Brian wrote:
> As I'm sure some of the others are also going to tell you, the Brecht
> are the Germans. Rjurik are Norse. Vos are Russian. Khinasi are
> Arab. Elves are Celtic. This is by no means complete. These cultures
> just share certain characteristics. Also, the languages are not the
> same...just similar. Notice the card in the boxed set with name
> suggestions...those names match these Earth cultures. Anuireans best
> match England and France...

Actually the Brechts are more like the Dutch than the 'Germans'. I'd have
pegged Anuire as being a pretty close match for Holy Roman Empire Germany,
but with a different language.

Anuirean is one of the things that really impressed me about Birthright -
it sounds and feels like a real & consistant original language. So often
fantasy countries have names that are supposed to look weird, rather than
sounding like thay were made up by real people.

neil