Where the Bears Were

A terra

Terreno suavemente ondulado sob floresta alta de coníferas sempre verdes, a 175 m de altitude; brooks and springs in the folds of the ground; longe de qualquer mar; invernos frios e de neve, sem estação seca.

Cobertura

floresta alta de coníferas sempre verdes

Altitude

175 m

Relevo

terreno suavemente ondulado

Água doce

brooks and springs in the folds of the ground

O mar

longe de qualquer mar

Clima

invernos frios e de neve, sem estação seca

A parcela

cerca de 1,85 km de norte a sul e 0,87 km de largura; 1.853 m de norte a sul, 872 m de leste a oeste, 1,62 km²

Centro

61.9417°N 55.4250°E

O que a terra oferece a quem constrói

Desta terra: madeira, planta viva, terra, pedra, couro, osso, pano, corda, fogo. A terra permite: no chão, sobre palafitas, nas copas.

Agora

Vento forte, frio cortante por aqui, 06:21 no horário local, fim do outono, noite fechada.

O mundo selvagem

Animais aqui este mês: urso-pardo (na toca), caribu (invernando), alce (invernando), lobo (de passagem), uapiti (migrando), águia (se alimentando).

Nesta estação: uma passagem de caribus.

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 TIMBER HUT — on the low knoll. House-sized, about 6 m. Timber, living plant, stone. On the ground.
"A stout timber hut roofed with living plant, set low out of the wind with a central hearth"
A roof of living plant 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 timber facing the south: fitted with a heavy latch on the leeward side. A storage rack of timber along the north side, hung with dry provisions, cordage, and spare gear.
Of this land: timber, living plant, stone.

THE WAY SHRINE — beside the north hill. Small, about 4 m. Timber, rope, bronze. On the ground.
"A quiet timber enclosure with a carved post and a sheltered offering shelf"
An altar stone of timber inside the centre: worn smooth by salt air and rain. A lantern hook of bronze at the front: lit at dusk when travellers are abroad.
Of this land: timber, rope. Carried here: bronze.

A história, como E. Doyle conta

Do lugar

• Narrow Run was laid out by Eamonn Doyle, who marked the low knoll first and set the timber hut to face out of the prevailing weather.

Do povo

• They keep a dry stack of fuel beside the timber 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 way shrine and sing the names of the first four who came. (heard when a people lives here)

O povo

THE PEOPLE OF WHERE THE BEARS WERE — hunters, gatherers, and herders, seasonal, in hearth households.
Names from their own tongue. They hold the forest sacred.
They keep: winter stories; sky burial on a platform; the midwinter feast; wariness before strangers; the hearth never cold.
They like timber, snow, elk, and frost. They dislike mosquito, heat, and fog. Wary to strangers.
Their words: hearth jömla, river or sea unä, winter or the rains samjö, the dead ömohi, home vojatä, stranger ale, feast hamtolvu, child nenu, old one vomnu, the place Rutavo, the beast valhummö, the sky vamönu.
Their herd: caribou.
Founders: four. Lore: 2 lines.

Modos de vida

hunting, gathering, herding

Assentamento

seasonal

Parentesco

hearth households

Casamento

either

Nomes

given names

Com forasteiros

wary

Têm por sagrado

the forest

Guardam

winter stories; sky burial on a platform; the midwinter feast; wariness before strangers; the hearth never cold

Gostam de

timber, snow, elk e frost

Não gostam de

mosquito, heat e fog

O rebanho

caribu, 3 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 jömla, river or sea unä, winter or the rains samjö, the dead ömohi, home vojatä, stranger ale, feast hamtolvu, child nenu, old one vomnu, the place Rutavo, the beast valhummö, the sky vamönu.

A tradição deles

• They keep a dry stack of fuel beside the timber 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 way shrine 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: 4 carcass; 1 founders; 1 people founded; 8 tracks; 1 ways changed.

• Late autumn, the first year of Where the Bears Were: the birds were at a dead caribou on the low knoll.
• Late autumn, the first year of Where the Bears Were: the moose left a line of prints over the north hill.
• Late autumn, the first year of Where the Bears Were: the ways of the people changed: name. mantido
• Late autumn, the first year of Narrow Run: wolf tracks across the low knoll.
• Late autumn, the first year of Narrow Run: wolf tracks across the north hill.
• Late autumn, the first year of Narrow Run: a moose lay dead on the low knoll; the birds came.
• Late autumn, the first year of Narrow Run: wolf tracks across the low knoll.
• Late autumn, the first year of Narrow Run: a caribou lay dead on the low knoll; the birds came.
• Late autumn, the first year of Narrow Run: moose tracks across the north hill.
• Late autumn, the first year of Narrow Run: wolf tracks across the low knoll.
• Late autumn, the first year of Narrow Run: wolf tracks across the north hill.
• Late autumn, the first year of Narrow Run: a moose lay dead on the low knoll; the birds came.
• Late autumn, the first year of Narrow Run: four came to Narrow Run and lit the hearth. The net-mender "Ovo", the fire-keeper "Vältö", the keeper of the shrine "Vilo", the lamp-lighter "Reläre". mantido
• Late autumn, the first year of Narrow Run: wolf tracks across the low knoll.
• Late autumn, the first year of Narrow Run: Eamonn Doyle called a people to Narrow Run: the people of Narrow Run. mantido

Aqui agora

the net-mender "Ovo" (gente) · the fire-keeper "Vältö" (gente) · the keeper of the shrine "Vilo" (gente) · the lamp-lighter "Reläre" (gente)