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| | |range = The Legends of Ashildr (anthology) | ||
|series=[[The Legends of Ashildr (anthology)|The Legends of Ashildr]] | |number in range = 2 | ||
|main character= [[Ashildr|Ash]] | |series = ''[[The Legends of Ashildr (anthology)|The Legends of Ashildr]]'' | ||
|doctor= | |main character = [[Ashildr|Ash]] | ||
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|enemy= | |companions = | ||
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|writer= | |setting = ''[[El Galgo]]'', [[1485]] | ||
| | |writer = David Llewellyn | ||
|prev=The Arabian Knightmare (short story) | |release date = 10 December 2015 | ||
|next=The Triple Knife (short story) | |anthology = The Legends of Ashildr (anthology) | ||
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|next = The Triple Knife (short story) | |||
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'''''The Fortunate Isles''''' was a short story published in ''[[The Legends of Ashildr (anthology)|The Legends of Ashildr]]''. | '''''The Fortunate Isles''''' was a short story published in ''[[The Legends of Ashildr (anthology)|The Legends of Ashildr]]''. | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Ashildr|Ash]] | * [[Ashildr|Ash]] | ||
* [[Francisco Lopez]] | |||
* [[Garcia (The Fortunate Isles)|Garcia]] | |||
* [[Fernando (The Fortunate Isles)|Fernando]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
''to | === Individuals === | ||
* Ash is an alias of [[Ashildr]]. | |||
* [[Diego (The Fortunate Isles)|Diego]] was the former ship's lookout. | |||
* [[Marco Polo]] and his brothers traversed the old land routes from Europe to Asia. | |||
=== Places === | |||
* [[Seville]] is a city. | |||
* Upon boarding, Ash believes the ''El Galgo'' is bound for [[Genoa]] or [[Marseilles]]. | |||
* Ash steals a brooch for the Condottiero in [[Pisa]]. | |||
* Ash has recently left [[Paris]]. | |||
* After leaving the [[port of Seville]], the ''El Galgo'' sails down the [[River Guadalquivir]]. | |||
* The [[Azores]] are [[Portugal|Portuguese]] islands which lie to the west of Seville. | |||
* The ''El Galgo'' is searching for a western route from [[Europe]] to [[Asia]] by sea, as the [[Mamluk Sultanate|Mamluk]] and [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] [[Sultan]]s, in [[Egypt]] and [[Turkey (country)|Turkey]], have made land routes impassable. | |||
** Reaching [[India]], [[China]] or [[Japan]] means either sailing around [[Africa]]'s [[Cape of Good Hope]], which no [[European]] has ever done, or sailing west across the [[Atlantic]]. | |||
* The ''El Galgo'' stops on the island of [[São Miguel]], located between [[Europe]] and [[China]]. | |||
=== Ships === | |||
* Ash flees aboard the ''[[El Galgo]]'' - ''The Greyhound'', a Spanish ship. | |||
* The ''El Galgo'' is in a race with the ''[[San Giorgo]]'', a Genoese ship. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in Spain]] | [[Category:Stories set in Spain]] | ||
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The Fortunate Isles was a short story published in The Legends of Ashildr.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ash is an alias of Ashildr.
- Diego was the former ship's lookout.
- Marco Polo and his brothers traversed the old land routes from Europe to Asia.
Places[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Seville is a city.
- Upon boarding, Ash believes the El Galgo is bound for Genoa or Marseilles.
- Ash steals a brooch for the Condottiero in Pisa.
- Ash has recently left Paris.
- After leaving the port of Seville, the El Galgo sails down the River Guadalquivir.
- The Azores are Portuguese islands which lie to the west of Seville.
- The El Galgo is searching for a western route from Europe to Asia by sea, as the Mamluk and Ottoman Sultans, in Egypt and Turkey, have made land routes impassable.
- The El Galgo stops on the island of São Miguel, located between Europe and China.
Ships[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ash flees aboard the El Galgo - The Greyhound, a Spanish ship.
- The El Galgo is in a race with the San Giorgo, a Genoese ship.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The story is told from a third person point of view, unlike two other stories in the anthology.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
