As I continue to do gobs of research on ancient Dacia and its fascinating topography, here’s a blast from my Tumblr past. Our somewhat fictionalized version of the Hoia Baciu Forest in modern Transylvania (Romania) will be the setting for a major Gaius/Allerix scene (or perhaps scenes) in Book 3. I’ve been waiting not so patiently for years to play in this spooky haunted forest! 😀
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Fabulous. I like a bit of weird with my history.
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LOL! I like a bit of history with my weird. Interestingly enough, I can’t find any reference to the forest in ancient times… yet. 😉
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Ghost Adventures went to film there – see it on YouTube
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Oh, thank you! That sounds like silly fun.
After chatting with a generous Romanian friend, it seems this forest was outside the boundaries of Roman Dacia in the territory of another ‘barbarian’ tribe. It still might work plot wise, depending on how I craft that section. 😀
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Strange trees for sure!
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Isn’t this bizarre? And after much map squinting and Google Earthing, I think I’ve found a way to use it as a setting for some scenes. 😀
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Well, they better not get abducted by aliens! Hmm, I don’t know though……..
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Lol. No aliens. I promise. 😉
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That is weird – I wanna go there! What do you reckon has made the trees grow distorted? Can’t wait for the next book in the series 🙂
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Isn’t it cool, Ali? I have no flipping idea, but this place is spooky fascinating. I spent a while with various maps and Google Earth (yay for technology!) and I *think* I now know exactly how I want to use this setting. The forest wasn’t in ancient Dacia but in the territories of Dacia’s strong ‘barbarian’ neighbor.
Thank you! Draft Chapter 2 of Book 3 soon! Allerix & Gaius have a chat. 😀
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