Talk:Redania/@comment-2003:C5:D3CC:3D00:5DC5:FFCB:8989:B77C-20171202123055

You guys are really over simplifying it. I don't think that any kingdom is meant to represent any of our worlds countries. It is a fantasy world that is just based on medieval Europe to make it more authentic.

And just for that authenticity, it of course borrows from European heraldic and culture. Looking at the coats of arms, Temeria bears striking resemblance to France, Aedirn to Germany, Redania to Poland, Kaedwen to Stuttgart in Germany maybe. But that does not mean they have a fixed counterpart in our world.

The whole Witcher world is filled with references to different European literature, culture, cities, kings, names and legends. Every Witcher kingdom has multiple references to multiple real life kingdoms. It does not restrict itself to be one or another.

And I think that is great.