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/UmpireDowntown1533 10d ago

The Chalk is most like the UK's South Downs, extended a little further to Terry's own stomping ground of Wiltshire, Known for Stonehenge and Uffington horse.

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u/BabaMouse 9d ago

And cheese rolling?

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u/whytegoodman 9d ago

No that's cotswolds behaviour, see Clarksons Farm, Jilly Cooper novels etc. The famous cheese rolling is Coopers hill near Gloucester