Lochlann

The legends of Ireland, too, are full of the terror of the men of "Lochlann," which is generally taken to mean Norway; and the great coast cities of Ireland -- Dublin, Cork,

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Elfavy's fingers slipped down from Raven's awkwardly held arm -- men and women did not go together thus on Lochlann -- and closed on the flute in his sleeve.

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"On Lochlann we think it quite a beautiful little thing."

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On Lochlann, a world as bleak and honor-bound as medieval Scandanavia, men still pledge brotherhood by drinking each other's blood and back their vows with their lives.

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He could barely recognize the one they called The Plowman on Lochlann: its distortion made him feel cold and alone.

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The assembly broke up in general cordiality -- not the milling, backslapping, handshaking kind of reception that Namericans would have given, but neither the elaborate and guarded courtesy of Lochlann.

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Lochlann (Llychlyn) was a medieval Welsh name for Norway, ironically known as the home of the White Strangers.

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(And notice that Lochlann and Gwydion speak allied languages which are quite distinct from that of Namefica.)

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Nature on Gwydion has a loveliness undreamed of on dreary Lochlann nor was it ever ravaged as parts of Namefica were.

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Raven, the younger son of a noble household on feudal Lochlann, has become a mercenary in the hire of his planet's former subject, democratic Nuevamerica.

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