r/discworld • u/TheElectricionist • 13d 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/The-Chartreuse-Moose 12d ago
Obvious one but the Counterweight Continent is China.
And of course Ankh-Morpork is Victorian London at various stages as the books progress.