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Small parts of the weorc are located in [[Hollona and Diorisia]] and [[Yonderre]]. | Small parts of the weorc are located in [[Hollona and Diorisia]] and [[Yonderre]]. | ||
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Hadrian's Wall west of Housesteads 3.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Much of the Anglasweorc relied on [[Anglei]]'s natural topography.]] | ||
The Anglasweorc is not, despite popular misconceptions, a single wall running from [[Lake Roseney]] to the [[Vandarch]]. In every iteration the weorc took, natural topography was the primary feature used to impede travel and assault, and even in its final form extensive areas along the weorc were riverine boundaries with only wooden watchtowers or other "light" structures interspersed at varying intervals to watch the bounday. The most iconic and labor intensive portions of the weorc do include thick walls of {{wp|limestone}} brick, sourced largely from the [[Vandarch]] area, which connect medieval castles as well as ancient [[Great Levantia|Great Levantine]] incorporated within the defense. Most of the physical portion of the weorc likely included earthworks and moats infront and directly behind the line of walls, and in some places these are still visible. | The Anglasweorc is not, despite popular misconceptions, a single wall running from [[Lake Roseney]] to the [[Vandarch]]. In every iteration the weorc took, natural topography was the primary feature used to impede travel and assault, and even in its final form extensive areas along the weorc were riverine boundaries with only wooden watchtowers or other "light" structures interspersed at varying intervals to watch the bounday. The most iconic and labor intensive portions of the weorc do include thick walls of {{wp|limestone}} brick, sourced largely from the [[Vandarch]] area, which connect medieval castles as well as ancient [[Great Levantia|Great Levantine]] incorporated within the defense. Most of the physical portion of the weorc likely included earthworks and moats infront and directly behind the line of walls, and in some places these are still visible. | ||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
The Anglasweorc is viewed as a national symbol of [[Anglei]] and appears on the hundred [[Taler]] note as the iconic structure of Anglei. In [[Yonderre]], the structure is viewed negatively and "the weorc" is often used as a derisive {{wp|metonym}} for Anglei or its government. | The Anglasweorc is viewed as a national symbol of [[Anglei]] and appears on the hundred [[Taler]] note as the iconic structure of Anglei. In [[Yonderre]], the structure is viewed negatively and "the weorc" is often used as a derisive {{wp|metonym}} for Anglei or its government. | ||