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[nisallik]

If the world is called Thedas, what would the place be called if we ever explore beyond the continent? People of Thedas just call it Thedas as it is all they know of the world.

[SheffSteel]

I'm pretty certain that it's Beatrice.

[Knight KIng]

Its just the world.Or Thedas.I think we can drop it now.

Modifié par Knight KIng, 03 décembre 2009 - 07:23 .

[Bibdy]

Anyone good with history? Anyone know if our ancestors called the world 'Earth' before they figured out it was a big, spherical ball of rock?

[Knight KIng]

Yes both the Greeks and Egyptians new it was round.The Romans called it Terra and the Greeks called it Gaia.The Germans called it Erda.Thats where we get Earth.

Modifié par Knight KIng, 03 décembre 2009 - 07:18 .

[The Angry One]

It's name is obviously Presrop.

masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Presrop

[TheLadyJess]

Has anyone noticed that the continent of Thedas looks a little like North America? I think it's a little amusing myself. But as far as the name of the planet, I think it's just called "the world" as previously mentioned.

[David Gaider]

The world is called Thedas. And, yes, that is also the continent -- for most of the inhabitants, that IS the world. They don't have a concept of the world like you or I do, like it's a planet. Even the name for our own planet -- Earth -- comes from our word for the ground under our feet, remember.



But if you're looking for a name for the Dragon Age world, in IP fashion? It's Thedas. If there are some other settings that go so far as to give a different name to their planet, that's super.

[Bibdy]

David Gaider wrote...

The world is called Thedas. And, yes, that is also the continent -- for most of the inhabitants, that IS the world. They don't have a concept of the world like you or I do, like it's a planet. Even the name for our own planet -- Earth -- comes from our word for the ground under our feet, remember.

But if you're looking for a name for the Dragon Age world, in IP fashion? It's Thedas. If there are some other settings that go so far as to give a different name to their planet, that's super.

Called it!

[TheLadyJess]

And thus spake the Maker...

[Hardin4188]

It could be called Thedas just like the continent. In Warcraft the planet is named Azeroth, just like the continent and kingdom.

[Slaign]

Did you know we don't have a proper name for our Solar System? It's just "the Solar System." We have no need to name it. We name the other ones as we discover them, but this one is just the Solar System. Say "The Solar System" and everyone knows what you mean. Most of us have little concept of other solar systems, and have no need to name ours. It never comes up. The closest to a proper name we have for the system is "Sol" and that's not really official.

It seems like a huge oversight, how can we not haven amed our solar system, but as pointed out, "Earth" just means dirt. It's a name now, but before it was just the extent of our conception. You would think at least astronomers would have named our system, but as far as I can tell, it hasn't happened.

It's likely we would just name our system "Solar." Just like "The Earth" went from meaning just that which we walk on to our planet's name, "The 'Solar' System" may go from meaning this cluster of space junk, to "The system named Solar"

Modifié par Slaign, 03 décembre 2009 - 08:22 .

[The Angry One]

"Sol" *is* the official name for our system.
It's not particularily original, but that's what it is.

Modifié par The Angry One, 03 décembre 2009 - 08:22 .

[Matthew Young CT]

No, Sol is our sun.

[The Angry One]

... a star system is named after it's primary star.

[Slaign]

The Angry One wrote...

"Sol" *is* the official name for our system.
It's not particularily original, but that's what it is.

Officially, "Sol" is just another word fro "Sun" and "Sun" is the name of our star. So by extention, our system can be called the "Sol" system, but more accurately would be called the "Sun" System, because that's what we've named our star.

But we still consider "Sun" to just be a name for *A* star, not specifically OUR star. When describing Tatooine for example, most people would say it has two "Suns", but in fact it has two stars with their own names.

So, as far as popular language is concerned, we do not have a unique name for our system, because we haven't yet declared "Sun" to mean specifically OUR star.

Likely, one of these words will become our system's name. When we start to address the world in terms of star systems, we'll have a more concrete name, likely "The Sun System", "The Sol System", or "The Solar System," but for now it's just not appropriately defined.

[Saurran]

Knight KIng wrote...

Whats the name of the planet/world that Dragon Age is set in? So far theyve only said the name of one country Ferelden.Im pretty sure thats just one kingdom and not the name of the whole world.Am I right?

Im a noob so forgive me if this is an obvious question thats been said before.And would this count as a spoiler question?If so than sorry about putting it in the wrong section

Fereleden is flat and if you go too far, you fall off the edge into nothing.  Speaking of planets/worlds is heresy. 

[The Angry One]

Well sol is the latin term for sun and you know how scientists love using latin terms for anything.

In general it's only really used in astronomy and, well, science-fiction as of course there's no immediate need to regard our world in terms of star systems.



Will we get another name? Who knows. If we end up being called something stupid like Kleevash III I'm leaving for Alpha Centauri.

[Knight KIng]

People have known for thousands of years that the world is round.Its a myth that people use to think you would fall off the world.

[Matthew Young CT]

The Angry One wrote...

... a star system is named after it's primary star.

Yes, named after it, not the same Sol is our sun, Solar system is our planetary system.

[Knight KIng]

Sol is our Sun.We are in the Sol System.Earth is our planet.And Luna is our moon.And our Galaxy is the Milky Way.

Modifié par Knight KIng, 03 décembre 2009 - 08:50 .

[Bryy_Miller]

Knight KIng wrote...

People have known for thousands of years that the world is round.Its a myth that people use to think you would fall off the world.

No.
Not really.

Let me guess, you were told that this myth was created by evil scientists?

[Knight KIng]

Dont you know history?They did know it was round!The ancient greeks even calculated the size of the Earth almost exactly.

Heres proof.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherical_Earth

Modifié par Knight KIng, 03 décembre 2009 - 08:54 .

[Bluesmith]

It's Earth, or at least based upon it. Thedas matches up fairly well with an inverted Europe (I made a map and thread showcasing this a few days ago). Many place names approximate European counterparts (Orlais, Antiva, Fereldan, etc.) when you overlay Europe in this way.

This is a pretty common device in fantasy. Tolkien's Arda, after all, was merely Earth in an age long-forgotten (Middle Earth being Europe). Conan the Barbarian takes place in Europe, Africa, and Asia in a an age long-past (dried up Mediterranean being its most defining difference - which actually did happen in real life, actually).