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The Falconer Log

First in a series

Calabria

Today begins a log of locations from my novel-in-progress, The Falconer. The sequence is close to what the novel follows, but I can’t guarantee an exact match because … well, edits.

We first meet Otto of Brunswick as he’s about to invade the Regno. Otto is at Scilla, at the very tip of the toe of Italy. Across the narrow straits (also the location of Scylla and Charybdis) lies the island kingdom of Sicilia. Otto goes hunting in the rough mountains nearby, then feasts in the castle.

Scilla (yup) comes very close to what I picture, but without the church. It’s a resort town, but then every town on the Italian coast is a resort town! This photo shows both the castle on the promontory and the steep mountains behind.

Castello Ruffo
The volcanic island Stromboli. Notice the plume coming from the top.

On a clear day, the island of Stromboli can be seen from the castle. Sicily would be south, to the left, from this view.

Another view of the mountains. You can edit out the bridges.

Next up, the Baths of Caracalla

Images, Texts

Net Treasures #6

Legends!

This is a site on folk legends both modern and traditional. It’s located in Austria, and much of the material is in German, but there’s a sub-set in English.

http://www.sagen.at/texte/sagen/in_english/in_english.html

And here is a collection of images

http://www.sagen.at/fotos/index.php

This site has been around for years and is still actively maintained. There’s so very much here including lots that is modern, but much that is older as well. You can find images of watermills, city fortifications, castles, farms and farming and farm houses, illustrations of all sorts, and much more. The index is in German, but you’re going to learn German so you can read all of it, right?

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