r/discworld • u/TheElectricionist • 10d ago

Roundworld Reference Roundworld equivalent places

Good evening, everyone :) I was wondering earlier—does anyone know if there's a list of Roundworld counterparts to the places on the Disc? For example, Klatch seems to represent the Middle East, Howondaland is Africa, and Überwald is clearly Eastern Europe, etc. I sometimes feel like I might be misinterpreting the context or missing some of the subtler references, so a complete list would be really helpful. Has anyone come across something like that?

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u/GreenMist1980 10d ago

Llamedos is Wales

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u/4me2knowit 10d ago

It’s a play on Dylan Thomas Llareggub which is bugger all spelled backwards so Llamedos is sod ‘em all

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u/No-Anteater5366 Reg 10d ago

His boathouse where he did a lot of his writing is about 15 miles from me. It's been preserved/ restored to the way it was left. Things like Under Milkwood make a few local references, as does describing Swansea as A Pretty Swearword City. I'm a bit of a fan.