Re: Isandlwana

From: dzo01 <dzo_at_...>
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 13:41:42 -0000

• In whitewall_at_yahoogroups.com, "Stewart Stansfield" <stu_stansfield_at_h...> wrote:
  > I was doing a little research and struck by the similarities
  between
  > various South African kopje features, especially Isandlwana, and
  > parts of the physical geography as seen on Joerg's map. It doesn't
  > abrogate certain examples (like the acrocorinth), but does add a
  few
  > more illustrative data points.
  >
  Hmmm, much as I try and insert bits of my homeland into Glorantha at every oppourtunity I have to disagree with this one. The koppies in the KZN midlands are simply no big enough to support a city/fortress of the size needed for WW - they are also too far from the mountains. The mountains just west of them though - the Drakensberg (Dragon Mountains) aka Ukahlamba (Barrier of Spears) - in addition to being evocatively named - are a very nice fit. They are basically an escarpment with one line of foot hills rising from 1000m to 2000m and then a wall of mountains 1000m high. A real bitch to hike up even without somebody shooting at you or throwing rocks down on you...

For some pics try:
http://www.drakensberg-tourism.com/
http://surfsouris.free.fr/photos_dir/2004/south_africa/drakensberg/dr akens2.jpg
http://surfsouris.free.fr/photos_dir/2004/south_africa/drakensberg/dr akens4.jpg
http://surfsouris.free.fr/photos_dir/2004/south_africa/drakensberg/dr akens6.jpg
http://surfsouris.free.fr/photos_dir/2004/south_africa/drakensberg/dr akens7.jpg
http://surfsouris.free.fr/photos_dir/2004/south_africa/drakensberg/dr akensb.jpg

Apologies for my absence from this group - work, vacations, etc have all eaten my time recently. I'll try catch up and contribute a little more now...

Cheers,
Yak