(urth) House Absolute

[brunians at brunians.org]

Right.


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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: brunians at brunians.org [mailto:brunians at brunians.org]
>
>>It is North.
>>
>>Nessus has been moving south.
>
>
> No, Nessus has been moving North, from it's southern origin at the sea.
>
> Claw 28:
> "Dorcas paused, looking up into the trees. "My father said that the city
> had been creeping northward along the river for all of history, having
> begun as an autochthon village where Gyoll joins the sea...
> "
> and
> Citadel XVII
> "Yes?you came from Nessus, did you not? And that was a city
> built about a river. But it was once a city by the sea,"
>
> All of the Dead and dying parts of the city are in the south, which makes
> sense if it's crept up the river.
>
> Gyoll runs Southeast
> Citadel XXXII
> "I had heard that the ruins of the city extended far downriver and asked
> when we would sight them."
>
> The Citadel is near the Center of Nessus, but to the South.
>
> Sword VI
> "Anyway, in Nessus, a long way south of the city most people visit, so far
> down the great river in fact that most people think the city would have
> ended long before, there stands an ancient fortress.
>
> and from Jonas story:
> Shadow 35
> "In the old times, the lords of this world feared no one but their own
> people,and to defend themselves against them built a great fortress on a
> hilltop to the north of the city."
>
> so back in Jonas's time, the Citadel (Great Fortress) is North of the City
> Proper.
>
> So, clearly Nessus has crept North.
>
>
> I was trying to draw a map of the areas, and I realized it does almost
> perfectly overlay with South America. (Obviously I'm not the first to
> notice) It's more or less Argentina that this takes place in.   If you
> look at Buenos Aires, it's at the mouth of a river that opens to the sea.
> I forget the name, Rio Parana or something.  So, if Nessus Started out at
> Buenos Aires, I figure it's probably as far as Rosario by the BoTNS,
> though that makes for a seriously huge city wall.
>
> Right in the middle of Argentina is the Patagonia Pampas, and the rugged
> Andes would be perfect for carving Kings, they're very tall and steep,
> unlike many mountain ranges that slope more gradually. And of course, to
> the South, you've got the Southern Isles that of Halvard's story, where it
> is cold and icy, like the bottom of Chile and the Falkland Islands.
>
> And further north, of course, you find the Jungle and the Jungle River,
> Ouroboros, which is obviously the Amazon River.
>
>
>
>>> I don't have the text to hand so I cannot verify till I get home
>>> however I
>>> don't think the House Absolute is in
>>> Nessus at all.  Did Severian not travel North for some time before he
>>> reached Nessus?  He was walking over
>>> House Absolute with Jonas when they were taken capture by the Guards.
>
> I foundt searchable text files. they come in handy.
>
> Yes, The House Absolute is North of Nessus.
> While I think the Nuclear bunker idea is neat, it doesn't seem to jibe
> with the details of the H.A. which is extravagant and palatial.  As well,
> Inire built the Second House to coincide with the First House completely.
> It doesn't seem like a Nuclear Bunker would be retrofitted to have that
> sort of subtle labyrinthian structure.
>
> ~SonOfWitz
>
>
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