David Samuels
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Hello again! A question occurred to me while I was looking back on my notes from The Curse of Chalion, Was dy Sanda god-touched after all? Also, is Castle Porifors from PoS based off the Alhambra? I ask because that's one of my favorite historical sites (Fun Fact: the tiles in front of the Nasrid sultan's throne were inscribed with the name of Allah, so it was impious to stand too closely. Deters assassins too!)
Lois McMaster Bujold
Nope, dy Sanda was not particularly god-touched.
Porifors is a sort of generic melange of an assortment of minor Spanish military castles, not including the Alhambra. (Its region was never that rich!) Internal design as per the needs of my plot.
(The Zange was somewhat inspired by the Alcazar of Segovia, however. Also internally redesigned per plot. Another fun fact: "Cazaril" is a partial anagram of the word alcazar.)
Ta, L.
Porifors is a sort of generic melange of an assortment of minor Spanish military castles, not including the Alhambra. (Its region was never that rich!) Internal design as per the needs of my plot.
(The Zange was somewhat inspired by the Alcazar of Segovia, however. Also internally redesigned per plot. Another fun fact: "Cazaril" is a partial anagram of the word alcazar.)
Ta, L.
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