Durmstrang (one correction)

[raunistar <raunistar@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 48436

One correction: when I said north-eastern Russia, I meant of course
north-western Russia. I need a compass myself :)
raunistar

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "raunistar <raunistar at y...>"
<raunistar at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Janet Anderson" <dorigen at h...>
> wrote:
> > My husband and I were discussing a book called "The Golden Compass,"
> which 
> > I'm sure many of you have read, and my hair stood on end as I
> realized that 
> > FINLAND
> > 
> > 1) is in Northern Europe and very cold
> > 2) has mountains, lakes, and large stretches of seclusion
> > 3) is partly inside the Arctic Circle
> > 4) has a strong tradition of witches and witchcraft
> 
> I think Durmstrang may be connected to the sea, because they arrive to
> Hogwarts by ship. Now, the only part of Finland that is north enough
> and has high mountains, is Lapland, and especially northern Lapland.
> That part of Finland is, however, not connected to sea. So, in my
> opinion, Durmstrang could be better situated in north-eastern Russia,
> particularly Murmansk area (as some other person has already pointed
> out), because that area meets all the criteria you describe AND has an
> access to sea AND has a culture (at least Muggle culture) closely
> connected to the Eastern Europe (Bulgaria etc.). Even the name
> Karkaroff sounds like a Russian name to me. Like Finland (especially
> Lapland), north-eastern Russia has some old folk tradition of
> witchcraft, shamans and such.
> 
> raunistar