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[edit] Initial Tests
[edit] Test 1
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|imagename=
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|name=1632 (novel)
|pipe=1632
|Description=The first book in a remarkable series
|inuniverse=Released books have mostly been hitting as best sellers since [[1634: The Galileo Affair]], and (unusually!) sales of older books remains on the upswing.
|1st=1632
|1st pp:217
|HC=172
|books= [[1633 (novel)|1633]], [[Ring of Fire (anthology)|Ring of Fire]], [[The Grantville Gazettes]]
}}
- Test 1 results:
- 1632— The first book in a remarkable series
- In the 1632-verse:
- Released books have mostly been hitting as best sellers since 1634: The Galileo Affair, and (unusually!) sales of older books remains on the upswing.
Part of the books: 1633, Ring of Fire, The Grantville Gazettes
First mentioned in: '1632'.
[edit] Test 2
{{1632 place
|name=Grantville, WV here should be ignored
|link=Grantville, WV
|pipe=Grantville here should be ignored
|descr=The town that went back in time
|inuniverse=Released books have mostly been hitting as best sellers since [[1634: The Galileo Affair]], and (unusually!) sales of older books remains on the upswing.
|1st=1632
|1stPBpp:122
|1stHCpp=90
|books= '''all''', ''[[1632 (novel)|1632]], [[1633 (novel)|1633]], <!--
-->[[Ring of Fire (anthology)|Ring of Fire]]'', and [[The Grantville Gazettes]]
}}
- Test 2 results:
- In the 1632-verse:
- Released books have mostly been hitting as best sellers since 1634: The Galileo Affair, and (unusually!) sales of older books remains on the upswing.
Part of the books: all, 1632, 1633, Ring of Fire, and The Grantville Gazettes
First mentioned in: '1632'.
[edit] Formatting refinement tests using real links
{{1632 place
|link=
|name=[[Cathedral of Magdeburg]]
|PRE=:*
|pipe=
|descr=A famous landmark, that took 300+ years to build, and having the tallest spires in Germany and about the only structure which survived the [[Sack of Magdeburg]] under Tilly's forces.
|inuniverse=Magdeburg's most impressive building, the Cathedral of Saints [[Catherine]] and [[Saint Maurice|Maurice]], has a height of 104 m: the highest church building of eastern Germany. It is notable for its beautiful and unique sculptures, especially the "Twelve Virgins" at the Northern Gate, the depictions of [[Otto I the Great]] and his wife [[Editha]] as well as the statues of [[St Maurice]] and [[St Catherine]]. The statue of St Maurice (ca. [[1250]]) is one of the few where Maurice is displayed as a black man with African features holding a sword and wearing chainmail. This is surprising, in light of the fact that [[Saint Maurice|Maurice]] was an [[Egyptians|Egyptian]]. It is in fact the oldest depiction of a black person in Europe.
|1st=
|book=|books=<!-- ''[[1632 (novel)||1632]], [[1633 (novel)|1633]], <!--
-->[[Ring of Fire (anthology)|Ring of Fire]]'', and [[The Grantville Gazettes]]
}}
- Cathedral of Magdeburg— A famous landmark, that took 300+ years to build, and having the tallest spires in Germany and about the only structure which survived the Sack of Magdeburg under Tilly's forces.
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- Magdeburg's most impressive building, the Cathedral of Saints Catherine and Maurice, has a height of 104 m: the highest church building of eastern Germany. It is notable for its beautiful and unique sculptures, especially the "Twelve Virgins" at the Northern Gate, the depictions of Otto I the Great and his wife Editha as well as the statues of St Maurice and St Catherine. The statue of St Maurice (ca. 1250) is one of the few where Maurice is displayed as a black man with African features holding a sword and wearing chainmail. This is surprising, in light of the fact that Maurice was an Egyptian. It is in fact the oldest depiction of a black person in Europe.
:*Part of the books: Ring of Fire, and The Grantville Gazettes.
{{1632 place
|link=
|name=[[Suhl]], a town in [[Thuringia]].
|pipe=
|descr=Suhl is an important Brass, bronze, iron, iron working, and weapons producing city that early on becomes allied with the NUS.
|inuniverse=Many of the Rifled Cannons the NUS produces for Gustavus' army over the winter of 1631-32 are cast in Suhl before being shipped to Grantville for finishing.
|1st=
|book=|books=<!-- ''[[1632 (novel)||1632]], [[1633 (novel)|1633]], <!--
-->[[Ring of Fire (anthology)|Ring of Fire]]'', and [[The Grantville Gazettes]]
}}
- Suhl, a town in Thuringia.— Suhl is an important Brass, bronze, iron, iron working, and weapons producing city that early on becomes allied with the NUS.
- In the 1632-verse:
- Many of the Rifled Cannons the NUS produces for Gustavus' army over the winter of 1631-32 are cast in Suhl before being shipped to Grantville for finishing.
Part of the books: Ring of Fire, and The Grantville Gazettes.
