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'''Geran''' ([[Olgish Languages|Olgish]] ''Gäran'' [ˈgɛ.ɾɑn], English also [ˈʤɛ.ɹɑn]) is one of the seven major regions of [[Elondor]], located between the rivers [[Ilathw]] and [[Kalpa]]. Adjacent to both the [[Olgish Peoples|Olgish]] and the [[Aribelians|Aribelian]] domain of influence, it was a space of encounter between peoples for most of its history and is considered the homeland of the [[Kalparians]], [[Norians]], [[Yamenaens]], and [[Wertians|Wertian Olgs]] and often thought the place of origin of the Aribelian people. | '''Geran''' ([[Olgish Languages|Olgish]] ''Gäran'' [ˈgɛ.ɾɑn], English also [ˈʤɛ.ɹɑn]) is one of the seven major regions of [[Elondor]], located between the rivers [[Ilathw]] and [[Kalpa]]. Adjacent to both the [[Olgish Peoples|Olgish]] and the [[Aribelians|Aribelian]] domain of influence, it was a space of encounter between peoples for most of its history and is considered the homeland of the [[Kalparians]], [[Norians]], [[Yamenaens]], and [[Wertians|Wertian Olgs]] and often thought the place of origin of the Aribelian people. It was one of the first regions to join the Lécaronian Empire in 1312 E.B., under the name of '''Province II Geran''', initially excluding the Kalpa Valley and the coast of the Kalparian Sea north of Antarea, which only became part of the province in 614 L.R. | ||
==Etymology and Names== | ==Etymology and Names== | ||
The oldest known mention of the name is found in the inscription on the [[Menhir of Nambara]], dated to the 10th century B.E.B., which credits [[Nambara]], then ruler of a petty kingdom along the lower Ilathw, with | The oldest known mention of the name is found in the inscription on the [[Menhir of Nambara]], dated to the 10th century B.E.B., which credits [[Nambara]], then ruler of a petty kingdom along the lower Ilathw, with | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
which were part of the separate Province VII Oshale until the First Kalparian Uprising of 614 | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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[[Category:Geography]][[Category:Regions of Elondor]] | [[Category:Geography]][[Category:Regions of Elondor]] | ||