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'''Minnis''' | '''Minnis''' is a trading post in the southeast of the [[Heath of Geran]]. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
The name presumably derives from [[Archaic Aribelian]] ''Minnith'' 'rocky, mountainous', referring to the town's position near the [[Black Mountains]]. | |||
==History== | |||
Minnis is one of the five ancient [[Ring Cities of Geran]], beside [[Däirnis]], [[Nís]], [[Äiros]], and [[Yamenna]]. Founded by either the [[Geranian people|Geranians]] or the [[Aribelian people|Aribelians]] in the Mid-Bronze Age, it was a major cult site of the [[Kingdom of Äiros|early Aribelian culture]], witnessed by a large complex of temples and stone circles in the nearby '''Forest of Minnis''' and capital of the [[Kingdom of Äiros]] from 1223 B.E.B. until the [[Third War of the Steppes#Sacking of Minnis|Sacking of Minnis]] during the [[Third War of the Steppes]] in 1171. Almost falling into oblivion under [[Kingdom of Yamenna|Yamenaen rule]], it regained its importance after the [[Wertian Conquest of Geran|Wertian conquest]], becoming and important waystation along the road to Yamenna and [[Dermon]]. | |||
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Revision as of 11:07, 19 June 2022
Minnis is a trading post in the southeast of the Heath of Geran.
Etymology
The name presumably derives from Archaic Aribelian Minnith 'rocky, mountainous', referring to the town's position near the Black Mountains.
History
Minnis is one of the five ancient Ring Cities of Geran, beside Däirnis, Nís, Äiros, and Yamenna. Founded by either the Geranians or the Aribelians in the Mid-Bronze Age, it was a major cult site of the early Aribelian culture, witnessed by a large complex of temples and stone circles in the nearby Forest of Minnis and capital of the Kingdom of Äiros from 1223 B.E.B. until the Sacking of Minnis during the Third War of the Steppes in 1171. Almost falling into oblivion under Yamenaen rule, it regained its importance after the Wertian conquest, becoming and important waystation along the road to Yamenna and Dermon.