[edit] Eisenach
{{1632 place
|image=
|imagelink=[[Image:Wartburg eisenach1.jpg|thumb|right|150px|'''"The Wartburg"''' (castle) in Eisenach]]
|link=Eisenach
|descr=The history of Eisenach is linked with the [[Wartburg castle]], which was built according to legend in [[1067]]. There were at least three settlements below the castle, that merged to a common city in the second half of the 12th century. This town, Eisenach, was first mentioned in [[1180]].<br /><br />Several now legendary events took place on the Wartburg in the following decades, best known is the "Singers' Contest on the Wartburg" (''Sängerkrieg'', which is part of the [[Tannhäuser]] legend). After the [[Thuringian War of Succession]] ([[1247]]-[[1264]]) Eisenach became subject to the [[Wettin (dynasty)|Wettin]] dynasty of [[Meissen]]. Later several mini states were established in what is now Thuringia, and Eisenach became a principality on its own in [[1521]]. In [[1751]] Eisenach lost its independency and became part of the duchy of [[Saxe-Weimar]]. <br /><br />[[Martin Luther]] lived therein as a child, although he was not born there, and later for his receiving protection by [[Frederick the Wise]] after having been pursued for his religious views. It was while he was staying at ''Wartburg Castle'' that he translated the [[New Testament]] into German. The town is famous as the birthplace of [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] as well.
|inuniverse=Eisenach is one of the territories spirited away from the four brother Dukes of Saxe-Weimer and becomes one of the sketchily mentioned states in the NUS in the novel ''1632'', and part of the United States in the province of the United States under the CPoE in ''1633'. In the two day [[Battle of Eisenach-Wartburg]] (ca. October 1632) NUS forces lead by Mike Stearns first decimate an Spanish army of 10-12,000 invading from the [[Spanish Netherlands]] along the [[Spanish road]], first breaking them and chasing them into taking shelter in the Wartburg, then use psychological warfare and [[Napalm]] for force the complete surrender of the remaining army. The entire affair was a feint however, setting up the deep cavalry raid ([[Battle of Grantville]]) that convinces Stearns he must ally with Gustavus thus birthing the CPoE.
|name=
|pipe=
|1st=1632
|book=1633
|books=''1632 (novel)'', and [[The Grantville Gazettes]]
|HC=155, ch-12|PB=198
}}
"The Wartburg" (castle) in Eisenach
- Eisenach— The history of Eisenach is linked with the Wartburg castle, which was built according to legend in 1067. There were at least three settlements below the castle, that merged to a common city in the second half of the 12th century. This town, Eisenach, was first mentioned in 1180.
Several now legendary events took place on the Wartburg in the following decades, best known is the "Singers' Contest on the Wartburg" (Sängerkrieg, which is part of the Tannhäuser legend). After the Thuringian War of Succession (1247-1264) Eisenach became subject to the Wettin dynasty of Meissen. Later several mini states were established in what is now Thuringia, and Eisenach became a principality on its own in 1521. In 1751 Eisenach lost its independency and became part of the duchy of Saxe-Weimar.
Martin Luther lived therein as a child, although he was not born there, and later for his receiving protection by Frederick the Wise after having been pursued for his religious views. It was while he was staying at Wartburg Castle that he translated the New Testament into German. The town is famous as the birthplace of Johann Sebastian Bach as well.
- In the 1632-verse:
- Eisenach is one of the territories spirited away from the four brother Dukes of Saxe-Weimer and becomes one of the sketchily mentioned states in the NUS in the novel 1632, and part of the United States in the province of the United States under the CPoE in 1633'. In the two day Battle of Eisenach-Wartburg (ca. October 1632) NUS forces lead by Mike Stearns first decimate an Spanish army of 10-12,000 invading from the Spanish Netherlands along the Spanish road, first breaking them and chasing them into taking shelter in the Wartburg, then use psychological warfare and Napalm for force the complete surrender of the remaining army. The entire affair was a feint however, setting up the deep cavalry raid (Battle of Grantville) that convinces Stearns he must ally with Gustavus thus birthing the CPoE.
Part of the books: ''1632 (novel), and The Grantville Gazettes
First mentioned in: '1632'.
[edit] Munich
{{1632 place
|image=Wartburg eisenach1.jpg
|imagelink=
|imagedescr='''"The [[Wartburg]]"''' a famous [[castle]] in [[Eisenach]].
|link=
|name=Munich|pipe=City of Munich
|description= a major German city located on the river [[Isar]], capital of [[Bavaria]].
|inuniv=This figures in somewhere as a mention, probably where Tilly's General Papenheim retreated to after the battle that killed Tilly.
|pipe=
|1st=1632
|book=
|books=''1632 (novel)'', and [[The Grantville Gazettes]]
}}
- Munich— a major German city located on the river Isar, capital of Bavaria.
- In the 1632-verse:
- This figures in somewhere as a mention, probably where Tilly's General Papenheim retreated to after the battle that killed Tilly.
Part of the books: '1632 (novel), and The Grantville Gazettes
First mentioned in: '1632'.
