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The [[dwarfs|dwarf]] who brought moveable type to [[Ankh-Morpork]], '''Gunilla Goodmountain''' teams up with [[William de Worde]] to start the [[Discworld (world)|Discworld]]'s first newspaper, the [[Ankh-Morpork Times]]. | The [[dwarfs|dwarf]] who brought moveable type to [[Ankh-Morpork]], '''Gunilla Goodmountain''' teams up with [[William de Worde]] to start the [[Discworld (world)|Discworld]]'s first newspaper, the [[Ankh-Morpork Times]]. | ||
Gunilla is the dwarf-to-be of the dwarf [[Boddony]] (sex isn't discussed amongst | Gunilla is the dwarf-to-be of the dwarf [[Boddony]] (sex isn't discussed amongst Dwarves – it's rather assumed that the two of them know which is which). | ||
==Annotations== | ==Annotations== | ||
In-keeping with Pratchett's usual mastery of nudges towards human reality, both are well-named. Gunilla is a female Swedish name meaning "battle maiden", while Goodmountain is a direct translation of "Gutenberg". On [[Roundworld]], [[wikipedia:Johannes_Gutenberg|Johann Gutenberg]] was the German inventor of moveable type in the 1450s, most famously responsible for the [[wikipedia:Gutenberg_Bible|Gutenberg Bible]] – the first printed books in the Western World to be mass-produced. | In-keeping with Pratchett's usual mastery of nudges towards human reality, both are well-named. Gunilla is a female Swedish name meaning "battle maiden", while Goodmountain is a direct translation of "Gutenberg". On [[Roundworld]], [[wikipedia:Johannes_Gutenberg|Johann Gutenberg]] was the German inventor of moveable type in the 1450s, most famously responsible for the [[wikipedia:Gutenberg_Bible|Gutenberg Bible]] – the first printed books in the Western World to be mass-produced. | ||
"Bodoni" is a well-known typeface that was designed at the end of the eighteenth century by [[wikipedia:Giambattista_Bodoni|Giambattista Bodoni]], an Italian | "Bodoni" is a well-known typeface that was designed at the end of the eighteenth century by [[wikipedia:Giambattista_Bodoni|Giambattista Bodoni]], an Italian who became the Director of the Press for the Duke of Parma. | ||
[[Category:Discworld characters|Goodmountain, Gunilla]] | [[Category:Discworld characters|Goodmountain, Gunilla]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:41, 19 November 2023
The dwarf who brought moveable type to Ankh-Morpork, Gunilla Goodmountain teams up with William de Worde to start the Discworld's first newspaper, the Ankh-Morpork Times.
Gunilla is the dwarf-to-be of the dwarf Boddony (sex isn't discussed amongst Dwarves – it's rather assumed that the two of them know which is which).
Annotations
In-keeping with Pratchett's usual mastery of nudges towards human reality, both are well-named. Gunilla is a female Swedish name meaning "battle maiden", while Goodmountain is a direct translation of "Gutenberg". On Roundworld, Johann Gutenberg was the German inventor of moveable type in the 1450s, most famously responsible for the Gutenberg Bible – the first printed books in the Western World to be mass-produced.
"Bodoni" is a well-known typeface that was designed at the end of the eighteenth century by Giambattista Bodoni, an Italian who became the Director of the Press for the Duke of Parma.