He also states that since the creation of The Streets of Ankh-Morpork, he has tried to ensure that the descriptions of character movements and locations in the books match the Ankh-Morpork map this has allowed him, and fans of the series, to visualise the story more clearly. In The Art of Discworld Pratchett explains that the city is similar to Tallinn and central Prague, but adds that it has elements of 18th century London, 19th century Seattle, and modern New York City. Even when it is under attack from a dragon, the vegetable carts still have to come in. It is home to the Unseen University, a centre of magical learning.Īnkh-Morpork is also the mercantile capital of the Discworld, and the books give a flavour of a "working" quasi-medieval city. As cities go, it is on the far side of corrupt and polluted, and is subject to outbreaks of comedic violence and brou-ha-ha on a fairly regular basis.
Modern city-state established 4th Grune 1688 AMĪnkh-Morpork is a fictional city-state which prominently features in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of fantasy novels. 50,000 Dwarfs (Discworld's largest dwarf population outside of Uberwald) 1,000,000 (including surrounding fiefdom) (Latatian: How much is that small dog in the window)Īpprox 50 miles² (130 km²) including surrounding fiefdomĪpprox. The shield is supported by two hippopotamuses and crested with a morepork holding an ankh. The quarters bear two moneybags, a field of cabbages and the unmarked black field of the Vetinaris. Coat of arms: A shield, quartered by a river (the Ankh) and tower (the Tower of Art).
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