Kurgan Hill

A terra

Morros íngremes sob estepe aberta de capim, a 2671 m de altitude; brooks and springs in the folds of the ground; longe de qualquer mar; clima de tundra.

Cobertura

estepe aberta de capim

Altitude

2671 m

Relevo

morros íngremes

Água doce

brooks and springs in the folds of the ground

O mar

longe de qualquer mar

Clima

clima de tundra

A parcela

cerca de 1,85 km de norte a sul e 1,21 km de largura; 1.853 m de norte a sul, 1.205 m de leste a oeste, 2,23 km²

Centro

49.4417°N 89.1583°E

O que a terra oferece a quem constrói

Desta terra: junco, terra, turfa, pedra, gelo, neve, couro, osso, pano, corda, fogo. Da região: mármore, ardósia, bronze, ferro, ouro. A terra permite: no chão, sobre palafitas, escavado, gelo, em vão.

Agora

Neve, frio cortante por aqui, 09:45 no horário local, fim do outono.

O mundo selvagem

Animais aqui este mês: leopardo-das-neves (se alimentando), lobo (de passagem), uapiti (migrando), cavalo selvagem (se alimentando), águia (se alimentando), íbex (no cio).

A disposição da terra

• The low knoll (outeiro): a rounded rise with a clear view across the surrounding patch
• The north hill (morro): a broad shoulder of high ground dry underfoot after rain

O que está de pé aqui

THE REED HUT — on the low knoll. House-sized, about 6 m. Reed, earth, stone. On the ground.
"A stout reed hut roofed with earth, set low out of the wind with a central hearth"
A roof of earth atop the top: pitched low to shed rain and heavy gusts. A hearth of stone inside the centre: set with flat stones to hold the embers through the night. A doorway of reed facing the south: fitted with a heavy latch on the leeward side. A storage rack of reed along the north side, hung with dry provisions, cordage, and spare gear.
Of this land: reed, earth, stone.

THE FIRING KILN — beside the north hill. Small, about 4 m. Reed, slate. On the ground.
"A thick-walled reed kiln with a low draft tunnel and a sheltered fuel rack"
A chimney flue of reed atop the top: daubed tight to draw a steady draft. A fuel rack of slate along the east side: stacked with dry kindling under a narrow eave.
Of this land: reed. Of the region: slate.

A história, como Brynja Holm conta

Do lugar

• Long Mound was laid out by Brynja Holm, who marked the low knoll first and set the reed hut to face out of the prevailing weather.

Do povo

• They keep a dry stack of fuel beside the reed hut and share the first meal at the hearth with any traveller who crosses the low knoll. (heard when a people lives here)
• Before winter sets in they check the lashings and stones of the firing kiln and sing the names of the first four who came. (heard when a people lives here)

O povo

THE PEOPLE OF KURGAN HILL — herders, hunters, and gardeners, seasonal, in bands.
Names from their own tongue. They hold the rain sacred.
They keep: rain songs; age groups; burial in the fire; the feast of the rains' return; gifts to strangers; winter camps away.
They like earth, hide, clear, and wildebeest. They dislike frost, fog, and stone. Open to strangers.
Their words: hearth boduya, river or sea dekowengwebu, winter or the rains tuno, the dead ngaseni, home busidu, stranger yunengu, feast iwewa, child liwe, old one wokalewo, the place Demuwelo, the beast okuyi, the sky otewa.
Their herd: antelope.
Founders: four. Lore: 2 lines.

Modos de vida

herding, hunting, gardening

Assentamento

seasonal

Parentesco

bands

Casamento

either

Nomes

given names

Com forasteiros

open

Têm por sagrado

the rain

Guardam

rain songs; age groups; burial in the fire; the feast of the rains' return; gifts to strangers; winter camps away

Gostam de

earth, hide, clear e wildebeest

Não gostam de

frost, fog e stone

O rebanho

antílope, 1 cabeças

Fundadores

4

Contagem

4 da gente com nome, uma casa de 0, 0 nascidos aqui, 0 mortos aqui

Fundado em

6 de novembro de 2026

As palavras deles

hearth boduya, river or sea dekowengwebu, winter or the rains tuno, the dead ngaseni, home busidu, stranger yunengu, feast iwewa, child liwe, old one wokalewo, the place Demuwelo, the beast okuyi, the sky otewa.

A tradição deles

• They keep a dry stack of fuel beside the reed hut and share the first meal at the hearth with any traveller who crosses the low knoll.
• Before winter sets in they check the lashings and stones of the firing kiln and sing the names of the first four who came.

Gente com nome

A crônica

Cada linha é um registro que a terra escreveu; os nomes entre aspas são palavras do dono. O que a crônica não diz não aconteceu.

Ano 1

Os anais: 1 founders; 1 people founded; 2 tracks; 1 ways changed.

• Late autumn, the first year of Kurgan Hill: the ways of the people changed: name. mantido
• Late autumn, the first year of Long Mound: wolf tracks across the spot.
• Late autumn, the first year of Long Mound: wolf tracks across the spot.
• Late autumn, the first year of Long Mound: four came to Long Mound and lit the hearth. The net-mender "Ngeteye", the potter "Manto", the fire-keeper "Nginiki", the keeper of the shrine "Obingo". mantido
• Late autumn, the first year of Long Mound: Brynja Holm called a people to Long Mound: the people of Long Mound. mantido

Aqui agora

the net-mender "Ngeteye" (gente) · the potter "Manto" (gente) · the fire-keeper "Nginiki" (gente) · the keeper of the shrine "Obingo" (gente)