(urth) traveling north

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A-yup.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lee Berman <severiansola at hotmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 20:42:25
> To: <urth at lists.urth.net>
> Subject: (urth) traveling north
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> It is not crystal clear in the text, but Wolfe has explicitly
> stated in some interviews that Urth is not meant to be Earth
> but rather a version of Earth in a previous universal iteration.
> One clue in the text is that the word Urth, from the 3 giantess
> norns of Norse Mythology, refers to the Past (while Verthandi is
> the Present and Skuld is the Future).  Thus it can be explained
> why Severian lives on a continent very similar to our South
> America but with some notable differences.(still, I do think we
> can spot Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls, the Andes, the Amazon and
> Lake Titicaca referenced)
>
> FWIW, my opinion is that Urth is presented as less spiritually
> advanced than Earth, notably lacking two important earthly
> spiritual events, The Flood and the Coming of Jesus. Thus,
> Severian has his roles to play. The Urth we are reading about
> is much older than our current Earth but being stunted in its
> spiritual growth is still troubled by some of the ills which
> plagued our pagan ancestors.
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