Dragaera

Geography: A Note on Measurements of Distance

Sun Feb 22 18:06:45 PST 2004

I missed a reference for Section I (How Long is a League):

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I. How Long is a League?

There were apparently two different lengths for a league in use. 80

Moreover, Dragaerans and Easterners measure leagues differently. 75

There are only three places I could find where distances were stated in both
the miles and leagues, and in both cases the ratio appears to be
approximately 3 miles = 1 league, which is how we compare statue miles and
leagues.

The first is Pel, stating that he traveled more than 1500 miles, and more
than 500 leagues. 158 Note, however, that Pel qualifies his comparison by
referring to how the leagues were measured.

The second is the distance from the county of Bellows to a crashed floating
castle. The distance from Bellows to the Castle is 60 or 70 miles. Morrolan
travels 15 leagues to Nacine. 201 And from Nacine, the ruins are only 15
miles away. 213

15 leagues + 15 miles = 60 or 70 miles, so 15 leagues = 45 or 55 miles,
which again works out to about 3 miles per league. And the second text also
says that 15 miles = 3 or 4 leagues + some maneuvering.

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The third is a cross-narrator example. Vlad says that Dzur Mountain is about
200 miles from Adrilankha. 28

Paarfi says the distance is 65 or 70 leagues. 155

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Accordingly, I will use a ratio of 3 miles = 1 league for converting miles
to leagues, unless the text specifically indicates otherwise.