In The Man Who Counts, Chapter VI informs us that the Holmenach archipelago stretches north from the island of Lannach and that:
"Here the Drak'honai lay."
-Poul Anderson, War Of The Wing-Men (London, 1976), VI, p. 32.
(This paperback edition is more convenient to carry in a gym bag and to read over lunch after coming out of the gym.)
Chapter IX confirms that the Flock of Lannach lives on the island of that name and, in this chapter, the military Commander of the Flock informs van Rijn that:
"'...[the Drak'honai's] home regions are well to the southeast of ours.'" (IX, p. 54)
4 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
IIRC, it was changes in the movements of the "fishes" the Drak'honai depended on for subsistence which forced the Fleet to move.
Happy New Year! Sean
Right.
In some ways, fishing as a way of life is analogous to agriculture -- see the Haida, of the Pacific Northwest for an example. They had a sharply hierarchical society. In other respects, it's different since fish can migrate, or be 'fished out' in one location.
Kaor, Mr. Stirling!
I agree. Also, some fishers tried to build on that, making attempts to "farm" or "ranch" fishes.
Happy New Year! Sean
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