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by Ruridova » Wed Nov 26, 2014 10:50 am
by Bojikami » Wed Nov 26, 2014 10:52 am
Ruridova wrote:Fucking hell, I think Vak might have unintentionally done some excellent play on words.
by Ruridova » Wed Nov 26, 2014 11:04 am
by Unicario » Wed Nov 26, 2014 11:05 am
Ruridova wrote:Bojikami wrote:What?
I don't think this is a word in Russian, but there's an English word, "wordsmith". A wordsmith is someone who is skilled with words, who has a way with them, who can bend words to tell a story or send a message in the same way that a smith bends metals to make a tool or a weapon. Most wordsmiths are playwrights, rhetoricians, poets, or authors.
Now, the Latin word for smith is "faber". Faber refers to a literal smith, someone who handles metals. It is also the origin of several surnames in Romance countries, but it pops up the most in France. The French descendents of the Latin "faber" include Faure, Favreau... leFevre.
Gaius leFevre- an author, someone who bends words to make messages as a smith bends metal to make tools, a metaphorical smith of words- has the surname "the smith". Gaius the Smith is a wordsmith.
by Bojikami » Wed Nov 26, 2014 11:34 am
Ruridova wrote:Bojikami wrote:What?
I don't think this is a word in Russian, but there's an English word, "wordsmith". A wordsmith is someone who is skilled with words, who has a way with them, who can bend words to tell a story or send a message in the same way that a smith bends metals to make a tool or a weapon. Most wordsmiths are playwrights, rhetoricians, poets, or authors.
Now, the Latin word for smith is "faber". Faber refers to a literal smith, someone who handles metals. It is also the origin of several surnames in Romance countries, but it pops up the most in France. The French descendents of the Latin "faber" include Faure, Favreau... leFevre.
Gaius leFevre- an author, someone who bends words to make messages as a smith bends metal to make tools, a metaphorical smith of words- has the surname "the smith". Gaius the Smith is a wordsmith.
by Ruridova » Wed Nov 26, 2014 12:09 pm
Bojikami wrote:Ruridova wrote:I don't think this is a word in Russian, but there's an English word, "wordsmith". A wordsmith is someone who is skilled with words, who has a way with them, who can bend words to tell a story or send a message in the same way that a smith bends metals to make a tool or a weapon. Most wordsmiths are playwrights, rhetoricians, poets, or authors.
Now, the Latin word for smith is "faber". Faber refers to a literal smith, someone who handles metals. It is also the origin of several surnames in Romance countries, but it pops up the most in France. The French descendents of the Latin "faber" include Faure, Favreau... leFevre.
Gaius leFevre- an author, someone who bends words to make messages as a smith bends metal to make tools, a metaphorical smith of words- has the surname "the smith". Gaius the Smith is a wordsmith.
I thought it was a rendition of the english word Fervent, as in with intense passion as LeFevre wrote.
by Shrillland » Wed Nov 26, 2014 3:21 pm
Ruridova wrote:For a wide variety of reasons, far too many to list here, I've decided not to respond ICly to Uni's and Boji's recent IC statements involving real-life issues, as much as I might like to.
This is the first step in my ongoing attempts to control myself and my emotions. Please bear with me as I struggle to control myself, and thank you all for your patience.
by Luziyca » Wed Nov 26, 2014 10:27 pm
by Ruridova » Thu Nov 27, 2014 10:53 am
by Shrillland » Thu Nov 27, 2014 1:29 pm
by Ruridova » Thu Nov 27, 2014 8:41 pm
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by Ruridova » Fri Nov 28, 2014 12:26 pm
HISTORY OF THE BULGAR PEOPLES (warning: this is still very much a rough draft/work in progress, and all dates are fluid)
700s BCE: the Bulgars(Bulgar: Bolqaryin) emerge as a distinct Turkic people living in what is OTL Mongolia; they follow a unique religion, Itmanism(from the word "itman", meaning "faith"), focused around a warrior-trickster god(Ukhavcili) and a goddess of prosperity and fertility(Qerembolor).
552 BCE: the Bulgars are exiled for heresy by Bumin Illig Qhagan of the Gokturks. Led by Boyikhchan Khaliyesi, they begin to cross the steppes. Boyikhchan Khaliyesi declares himself Khagan(Haqaan) of the Bulgars, and decrees that further kings shall be elected by the Kurultai(Qurultayin), a collection of Bulgar warriors and nobles(which, in Bulgar society, are roughly the same). A caste system develops: on the top, the priests; in the middle, the warriors; on the bottom, everyone else. The bottom caste has three subcastes: merchants and artisans, farmers and laborers, and slaves and servants.
