Beklan Empire
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The Beklan Empire is the fictional kingdom
in which Richard Adams' novels Shardik
and Maia
take place. The empire consists of vassal provinces organized around the central Beklan province, at the center of which is the empire's capital, Bekla. The capital is typically controlled by factions from one of the provinces, and the outermost provinces continuously threaten to break free. A recurring theme in the empire is that of slavery and how it affects the health of a social system. The representative of slaves is the hero Deparioth, whose mother came alive from the Streels of Urtah
and who spent his life in a fight for freedom from slavery both personal and institutional.
The lingua franca of the empire is the Beklan languagehttp://occu1a.tripod.com/Beklan.html.
Monarchy
A monarchy is a form of government in which the office of head of state is usually held until death or abdication and is often hereditary and includes a royal house. In some cases, the monarch is elected...
in which Richard Adams' novels Shardik
Shardik
Shardik is a fantasy novel written by Richard Adams in 1974.-Plot introduction:Adams's second novel Shardik concerns a lonely hunter, Kelderek, who pursues Shardik, a giant bear he believes to embody the Power of God; both of them become unwillingly drawn into the politics of an imaginary region...
and Maia
Maia (novel)
Maia is a fantasy novel by Richard Adams, published in 1984. Although not marketed as a romance novel, it also fits into that genre.-Plot introduction:...
take place. The empire consists of vassal provinces organized around the central Beklan province, at the center of which is the empire's capital, Bekla. The capital is typically controlled by factions from one of the provinces, and the outermost provinces continuously threaten to break free. A recurring theme in the empire is that of slavery and how it affects the health of a social system. The representative of slaves is the hero Deparioth, whose mother came alive from the Streels of Urtah
Streels of Urtah
The Streels of Urtah is a location in the fantasy novels Shardik and Maia by Richard Adams.-Shardik:Shardik is a novel of the ancient struggle between good and evil, and some of the effects of faith on the behaviour of human beings...
and who spent his life in a fight for freedom from slavery both personal and institutional.
The lingua franca of the empire is the Beklan languagehttp://occu1a.tripod.com/Beklan.html.