Spice and Wolf (light novel)
| OK i know it takes place in what appears to be Europe and what appears to be the middle ages but my question is what period of the middle ages, and what modern country would they be in? my guess is around 1200 ad as there is still heathens/pagans suggesting they haven't been pillaged or destroyed by the christian crusaders. and i also believe it takes place somewhere central possibly medieval Germany. for some reason yoitsu makes me think of Scandinavia. what are your thoughts? |
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| Seemed too vague to be anywhere specific I'd say, most likely just a fantasy setting based on generic European medieval times. I'm getting a slight Eastern Europe vibe from it though. As for the age, I'd be guessing something synonymous to middle 14th to late 15th century. |
| interesting responses. the names of the towns make me think of Germany, Poland, or Denmark. possibly it is all 3. |
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killercode said: Europe, late Middle Age or Renaissance for sure. The large number of independent states and climate suggests the Holy Roman Empire With a lot of narrative freedom, of course i agree, that was my belief as well. |
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| I agree with killercode. Late Medievals or early Renaissance, probably in the South of Holy Roman Empire or Northern Italy. The names of towns are mostly German but the architecture and the way the people dress looks more Italian. The biggest problem is with the Paganism. In this era last pagan nations lived in the Eastern an Northern Europe. But "Spice and Wolf" is a work of fiction. They needed paganism and developed trading so they mixed it. With a very good effect P.S. I'm wathing the first season. When I finish the second one I will say more or change my opinion |
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| i swear i saw german writting on a letter in the show. i could be wrong but it looked like meine spelled that way. |
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BashZeStampeedo said: bcasey25raptor said: i swear i saw german writting on a letter in the show. Season one, episode 7, right at the start: Ein Bericht über Chlöe (A report on Chloe), which made me chuckle when I saw it. yes right there. i guess it takes place in a setting based off of medieval germany. |
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| Also when they capture horo in episode 4 they send a letter with german writings on the envelope. My opinion is end of the 14th century. |
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| because of all the talk about heathens i think 1200 is a little late. it seems more like around 1000. i would normally guess that the location is in central europe except that in the second season there is someone speaking french. so that would lead me to believe that it is just east of France. |
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Dangime said: The architecture from the first arc looks Italian, and the second arc looks German. They keep going "north" in the 2nd season, so I'm guessing they could be passing through Poland and the baltic states. I always imagined Horo's home being somewhere in the forests of Russia. There were also plenty of heathens holding on in that region later. Crusader Kings 2 might not be the best historical aide though. As for the time setting, the Hansa were big traders in Germany in the 1200-1300s. But, here's the thing. Horo and Kraft eat potatos in one of the episodes...a new world crop, which would mean 1500s at least. So not everything is consistant, but what is new, it's a work of fiction. Oh I didn't even notice the potato eating. I knew it came from the new world but it just never crossed my mind |
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In episode 1 of Spice and Wolf II there is a man in the market speaking to another, the merchants name is Mark, Larence speaks to him about learning a new language. The old man was speaking French, so we can rule out french, and i wouldnt say no to the UK being a possibility, while there is no ocean crossing paganism (mentioned multiple times) was found in the UK for quite some time, not to mention that the french did infact take over part of england for a time in medieval times. Also they speak of a friendly foriegn nation in the first season and thier clothes seem english. But if i would make a shot in the dark, I'd say it takes place in Itally around the 1400-1500's, the names of the cities and trading companies make sense, the Paganism of worshiping a wolf makes sense as well as many of the legends in Italy are about wolfs, not to mention that the french controlled Italy for a while, and in addition, the fact that there is so many currencies, Italy had many kindoms and many provences with different currencies which explains the different money systems. and Finally, the fact that Ho-lo says that her home in the north is snowy, Italy has mountains in the North called the Alps. There Is also a Mention of a Rier named Rome in the second episode of the second season. not to mention the fact that the port town they went to was not cold if it was in Germany it would be on a colder more northern ocean. so there you have it I say It's Italy. |
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