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'''Narn Aran''' is an [[Olgish People|Olgish]] city on the banks of the [[Brethan]] in western [[Belkondíl]]. | '''Narn Aran''' is an [[Olgish People|Olgish]] city on the banks of the [[Brethan]] in western [[Belkondíl]]. | ||
[[File:Grianan of Aileach.jpg|thumb|alt=The cobblestone walls of the Irish ringfort, Grianan of Aileach|The round cobblestone defences of Narn Aran resemble in shape, albeit not in size, the structure of early medieval Irish ringforts, such as the Grianán of Aileach.]] | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
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==Layout and Architecture== | ==Layout and Architecture== | ||
Narn Aran is noted for the tight layout it received during the city's reconstruction under Mendúrin II, comprising of two concentric circles of fortifications, the inner containing the majority of the city and a donjon as citadel in its centre. A limited number of workshops and depots are located between the inner and outer ring, but by baronial decree the space outside of the outer ring has to be kept free and unobstructed at all times. The walls are built from cobbled [[Olgish Highlands|Highland]] granite, making Narn Aran one of only two Belkondilian cities, alongside [[Lágon]], which are fully fortified in stone. Its eastern bridge is the only major dry crossing of the Brethan. | Narn Aran is noted for the tight layout it received during the city's reconstruction under Mendúrin II, comprising of two concentric circles of fortifications, the inner containing the majority of the city and a donjon as citadel in its centre. A limited number of workshops and depots are located between the inner and outer ring, but by baronial decree the space outside of the outer ring has to be kept free and unobstructed at all times. The walls are built from cobbled [[Olgish Highlands|Highland]] granite, making Narn Aran one of only two Belkondilian cities, alongside [[Lágon]], which are fully fortified in stone. Its eastern bridge is the only major dry crossing of the Brethan. | ||
[[Category: Orinian Cities]][[Category: Belkondilian Geography]] | [[Category: Orinian Cities]][[Category: Belkondilian Geography]] | ||