436 BCE: Under Qiravci Khoyorci Haqaan, the Bulgars finally reach what is OTL the Novorossiya region of Ukraine; they name it Bulgaria(Bolqaryca). The Bulgars also first appear in Roman writings, as the Bulgarii.
311 BCE: Deivasci Ihmalsev Haqaan begins Bulgar expansion. They take OTL Romania, Crimea, Ukraine, Abkhazia, southern Russia, and Bulgaria within the century; the Bulgars largely settle in these regions.
275 BCE: Khubret Lazdineriig Haqaan decides to create a new script for the Bulgars; he takes the Syriac abjad and makes it into an alphabet that works with Bulgar. He mandates that, from now on, the Bulgars use the script.
90s CE: The Bulgars, under Sherenlitai Tusgalduulsan Haqaan, encounter the Huns. An attempt in 91 to invade Bulgar territory fails drastically for the Huns, who instead opt for easier prey to the north. The Romans attempt to take Dacia and Moesia(both under Bulgar rule); the attempt is a humiliating failure.
178 CE: Qanichin Aldaasizluq Haqaan is assassinated by Evcelki Nertirhasi, another noble, the day after Qanichin's election to the title by the Qurultayin. Evcelki is elected Haqaan, and begins to initiate Bulgar raids on the aging Roman Empire. Philippopolis, Adrianople, and Naissus are all repeatedly subjected to attacks by the Bulgars.
241 CE: Khuvirste Isiqin Haqaan becomes a Manichaean; much of the realm follows suit. Many Bulgars abandon their traditional Itmanism for Manichaeism, and Itmanism begins to die out.
269 CE: Sapikir Ekhlekiq Haqaan is elected, and reveals himself to be an Itmanist, not a Manichaean, and he begins attempting to restore Itmanism by thrusting Manichaeans from power and replacing them with Itmanists. Most notably, he decrees that Manichaeans cannot participate in the Qurultayin, which leads to a string of Itmanists ruling the country again.
274 CE: Mani, the founder of Manichaeism, dies in Persia. A Manichaean priest named Teqib Khavidletmek declares himself to be successor to Mani, establishing the Bulgar Manichaean Church.
314 CE: Khamunin Qetilyik Haqaan, the final Itmanist Haqaan, is assassinated by Tanrusakh Qayitmek, a Manichaean warrior. Tanrusakh Qayitmek and the armies of many other Manichaean Bulgars forces the Qurultayin to allow Manichaeans to participate alongside Itmanists. Tanrusakh Qayitmek is elected Haqaan, and reverses the measures passed to try and quash Manichaeism, replacing them with the persecution of Itmanists and the establishment of the Bulgar Manichaean Church as the state religion, sealing the fate of the Bulgars' traditional religion.
368 CE: The Bulgars, under Kheylev Dhuroveti Haqaan, switch from raiding Rome to taking its land. Soon, the Bulgars have reached the Adriatic and Aegean Seas, devastating and humiliating Rome. All the blue-colored territory on this map is now under Bulgar control.
450 CE: The Huns return with a venegance, but Qalip Yagachni Haqaan repels Attila, forcing him to turn his attention on what remains of Rome. The Roman Empire collapses.
(point where this next RP begins)
482 CE: The incompetent Serkhrike Becersegui Haqaan causes the empire to lose the light blue regions on this map. His two sons, Buyuukuglu Becersegui and Khuuchik Becersegui, kill their father and divide the empire into two sections. The Qurultayin does not decide who his successor is, the first time in history this is the case; Buyuukuglu Becersegui declares himself Haqaan of Western Bulgaria(Qerbatuun Bolqaryca, the dark blue on this map); Khuuchik Becersegui declares himself Haqaan of Eastern Bulgaria(Sherdoguun Bolqaryca, the gray-blue on this map). They vow that the Qurultayins of each country will pick their heirs, and that the two Bulgarias shall remain "united as brother nations".
Eastern Bulgaria will become more influenced by the Slavs as time passes; Western Bulgaria by the Greeks and Romanians.
