Talk:Redania/@comment-174.92.95.188-20150815232310

Out of curiosity, does anyone know if there is one kingdom in the Witcherverse which is supposed to correspond to Poland? Redania has the appropriate national crest and has the free city of Novigrad in its territory, which corresponds to the free city of Gdansk throughout much of the early modern period IRL. Also, it's primary industry is agriculture, which again matches Polish history.

However, Temeria is described as "a galloping range for Nilfgaardian cavalry", which is a descriptor that could easily fit Poland in the 18th to 20th centuries. It is also a kingdom which is conquered (as of TW3) yet has a powerful national resistance movement. Furthermore, a lot of attention is paid to its national intelligence services (described as some of the best in the world), which seems to be a nod towards the efficiency of Polish intelligence services during WW2.

Last but not least, Upper Aedern has posters in TW2 which say "For our freedom and yours", the unofficial motto of the November uprising against Russia.

Obviously there are elements of Polish history in all these kingdoms, and I suspect that there may be no "canon" matches. Nevertheless, I'm curious if anyone has seen any official word on the subject.