Witcher Wiki
Witcher Wiki
m (→‎top: clean up)
m (→‎Notable People: clean up)
(26 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
  +
{{Infobox_Location
[[File:Places Ard Carraigh.png|right|220x220px|Ard Carraigh]]
 
  +
|Image = Tw2_Ard_Carraigh.jpeg
'''Ard Carraigh''' or '''High Rock'''<ref>Meaning of name of the city was confirmed by Fonopolis studio, which makes audiobook adaptations of The Witcher Saga in close consultation with Andrzej Sapkowski himself.</ref> is the capital of the northern kingdom of [[Kaedwen]] and also where King [[Henselt]] holds his seat of power.{{Quote|text = In Kaedwen, Scoia'tael commandos, amassed into a large unit, had orchestrated a massacre in Fort Leyda. To avenge the massacre, the people of Ard Carraigh had organised a pogrom, murdering almost four hundred non-humans residing in the capital.|citation = pg. 6, ''[[Time of Contempt]]'' (UK edition)}}
 
  +
|Geo_map = Places Ard Carraigh.png
  +
|Aka = High Rock
  +
|Type = City
  +
|Owner = [[Henselt]]
  +
|Country = [[Kaedwen]]
  +
|Appears_books = {{BoF}}<br>
  +
{{BoE}}<br>
  +
{{TTotS}}
 
|Location = Past/on the [[Lixela]] river<ref>{{Tw2}}</ref>}}'''Ard Carraigh''', ([[Elder Speech]] for '''High Rock'''),<ref>Meaning of name of the city was confirmed by Fonopolis studio, which makes audiobook adaptations of The Witcher Saga in close consultation with [[Andrzej Sapkowski]] himself.</ref> is the capital of the northern kingdom of [[Kaedwen]] and also where King [[Henselt]] holds his seat of power.
   
== Notable residents ==
+
== Notable People ==
 
* [[Henselt]]
 
* [[Henselt]]
* [[Hrafhir]]
+
* [[Mansfeld]]
* Margrave [[Mansfeld]]
 
 
* [[Sabrina Glevissig]]
 
* [[Sabrina Glevissig]]
   
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* In reality, Ard Carraig means the Rock's Height in Irish. High Rock would be Carraig Ard.
+
* In reality, Ard Carraig means the "Rock's Height" in Irish. High Rock would be "Carraig Ard".
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
  +
  +
==Gallery==
  +
<gallery>
  +
TWAG Ard Carraigh.jpg|In {{TWAG}}
  +
</gallery>
   
 
[[cs:Ard Carraigh]]
 
[[cs:Ard Carraigh]]
Line 24: Line 37:
 
[[sk:Ard Carraigh]]
 
[[sk:Ard Carraigh]]
 
[[uk:Ард-Каррайг]]
 
[[uk:Ард-Каррайг]]
[[Category:Cities]]
+
[[Category:Settlements]]
 
[[Category:Kaedwen]]
 
[[Category:Kaedwen]]

Revision as of 23:53, 22 May 2020

Ard Carraigh, (Elder Speech for High Rock),[2] is the capital of the northern kingdom of Kaedwen and also where King Henselt holds his seat of power.

Notable People

Trivia

  • In reality, Ard Carraig means the "Rock's Height" in Irish. High Rock would be "Carraig Ard".

References

  1. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
  2. Meaning of name of the city was confirmed by Fonopolis studio, which makes audiobook adaptations of The Witcher Saga in close consultation with Andrzej Sapkowski himself.

Gallery