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were conquered in the 14th century). The modern Syldavia was formed in 1127 when a tribal chief called Hveghi defeated the Turkish conquerors at the battle of Zileheroum and took the name Muskar, ruling until 1168. Although he was a successful ruler, his son Muskar II was an inferior king as ruler.
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As a large and relatively well-off capital city, Klow has a large museum of natural science with mounted dinosaur skeletons. Klow is said to be the Capital of Mineral Water, and they are famous for their Klowaswa (Cyrillic: Кловасва), their national mineral water, literally meaning "Klow Water" or
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The capital of Syldavia is Klow. The city was founded in the 10th century by the invading Turks and was then named Zileheroum. The Magyar nomads that lived there were forced to live in the Zmyhlpathernian mountains, while the Turks themselves settled in the newly founded city located in the lush
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It is mentioned that a prime dish in the country is szlaszeck, described by a waiter as the hind leg of a young dog in a heavy Syldavian sauce. However, this may not be true as the waiter was deliberately attempting to disturb Tintin. Szlaszeck (apparently from
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hills. In the year 1127, the nomads, led by their chief Hveghi, defeated and drove away the Turkish conquerors. Hveghi took the name Muskar, meaning "the brave" and Zileheroum was renamed to Klow, meaning "freetown" from
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incorporating many words of French origin as well as a sprinkling of Spanish. Syldavian seems to incorporate features of various Central European languages into the Marols foundation to suit Hergé's taste, such as
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King Ottokar IV became King in 1360. He took away the power of many upstart nobles. When an enemy, Baron Staszrvitch, claimed the Throne and attacked him with his sword, Ottokar struck him to the ground with his
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River). Other cities named in the books are Niedzdrow, Istov, Dbrnouk, Douma, Tesznik, and Zlip. The population of Syldavia is 642,000 with 122,000 living in Klow, suggesting the country is similar in size to
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Within the universe, the existence of the Germanic Syldavian language (and most likely Bordurian as well) may be explained as having been brought by the in-migration of German-speakers, such as the real-life
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The flag of Syldavia is seen on page 59 of King Ottokar's Sceptre, as the King's procession passes onlooking crowds. It appears to be identical to first and fourth quarter of the coat of arms, that being
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is used in medieval documents, and some of the Cyrillic letters used are a straight transcription from the Latin letters (e.g., "sh" is written "сз" -compare to Polish "sz"- rather than "ш").
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By 1930s standards Syldavia has a modern military, equipped with anti-aircraft guns and radar stations. It appears to have well prepared defensive systems with checkpoints and bunkers.
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in Central and Eastern Europe, and Syldavians would be expected to have a better command of German than most other Central or Eastern Europeans, as their language is related to German.
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uniforms, a style which originated in Eastern Europe. The ceremonial guards at the Royal Treasure House, Klow have elaborate costumes of traditional Balkan design and are armed with
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is the predominant second language among the less educated, as in one scene when Haddock complains he is thirsty, a Syldavian soldier does not understand him until he yells "
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The national lake is "Pollishoff", meaning "Lake of Sharks". The inspiration for this lake seems to be various lakes in the southern Balkans, particularly the
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King Muskar XII is a keen motorist who drives himself with only an aide for escort and carries his own pistol for protection. He appears in elaborate
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conquered the country during the reign of Muskar II in 1195 until Ottokar I (his real name and title being Baron Almaszout) drove them away in 1275.
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dress for court and public ceremonies and in a plainer uniform on other occasions. Muskar XII is an actual ruler rather than a
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In the 1950s Syldavia had a secret, but successful space program in the area of Sbrodj (named Sprodj in the English edition).
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and has vast facilities for the research and construction of the rocket-ship which carries Tintin and his colleagues to
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The region of Syldavia was inhabited by nomadic tribes of unknown origin until the 6th century, when it was overrun by
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The exact location of Syldavia is not given in the comics, and nothing more is known than that it is located on the
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appearance, for example, the old mosques. However, the Kropow castle's architecture and decoration are of
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Klow has a wide variety of cultural styles. Mostly typical Yugoslavian, there are also many buildings of
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Educated Syldavians are shown speaking Tintin's language (French in the original). There is a hint that
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Syldavia is also called "The Kingdom of the Black Pelican". In line with that, in Montenegro is located
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to head its space division, and later Tintin and Captain Haddock to be part of the Moon mission. In
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Har Brok, Is Syldavisch Slavisch? Achtergronden van het Beeldverhaal nr. 2, Bovenkarspel 1979 (
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recruited by the Syldavian government, involves research into protection from the effects of
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based at the facility. Work at the centre, carried out by a large team of international
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Hergé claimed that the country is heavily inspired by the real-world countries of both
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The king is notably absent from the other stories set in or involving Syldavia –
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In 1939 Syldavia was nearly invaded by its neighbor Borduria, part of a plot to oust
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This crown appears in the scenes in the Treasure Chamber on page 41 and others of
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The army has an Eastern European appearance, possibly modeled on that of
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pattern, but this could be because of the fame of Czech architecture.
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and garnish are seen in the kitchen of a Syldavian restaurant in
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Syldavians unite! Praise our King's might: The Sceptre his right!
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Tintin is shown being invested with this insignia on page 60 of
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Deutsche Sprachgeschichte vom Spätmittelalter bis zur Gegenwart
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and has a rivalry with the fictional neighbouring country of
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Syldavian cuisine appears to be typical of Eastern Europe;
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the Royal Sceptre of Syldavia and a sceptre of justice in
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The Blushtika, meaning "Goat Dance Twisting", as seen in
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