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This article is about the duchy in Far North. For the similarly sounding Redanian city, see Yspaden. |
Vespaden[1] or Vspaden[2] is a duchy located north of Kaedwen.
History
Reign of Kennet Blackbeard
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Henselt's intervention
Following the execution of Nikodemus Talbot in 1251,[N 1] Henselt's forces marched into the duchy to avenge the affront.[2]
Geography and climate
Vespaden is situated north of Kaedwen, touching the Kestrel and Dragon Mountains. It is characterised by merciless winters and taigas full of monsters.[2]
Economy
Vespaden's mines are resource-rich but reaching them is a dangerous journey.[2]
Notable locations
Notes
- The real world origin of the duchy is based on a mistake: on a fan-made world map from Andrzej Sapkowski Zone, Yspaden (a city in northern Redania) was misspelled as "Vspaden" and made a region to the north of Kaedwen. While Wiedźmin: Gra Wyobraźni authors originally intended to rename it into Barsa for the 2nd edition, they ultimately decided against it and only slightly altered the name to Vespaden to avoid mistaking it with the Redanian city.
- Vespa is a Latin word meaning "wasp" or "hornet".
- Yspaden in turn is a simplified form of the name "Ysbaddaden", chief of giants in Welsh tale Culhwch and Olwen.
Footnotes
- ↑ The date provided in Wiedźmin: Gra Wyobraźni is 1248 – the first edition of the tabletop, much like The Witcher video game, assumed that the Battle of Brenna took place in 1265 instead of 1268 as in the novels. The date in the article is adjusted to the canon timeline that the rest of the wiki follows.
- ↑ In the unpublished map for 2nd Edition of Wiedźmin: Gra Wyobraźni the city of Lod was located in the area that was named Vspaden in the map for previous edition, though the area was no longer called as such in the newer map.