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Old October 20th, 2004, 07:06 AM

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I wouldn't mind seeing a nation based on the mythology of the Australian aboriginals, and one based on recent (18th and 19th century) Scandinavian folklore: Troll, huldre, draugar, nisser (tomtegubbar) and so on. Maybe something based on the old pagan religion(s?) from the Baltic.

For something completely different, how about a steam-fantasy nation?

(I suspect Illwinter already know which nations they're going to add; but it's still fun to try and think of new additions.)
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Old October 20th, 2004, 08:49 AM

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Yes! I demand some neighborly attention in the form of a nation based on Finnish mythology! [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_Finland.gif[/img] If for no other reason than to name my pretender Ukko and have Väinämöinen show up as a national hero.


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Yes! I demand some neighborly attention in the form of a nation based on Finnish mythology! [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_Finland.gif[/img] If for no other reason than to name my pretender Ukko and have Väinämöinen show up as a national hero.


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Gamle vise Väinämöinen
Vida känd i nordens länder
Kalevalas kloke trollkarl
Kan han visa sig i spelet
Väinämöinen sjunger kraftsång
Jag får höra den i drömmen
Kanske kommer Väinämöinen
Leda Kalevalas hjältar
I dominions datorspelet
Om jag mäktar läsa sagan

Bleh. The original is better.

I like Kalevala, but I have only read a fifth or so of it. My current knowledge of it feels somewhat insufficient. I would like to have Kalevala in the game. It is currenly on my wishlist, but not on my to-do list.
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Bleh. The original is better.
I hope so. The two French translations I know of are both as bland as my aunt's chicken & tapioca soup. I still managed to read the whole thing.

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My favorite bit was Kullervo's story. If you ever add a Kalevala-ish nation or theme, be sure to have him as a hero, who's either cursed, or curses people around him (a la Pocket Lich), or causes misfortune in the province he's in.
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translations I know of are both as bland as my aunt's chicken & tapioca soup. I still managed to read the whole thing.


Obviously you didn't used that melodic Finnish accent you have to use when reading Kalevala in swedish*. I was expecting more from you. Unless you shape up there will be no more beta testing for you.

*Including pastiches, even if crappy.
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Obviously you didn't used that melodic Finnish accent you have to use when reading Kalevala
Hmmm, not sure where that comes from, but I have a faint rememberance the poem was supposed to be recited aloud by two different persons, and I think they had to be sitting or standing on a bench as well. I never owned a bench, never found another person willing to recite it with me, and I assumed it was all the license I needed to read it in petto.

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Ow. That seems hopeless. I'm not even sure Sibelius composed anything but symphonic or chamber music, so maybe my best chance to develop a Finnish accent would be to trade my current cell phone for a Nokia.
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translations I know of are both as bland as my aunt's chicken & tapioca soup. I still managed to read the whole thing.


Obviously you didn't used that melodic Finnish accent you have to use when reading Kalevala in swedish*. I was expecting more from you. Unless you shape up there will be no more beta testing for you.

*Including pastiches, even if crappy.
Umm, Johan, did you notice he said FRENCH translations? Granted, a Finnish accent when speaking Swedish might be melodic, but it'll not do much for French...

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