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Where is Durmstrang?

sylvanawood

6/11/08 04:49 pm

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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• red_day_dawning

  6/11/08 11:43 am (UTC)

  

  I can recall that the discussion was narrowed to (possibly) either Siberia or Finland/Lapland (near the Finnish border with USSR?), with some mention of Northern Norway. Because of the Slavic names, the Russia and Finland were considered the most likely.
  
  Many things were taken into account - the necessity for ocean or lake access for the ship, the fur cloaks, the Slavic-sounding names, Krum's description of flying over the school and the long winter nights.
  
  And, as I'm sure you realize, the name "Durmstrang" wasn't really considered a geographical pointer, because it's a play on Sturm und Drang.

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  • sylvanawood

    6/11/08 11:50 am (UTC)

    

    Don't get too upset about it. Yes, Sturm und Drang, but it definitely isn't in Germany, LOL.

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