when the shot was directed perpendicular to the wall, cannons did much less damage when striking at an angle, and star forts minimized the ability for cannons to fire at walls perpendicul | + | * Caerreyn is a massive example of a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_fort|Star Fort]], a kind of renaissance-era fortress shaped like a star that became prominent due to the advent of gunpowder. While cannon-fire could easily fell castle walls when the shot was directed perpendicular to the wall, cannons did much less damage when striking at an angle, and star forts minimized the ability for cannons to fire at walls perpendicularly. |
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| * The inner walls have been depicted at different heights through the comic. Pages [[http://crimsonflagcomic.com/comic.php?comicID=11|11]] and [[http://crimsonflagcomic.com/comic.php?comicID=393|393]] both depict the inner walls as fairly short, while in page [[http://crimsonflagcomic.com/comic.php?comicID=220|220]] the inner walls appear to tower over the outer city. | * The inner walls have been depicted at different heights through the comic. Pages [[http://crimsonflagcomic.com/comic.php?comicID=11|11]] and [[http://crimsonflagcomic.com/comic.php?comicID=393|393]] both depict the inner walls as fairly short, while in page [[http://crimsonflagcomic.com/comic.php?comicID=220|220]] the inner walls appear to tower over the outer city. | ||
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caerreyn.txt · Last modified: 2016/12/24 23:22 by arroavantho
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