Serpent cult is back!

[llamabeast]

Well they're both France aren't they? Although to me Marignon feels more Spanish - I keep on shouting "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!" when I order an attack.

Not really, for those concerned for my sanity.

[Warhammer]

I always assumed Marignon was Spanish, but the Celts were in NW Spain as well. Marignon as Spain was part of the reason my preferred pretender name for them is Talkemada. Cause you can't Talkemada of anything!

[Kristoffer O]

Marignon was originally thought of as a southern France, northern Spain kind of nation; the albigensian crusade and the spanish inquisition; but considering the LA developments I'd say it is slightly more spanish then french. OTOH there is nothing that says that capitlas and cultures don't shift geographically.

And Marverni is as you say largely inspired by celts from Caesars war commentaries. While mainly french the celts were quite spread out. Galicia has a celtic legacy IIRC. I suppose there is a Galicia-Galli connection.

[Taqwus]

Warhammer said:
I always assumed Marignon was Spanish, but the Celts were in NW Spain as well. Marignon as Spain was part of the reason my preferred pretender name for them is Talkemada. Cause you can't Talkemada of anything!

*groan*

[llamabeast]

Cause you can't Talkemada of anything!

I'm embarrassed to say I don't get this.

[RamsHead]

It was in Mel Brooks' History of the World I think.

[Amhazair]

llamabeast said:

I'm embarrassed to say I don't get this.

I didn't get it at the first post either, so we could be embarassed together? But now that I really tried to figure it out it sounds suspeciously like: "Cause you can't talk em outa anything"

Am I right? Is that the clue? Do I get a cookie?

[Taqwus]

Ever hear the name Torquemada?

[llamabeast]

Amhazair - that was as far as I got. But it didn't seem funny, so I guessed maybe there was more to it?

Taqwus - sadly not. It sounds familiar. I guess I am undereducated.