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Where is Durmstrang?

[info]sylvanawood
6/11/08 04:49 pm
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I need this for a Snape fanfic (SSHG).

What do you think where Durmstrang is? Any ideas? I think it's in North-Eastern Siberia, in the Northern Verkhoyansk Mountains, where the river Lena goes towards the arctic sea. There would be mountains, little daylight in winter, and a continuous connection of water if we assume that Hogwarts is close to a Loch that has some connection to the Atlantic. That way that ship could have traveled. I was wondering if it could be in Norway, but why would they have a Headmaster with a slavic name then? Here's a link: http://www.yakutiatravel.com/eng/travdir/polus.htm

Input would be greatly appreciated. :)
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  • [info]valady
    6/11/08 10:29 am (UTC)
    I only remember reading in the book that Durmstrang is North of Scotland. So, that leaves a lot of possibilities for fanfic writers to place it where ever they want. :)

    • [info]sylvanawood
      6/11/08 11:11 am (UTC)
      Yeah, it could be anywhere. That frustrates me. ;)

      • [info]valady
        6/11/08 12:20 pm (UTC)
        I found an article on Mugglenet that might help you decide where Durmstrang is located. Here's the link:

        http://www.mugglenet.com/editorials/editorials/edit-olanick01.shtml

        • [info]sylvanawood
          6/12/08 03:17 am (UTC)
          Thank you so much! That was great. I had completely overlooked the fact that Durmstrang has to be in Europe. So Siberia is out of the question. Well, I've learned a bit about Siberia on the way anyway.

          “Durmstrang’s another wizarding school?” said Harry.
          “Yes,” said Hermione sniffily, “and it’s got a horrible reputation. According to An Appraisal of Magical Education in Europe, it puts a lot of emphasis on the Dark Arts.”

          So my Durmstrang will be in Norway, after all. Which is good, I need decent mountains with nice glaciers.
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