HISTORY OF BHARATA (hopefully this is realistic enough, but it's also still a work in progress)
~33 CE: Isho ha-Nasrath, a poor carpenter from the Roman province of Judaea who is said to be the Messiah by his followers, is crucified by the Roman government of the province. According to Bharatan Christian tradition, he tells the Apostles of his impending death, and declares Shemayon Kepah to be his successor.
64 CE: Shemayon Kepah is crucified by the Roman Empire; according to Bharatan Christianity, he passes the leadership of the followers of the followers of Isho to Sha'ul ha-Tarsa. Sha'ul begins the process of separating the Jewish tradition and the tradition of the followers of Isho, who have now become the Christian church.
67 CE: Sha'ul ha-Tarsa is beheaded by the Roman Emperor Nero. According to Bharatan Christianity, he passes leadership of the church to Thoma Shliha, who has gone to preach Isho's teachings to the Dravidian and Aryan inhabitants of Bharata. He calls for an end to India's caste system, which earns him the ire of the Tamil princes who control the area.
72 CE: The Tamil rulers attempt a mass slaughter of Thoma Shliha and his followers; Thoma and the Bharatan Christians flee north to the principalities of Bengal. There, they successfully convert several princes, who swear allegiance to Thoma. Thoma begins using the Bengali transliteration of his name, Tamasa, instead of the original Aramaic.
74 CE: Led by the prince Kornoshushangko Mahimanbijeta(who adopts the Christian name Jana-Pabitrasnana Mahimanbijeta), the Bengali princes under Tamasa conquer the entirety of Bengal.
75 CE: On his deathbed, Tamasa declares Jana-Pabitrasnana to be his successor, and declares that it will be his blood which will purify India. Jana-Pabitrasnana destroys the caste system in Bengal, and orders the armies of Bengal south towards the Tamil states of Kerala and Tamizh. The Tamil states are conquered, with Bengal now controlling most of India's coast. Jana-Pabitrasnana now focuses on converting the population of the country to Christianity. He orders a set of Scriptures compiled, and increasingly serves both as secular and spiritual head of the country.
400s CE: Jana-Pabitrasnana III orders the expansion of Bengali rule across the subcontinent; he conquers mass swathes of land to the west, and forces several eastern kingdoms to Christianize. Shortly before the end of the campaigns, he is severely wounded and rendered mentally incapable of rule. His brother, Pitara Pala, becomes regent, and focuses on administration- the Christianization of the kingdom, crushing various revolts, ensuring loyalty from the tributary kingdoms, and establishing a nationwide system of government. After Jana-Pabitrasnana III's death, he rules in his own right.
by Ruridova » Fri Nov 28, 2014 1:13 pm
by Unicario » Fri Nov 28, 2014 2:00 pm
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by United Marxist Nations » Sat Nov 29, 2014 8:22 pm
The Kievan People wrote: United Marxist Nations: A prayer for every soul, a plan for every economy and a waifu for every man. Solid.
St. John Chrysostom wrote:A comprehended God is no God.
by Ruridova » Sun Nov 30, 2014 12:07 am
by Shrillland » Sun Nov 30, 2014 12:15 am
United Marxist Nations wrote:Uni and Boji invited me.
NS nation: United Marxist Nations
Nation you wish to take: The Celestial Empire of Tibet (I will explain a little below) (de jure); Tibetan National Liberation Army (de facto)
Leader: The Thirteenth Dalai Lama (de jure absolute monarch), Provisional Prime Minister Samdup (de facto civil leader), Generalissimo Gyaltsen (de facto military leader)
Colonies(where applicable): (not applicable)
Population: 15 million
I wouldn't start out as an independent country, but nationalists declare independence under a provisional government after storming the administrative building in Lhasa. The population is divided on the status of the provisional gov't.
by Unicario » Sun Nov 30, 2014 1:42 pm
by United Marxist Nations » Sun Nov 30, 2014 4:22 pm
The Kievan People wrote: United Marxist Nations: A prayer for every soul, a plan for every economy and a waifu for every man. Solid.
St. John Chrysostom wrote:A comprehended God is no God.
by Unicario » Sun Nov 30, 2014 4:25 pm
United Marxist Nations wrote:Since Luz is on leave, I'm guessing we wait to have the war until he gets back. We could have an IC reason for the delay, like having to mobilize.
by United Marxist Nations » Sun Nov 30, 2014 4:27 pm
The Kievan People wrote: United Marxist Nations: A prayer for every soul, a plan for every economy and a waifu for every man. Solid.
St. John Chrysostom wrote:A comprehended God is no God.
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