Broomsticks And Owls

by **Mistress Siana** » Friday 29 October 2004 3:37:28am

I guess that language isn't that much of a problem, I bet they have translation spells...as far as I have the description of the Durmstrang uniforms in mind, they sound stereotypically russian to me. And the name Durmstrang itself...well, it could be referring to the german expression "Sturm und Drang" (storm and stress), but necessarily? To me, it seems a bit far-fetched, especially as I cannot really see the connection between a dark arts school and Goethe.

by **Broccoli** » Friday 29 October 2004 8:40:16am

As far as the names are concerned, they are a bit starnge - they have sound slavic but they have these -off's at the end. A Russian name would have an -ov, like Karkarov... -off is something German for me - correct me if I'm wrong, Mistress Siana.

by **Phinea Rogue** » Friday 29 October 2004 10:36:27am

I think that in English the Russian names tend to be written with -off ending. In Slovak translation Karkaroff is Karkarov and Poliakoff is Poliakov, but in English I've often seen Russian names ending in -off. And since Krum is Bulgarian and not Russian, maybe the students are of various Slavic nationalities.

by **Scellanis** » Friday 29 October 2004 1:51:08pm

If it was a Russian school it would cover alot of other countries now as Russia is all split up but the school is old.....because the tradition of tri wizard tournaments is old isn't it....

by **Lone_Buck** » Sunday 31 October 2004 5:43:34am

I'm pretty sure it's in Bulgaria

by **Samodiva** » Thursday 11 November 2004 8:37:18pm

It can't be in Bulgaria. It's a southern country. It must be in Russia. Or maybe J.K.R. doesn't have a map and she doesn't know where Bulgaria is :grin:

(*kidding*)

by **Broccoli** » Friday 12 November 2004 10:30:36am

There are some HP dictionaries in the Internet and the ones I read say that Durmstrang is in Northern Europe... but is it actually mentioned in the books that it is in Europe?

by **Samodiva** » Friday 12 November 2004 11:46:34am

Don't know. :???:

Do people in Northern Europe have names that end with "off" or "ov"?

by **Broccoli** » Friday 12 November 2004 2:11:06pm

hmm... don't think so. BUT: the nationality of the school teachers and students doesn't have to do with the location of the school. I mean, Karkaroff could possibly be Russian and still the school could be in Scandinavia.

I was actually wondering if the school could be in Asia. And it shouldn't be in the North, also in the areas to the South it can be around -40 °C in winter (and +40 in summer).

by **Samodiva** » Friday 12 November 2004 5:47:04pm

How can Krum say "it's colder where I live" when he lives in Bulgaria? It's warmer than in England.

by **Mint** » Friday 12 November 2004 8:21:21pm

Samodiva wrote:How can Krum say "it's colder where I live" when he lives in Bulgaria? It's warmer than in England.

it is o.o? hmm.... may be he lives..in ...er.. very cold part of it? :grin:

by **Samodiva** » Friday 12 November 2004 8:40:48pm

Hey, that's a good point. Maybe the school is in the mountains.

by **Mint** » Friday 12 November 2004 8:43:48pm

Samodiva wrote:Hey, that's a good point. Maybe the school is in the mountains.

Yeah!!

I didn't even think of "mountains" at first, but that could work, right? And they do need to hide it from muggles, so may be mountains were a good idea.

Are there any mountains in Bulgaria? Im really sorry, Im bad in geography T_T

by **Scellanis** » Friday 12 November 2004 8:51:44pm

Yes, that would work because Hogwarts is also hidden in mountains in the Scottish highlands isn't it...

by **Samodiva** » Friday 12 November 2004 8:53:49pm

Yep, there are many mountains there. I guess we've finally solved the problem ^____^

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