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Frostholm[1] was an icy region in the far north-east of Allansia.
Description[]
It was inhabited by tribes of humans who sometimes raid other coastal areas in wooden ships with carven dragon heads.[2] Dwarfs also live in Frostholm, especially in the city of Fangthane, and there are good relationships between the two peoples.[3]
Notable Inhabitants[]
The following is a list of notable people from Frostholm:
- King Namûrkill
- Bjorngrim Bjorngrimsson
- Harlak Vanagrimsson
- Harlak Erlisson
- Durwan Sharpaxe - Dwarf playwright from Fangthane. Wrote "Fire Island Beyub", a popular farce regularly performed in the Port Blacksand theatre, The Minotaur Inn.[4]
Places in Frostholm[]
The following places in Frostholm are named in Fighting Fantasy canon:[5]
- Bjorngrim's Sea (previously called the Witch Sea)
- Fangthane
- Freezeblood Mountains (also called the Kalakûr)
- Iceberg Straits
- Jarlhof Bay (also called Grinderthûl, the Welcome Waters)
- The Giant's Teeth
- Orngard[6]
- Vynfjord
- Vynheim
- Vynheim Sound
The following additional places are named in Jonathan Green's Map of Frostholm which accompanied the synopsis of the unpublished gamebook Saga of the Stormchaser:
- Erien - The High King's Island
- Faren Isle
- Rund - Trading Town
- Shrine of Farigiss
- Skaan Isle
- Temple of Tir
- The Bleak Isle
- The Claw
- The Dark Isles
References[]
- ↑ Blacksand! - p.??
- ↑ Titan - The Fighting Fantasy World - Pg. 118
- ↑ Titan - The Fighting Fantasy World - pg.15
- ↑ Blacksand , pg. 67
- ↑ Titan - The Fighting Fantasy World - p.10/??, 15/??, 33-34/??, 48-49/??
- ↑ The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (AFF) , p. 7.