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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]red_day_dawning
    6/11/08 12:09 pm (UTC)
    Definitely a mention of the short days and the castle in GoF - from the conversation between Viktor & Hemione at the Yule Ball:
    'Vell, ve have a castle also, not as big as this, nor as comfortable, I am thinking,' [...] 'Ve have just four floors, and the fires are lit only for magical purposes. But ve have grounds even larger than these - though in vinter, ve have very little daylight, so ve are not enjoying them. But in summer ve are flying every day over the lakes and the mountains - ' GoF. p.363.

    • [info]sylvanawood
      6/11/08 12:11 pm (UTC)
      Aaaah, thank you, thank you, that was the passage I was thinking of, but didn't find it . Yes, I need mountains.

      • [info]melfinatheblue
        6/11/08 12:51 pm (UTC)
        I found a list of Russian castles here
        Wasn't Siberia mostly settled by nomads until rather recently? So that there wouldn't be a lot of castles? And weren't most of them wooden?

        Norway's got lots of castles and mountains and cold. That might be a better place for it.

        • [info]sylvanawood
          6/12/08 03:22 am (UTC)
          Thank you! Yes, Valady posted a link above to a Mugglenet essay that argues for Norway. I had completely forgotten that Durmstrang has to be in Europe, that rules out Siberia. Norway fits well for many reasons (and it has exactly the type of nice glaciers I need.)
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