S.M. Stirling's A Meeting at Corvallis
Maps, flags and links
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Extra: Here is a tentative genealogy of the Mackenzie/Havel/Larsson families, a couple of years after the events in "A Meeting at Corvallis".
Notice that the flags below are my personal interpretation, based on hints in the book and some comments from the author on the Yahoo S.M. Stirling mailing list.
Oregon
Oregon mappoint map, counties map, shaded relief map and topographic map
(Updated)
West Oregon mappoint map
Oregon locations Google "My Maps" map

Portland
- The Protector's flag is black with a "cat-pupiled" lidless eye. (alternatives)
- [Ch. 1, 2] The Protector's palace used to be the public library of Portland (Central Library), see also google map and image.
- [Ch. 1, 2] Central Library, Portland web page with floor plans.
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Clan Mackenzie
- [Ch. 11, 17] The Mackenzies' flag is green, with silver crescent moon between antlers. (larger image)
- The Mackenzie tartan is green, brown and black, with thin orange piping. (larger images)
- [Ch. 1, 2, 10, 13, 18] Dun Juniper (or Mackenzie Hall) is somewhere N and E of Brownsville (Sutterdown in the book)
- [Ch. 3, 9] Dun Fairfax is Dun Juniper's closest neighbour (S of Dun Juniper?)
- [Ch. 13, 17] Sutterdown is a fictionalized version of Brownsville.

Bearkillers - Larsdalen, Salem
- [Ch. 12] The Bearkiller flag features a stylized head of a bear, crimson on dark brown. (alternatives)
- [Ch. 2, 9, 21, 23] Larsdalen is in the Eola Hills, W of Salem and NE of Rickreall
- [Ch. 12, 14] The fight aginst the turtle boats take place at the Salem bridges
- [Ch. 12, 14, 16] The Protectorate forces land at Rice Rocks on the W bank of the river, and the battle takes place SE of there, N of the Salem bridges, see google map
- [Ch. 20] Dallas is W of Salem and Larsdalen

Dunedain Rangers - Mithrilwood (Silver Falls State Park)
- [Ch. 6, 17] The Dunedain Rangers' flag features a silver tree and seven stars (larger image)
- [Ch. 4] The Dunedain Rangers' base Mithrilwood is in Silver Falls State Park E to SE of Salem, N of road 22, see mappoint map
- Oregon Parks website

Corvallis google map
- [Ch. 5] The Corvallis flag is orange and features a beaver head. (larger image)
- [Ch. 5] The Bearkillers enter Corvallis territory at Adair Village, N of Corvallis
- [Ch. 8] The Protectorate bandits are observed at Bowers Rock State Park, NE of Corvallis
- [Ch. 6] The Dunedain Rangers enter Corvallis by one of the two briges over the river
- [Ch. 8] The public assembly is held in the Gills Coliseum on the campus of Oregon University
Portland, Salem, Mount Angel google map
(Updated)

Mount Angel
- [Ch. 17] During the Protector's War, the Mount Angel battle-flag carried the image of Virgin and Child. (larger image)
- [Ch. 9, 10, 11] The Waldo Hills are E and SE of Salem
- [Ch. 15, 16, 17] Mount Angel is NE of Salem, E of Gervais and SW of Molalla
- [Ch. 15, 16, 17] Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary web site,
Mount Angel Monastery web site
(Updated)
- [Ch. 13] Missouri Ridge is E of Mount Angel
- [Ch. 22, 23] Field of the Cloth of Gold (Elliot Prairie) is N of Mount Angel
Castle Todenangst, Newberg, Oregon City
- [Ch. 9] The Protector's river-born attack against Salem embarks at Oregon City
- [Ch. 15, 16, 18, 21] Castle Todenangst is E of Newberg, on a butte (Grouse Butte?)
S of the road between Newberg and the Parett Mountains
(Updated)
Ath
- [Ch. 17] The flag of Lady de Ath is descibed as "Sable, a delta or over a V argent". (alternatives)
- [Ch. 18, 19, 20] Castle Ath is S of Forest Grove, W of highway 47, about a mile S of Carpenter Creek
- [Ch. 20] Hag Lake (Henry Hagg Lake) is SW of Castle Ath and Forest Grove, and Cherry Grove is SW of Hag Lake

This page created by Bo Johansson 2005-12-01
Last changed 2012-09-11