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The world was obviously flat, although in Lancre itself the only truly flat places were tables and the top of some people's heads, and certainly turtles could shift a fair load.
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It was also said, although not by the people who lived in Lancre, that below the rim, where the seas thundered continuously over the edge, their home went through space on the back of four huge elephants that in turn stood on the shell of a turtle that was as big as the world.
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The small village of Lancre in the Ramtop Mountains is advised and kept safe by a coven of three witches, Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and a rotating third member originally Magrat Garlick, later Agnes Nitt, possibly now Tiffany Aching depending on the next book.
Archive 2010-06-01 Adam Whitehead 2010
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Rincewind's primary role is to allow Pratchett to explore remote parts of the Discworld far from the traditional stomping grounds of Ankh-Morpork and Lancre, such as the landmass of XXXX in The Last Continent and the Agatean Empire in Interesting Times.
Archive 2010-06-01 Adam Whitehead 2010
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The small village of Lancre in the Ramtop Mountains is advised and kept safe by a coven of three witches, Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and a rotating third member originally Magrat Garlick, later Agnes Nitt, possibly now Tiffany Aching depending on the next book.
Where to Start? - Terry Pratchett (Discworld) Adam Whitehead 2010
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But that said, if I were offered an opportunity to write one I wouldn't turn it down, and I think it'd be a toss-up between the Watch and the witches of Lancre.
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Rincewind's primary role is to allow Pratchett to explore remote parts of the Discworld far from the traditional stomping grounds of Ankh-Morpork and Lancre, such as the landmass of XXXX in The Last Continent and the Agatean Empire in Interesting Times.
Where to Start? - Terry Pratchett (Discworld) Adam Whitehead 2010
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Unfortunately, the new king and his scheming wife aren't hot followers of Tradition and as a reign of terror falls on Lancre, it falls to three local witches and a psychotic cat called Greebo to take a hand in events...
Archive 2009-07-01 Adam Whitehead 2009
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The town of Lancre and its somewhat crazy collection of inhabitants is vividly described, and the three witches Granny Weatherwax, returning from Equal Rites, and newcomers Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick are among Pratchett's better-written creations, but what makes Wyrd Sisters work is its thematic underpinning.
Archive 2009-07-01 Adam Whitehead 2009
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The first deals with Greebo as he tries to escape an angry Magrat, done up in full operatic heroine armor, in the Lancre castle's armory.
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