On Asborg in Anderson's For Love And Glory: a House of Windholm (scroll down) -
"They were at the original family home, on Windholm itself. A stronghold as much as a dwelling, Ernhurst offered few of the comforts, none of the sensualities in mansions and apartments everywhere else." (XII, p. 70)
Points of interest:
the dwelling is called Ernhurst, not Windholm;
Ernhurst is not yet ancestral or hereditary because Davy, Head of the House, has lived in it for the two hundred years since the colonization of Asborg;
"...on Windholm..." tells us that Windholm is an island, I think. I thought of a continent but we do not say "on North America" or "on Eurasia."
To the south, Lissa sees the sea on the horizon but to the north are forested hills and to the west are a power station, a synthesis plant and a village. So Windholm is a big island.
Wind ripples not grass but "...herbage..." (ibid.) It also booms, bites and bears odors, thus addressing four senses in total.
3 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
It's possible Anderson was not aware of the resemblance "Windholm" on Asborg had to the "Windhome" we see on Aeneas. If that was the case he might have coined a more different name for the island.
Sean
Yup, there is a tendency to repeat names unless you're very careful.
Kaor, Mr. Stirling!
True, even a writer as careful as Poul Anderson could slip up a bit in cases like this. And, considering how prolific you are as well, I'm sure you take special pains not to easily repeat the same or very similar names in your stories.
Sean
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