So all the discussion of the correct accent for Moiraine in the ToM trailer got me to thinking, always dangerous... so I thought I'd toss it out to everyone.
What ARE the correct accents for the various nationalities in the Westlands? Below are a few of my guesses. I only marked an answer for countries that I have some sort of reference for in text that led me to my guess. If I don't have a clue, I've left it blank. I'm really interested in what other folks think... thanks!
Edited - 9/8/2010
To present corrected information and to expand the references to include cultural references as well as accents, courtesy of Keira's reference to the FAQ page that covers this topic:
Aiel Nations - Native American with some far East
Altara - Italy
Amadicia - Puritan New England
Andor - Great Britain
Arad Doman - Middle East / Greater Arabia
Borderlands - Black Sea, Asia Minor, Tibet & the Asian Steppes
Cairhien - France
Illian - Greece combined with the Dutch trading empire/colonial period
Mayene - Mediterranean
Seanchan - Texas accent in a Chinese Empire setting with lots of world spice
Tarabon - Greater Arabia
Tear - Spain
Directly from the FAQ: "In March of 2000, Paul Ward received a letter from RJ in which he listed what some of the regional accents of Randland sound like:
* Two Rivers - Irish/English
* Illianers - Dutch
* Aiel - somewhat Slavic
* Tairen - Spanish
* Domani - Indian
* Saldaean - Egyptian/North African
* Seanchan - Texas
("Y'all bow down to the Empress, y'hear?" - Johan Gustafsson) "
What ARE the correct accents for the various nationalities in the Westlands? Below are a few of my guesses. I only marked an answer for countries that I have some sort of reference for in text that led me to my guess. If I don't have a clue, I've left it blank. I'm really interested in what other folks think... thanks!
Edited - 9/8/2010
To present corrected information and to expand the references to include cultural references as well as accents, courtesy of Keira's reference to the FAQ page that covers this topic:
Aiel Nations - Native American with some far East
Altara - Italy
Amadicia - Puritan New England
Andor - Great Britain
Arad Doman - Middle East / Greater Arabia
Borderlands - Black Sea, Asia Minor, Tibet & the Asian Steppes
Cairhien - France
Illian - Greece combined with the Dutch trading empire/colonial period
Mayene - Mediterranean
Seanchan - Texas accent in a Chinese Empire setting with lots of world spice
Tarabon - Greater Arabia
Tear - Spain
Directly from the FAQ: "In March of 2000, Paul Ward received a letter from RJ in which he listed what some of the regional accents of Randland sound like:
* Two Rivers - Irish/English
* Illianers - Dutch
* Aiel - somewhat Slavic
* Tairen - Spanish
* Domani - Indian
* Saldaean - Egyptian/North African
* Seanchan - Texas
("Y'all bow down to the Empress, y'hear?" - Johan Gustafsson) "
Scooter
Slave to Detail...Damned Purist
Slave to Detail...Damned Purist
This message last edited by scooter on 09/09/2010 at 02:50:09 AM
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