Showing posts with label abbey of st. knud. Show all posts
Showing posts with label abbey of st. knud. Show all posts

Monday, November 4, 2013

Map of the Island of Fyn (Funen) - Update

I added a bit more detail to the map of Fyn including the 2 straits on either side of the island: the Little Belt (Danish: Lillebælt) between Jutland and Fyn and the Great Belt (Danish: Storebælt) between Fyn and Sjælland.  Also, the route between Mæthelfar and Jelling was added.



Saturday, November 2, 2013

Map of the Island of Fyn (Funen)

I've not gotten around to writing yet today because I was held up by needing a map of the island of Fyn to help me know where each of the characters are.



Fyn is the 3rd largest island in Denmark.  The largest city on Fyn is Odense which is the 3rd largest city in Denmark.

Odense is also where the Abbey of St. Knud is located.  Today, Odense Cathedral stands on the spot where the abbey had been located.

Now onto writing...

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Second Draft of Abbey Map

Some trees were added to the map to make it a bit more organic.  In addition, there is a table and benches beneath the tree in the lower left, a place from which to contemplate God's work in the abbey and discuss things of import.


Sunday, October 27, 2013

First Draft of Abbey Map

The purpose of this blog is to document my progress during the month of November 2013 as I attempt NaNoWriMo for the first time.  30 days.  2000 words (4.4 pages) a day.

Move of October has been spent researching history and trying to write my plot outline and supporting documentation.

Part of that preparation means coming up with mock-ups or diagrams of certain key locations.  One of those is the Abbey of St. Knud on Odense.  Attached is a plan view of the abbey (my fictional view of the abbey) that I completed earlier today.


Note that I am taking a few liberties with the precise year that things take place in.  For example, according to Wikipedia, the abbey was founded in 1096.  I need it to be in place prior to that.