Aztec descendant here: “Teh No CheTet Lahn” is how you would pronounce the Aztec city state that dominated central Mexico LOVE the content. Instant subscriber here ❤
Welcome to my corner of UA-cam :) and very much appreciate the pronunciation guidance. Sometimes I just stare at letters in complete mystification as to how they fit together (which fair enough, other people do when confronted with our vowels like å ö and ä )
@@JustInTimeWorldbuilding COMPLETELY understand. Ancient Mexican names are ESPECIALLY difficult because they’re from languages that are extinct, before the arrival of Spanish, and are therefore unrelated to the modern language that dominates the regions. Tenochtitlan is in a language called Nahuatl, and the pronunciations are WILDLY different from modern spanish, despite the fact that everyone in modern Tenochtitlan (Mexico city) exclusively speaks Spanish. It would be akin to an English scholar struggling with the names of heroes and places in an ancient Anglo Saxon text- only to find out that the names are actually in Lepontic (ancient Celtic), and not old English. There is NO way to know the proper pronunciation unless you have ethnic or linguistic ties to the culture in question. I think that ties in to your notion of historical fantasy though- there are TONS of crazy pronunciations in A Song of Ice and Fire for the “foreign” characters like the Dothraki, that seem completely alien- but there are real world examples of languages that follow linguistic patterns that make zero sense to modern speakers. Truth is truly stranger than fiction :)
@@nater1328 Not to mention that Nahuatl is virtually unrelated to any of the main global languages like English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, or Chinese which are the official 6 UN languages and are all Eurasian in origin. Only languages from Oceania would be more distant, as African languages like Igbo and Xhosa are still from the Old World.
@@nater1328 Question regarding the pronunciation: What sound does the "che" represent? Is it a soft H like in "Chemie, ich" (German words) or more like a TSH? People use "ch" often to describe different sounds, so I wasn't sure.
@@juliab3326 idk how that is denoted in American phonetics- but for the purpose of Tenochtitlan- the “che” sounds like the ending of the word “notch” or the beginning of the word “check”
What I found is that if you're stuck find a historian who specializes in the topic and ask. I've never found one who isn't happy to discuss their favorite subject in length.
For my world i only have a rough timeline of events for the past 1500-2000 years. That 500 year discrepancy happens because no one is entirely sure how long the dark age of my main continent lasted. A great Roman-era empire was brought down by vampirism and undeath and chaos reigned as the fall out of that played out across the whole region. The first real records after this began about 1250 years ago when a new church began to organise, by which time no one knew quite how long the dark age had lasted. Prior to 2000 years ago i only have a rough outline of events going back into prehistory, but it's mostly lore and legend from the perspective of humans, and most of what i've written there isn't even known to mortals.
"they say that like it is an easy thing" it doesn't matter if it is easy if it is uninteresting, and redundant. the difficulty an author has in creating a work is like the difficulty any craftsman has in their craft. it is irrellevant to the consumer. it coudl take you a long time and lots of effort to do something, but if you are selling a commodity, my price offered will reflect that.
What is the best adaption of historical events or characters to a fantasy story in your opinion?
You already mentioned it in the video but I would say Game of Thrones!
Aztec descendant here: “Teh No CheTet Lahn” is how you would pronounce the Aztec city state that dominated central Mexico
LOVE the content. Instant subscriber here ❤
Welcome to my corner of UA-cam :) and very much appreciate the pronunciation guidance. Sometimes I just stare at letters in complete mystification as to how they fit together (which fair enough, other people do when confronted with our vowels like å ö and ä )
@@JustInTimeWorldbuilding COMPLETELY understand. Ancient Mexican names are ESPECIALLY difficult because they’re from languages that are extinct, before the arrival of Spanish, and are therefore unrelated to the modern language that dominates the regions. Tenochtitlan is in a language called Nahuatl, and the pronunciations are WILDLY different from modern spanish, despite the fact that everyone in modern Tenochtitlan (Mexico city) exclusively speaks Spanish. It would be akin to an English scholar struggling with the names of heroes and places in an ancient Anglo Saxon text- only to find out that the names are actually in Lepontic (ancient Celtic), and not old English. There is NO way to know the proper pronunciation unless you have ethnic or linguistic ties to the culture in question. I think that ties in to your notion of historical fantasy though- there are TONS of crazy pronunciations in A Song of Ice and Fire for the “foreign” characters like the Dothraki, that seem completely alien- but there are real world examples of languages that follow linguistic patterns that make zero sense to modern speakers. Truth is truly stranger than fiction :)
@@nater1328 Not to mention that Nahuatl is virtually unrelated to any of the main global languages like English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, or Chinese which are the official 6 UN languages and are all Eurasian in origin. Only languages from Oceania would be more distant, as African languages like Igbo and Xhosa are still from the Old World.
@@nater1328 Question regarding the pronunciation: What sound does the "che" represent? Is it a soft H like in "Chemie, ich" (German words) or more like a TSH? People use "ch" often to describe different sounds, so I wasn't sure.
@@juliab3326 idk how that is denoted in American phonetics- but for the purpose of Tenochtitlan- the “che” sounds like the ending of the word “notch” or the beginning of the word “check”
I decided that war was more of a restrained sporting event. Escalate too much and someone might forget why one doesn't get mages involved.
What I found is that if you're stuck find a historian who specializes in the topic and ask. I've never found one who isn't happy to discuss their favorite subject in length.
For my world i only have a rough timeline of events for the past 1500-2000 years. That 500 year discrepancy happens because no one is entirely sure how long the dark age of my main continent lasted.
A great Roman-era empire was brought down by vampirism and undeath and chaos reigned as the fall out of that played out across the whole region.
The first real records after this began about 1250 years ago when a new church began to organise, by which time no one knew quite how long the dark age had lasted.
Prior to 2000 years ago i only have a rough outline of events going back into prehistory, but it's mostly lore and legend from the perspective of humans, and most of what i've written there isn't even known to mortals.
Discovered a gem, thank you great video
OMG your lessons are so precious! Thank you, master Marie!
You're very welcome.
"they say that like it is an easy thing"
it doesn't matter if it is easy if it is uninteresting, and redundant.
the difficulty an author has in creating a work is like the difficulty any craftsman has in their craft. it is irrellevant to the consumer. it coudl take you a long time and lots of effort to do something, but if you are selling a commodity, my price offered will reflect that.
the story of the first 3 Halo games and some of Bungie's older games draw inspiration from the Song of Roland, and I think that's a strength
Have you ever looked at the history of free banking in the United States
I have not, but I'll add it to my research list :D
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