Istanbul in Glorantha

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From: Peter Metcalfe <metcalph_at_bigfoot.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 19:43:24 +1200

Trent:

>Byzantium -> Constantinople -> Istanbul. Unless the latter is a Turkic
>equivalent to Constantinople, in which case, nevermind.

Istanbul actually comes from the Greek road signs that said "To the City". In Ottoman times, the city never had a formal name but was referred in official documents as the "House of Happiness". The Victorians didn't think this very oriental and so improved it into the "Abode of Bliss".

ObGlorantha: The Abode of Bliss is mentioned in Glorantha Intro p221.

--Peter Metcalfe