Editing British Isles

[[File:Morgaf.jpg|thumb]]The '''British Isles''' are a group of islands in the [[Atlantic Ocean|North Atlantic]] off the north-western coast of continental [[Europe]], consisting of the islands of Great Britain, [[Ireland]], the Isle of Man, the Hebrides and over six thousand smaller islands. They have a total area of 315,159 km<sup>2</sup> (121,684 sq mi) and a combined population of almost 72 million, and include two sovereign states, the Republic of [[Ireland]] (which covers roughly five-sixths of Ireland), and the [[United Kingdom]] of Great Britain and [[Northern Ireland]] (which also comprises [[England]], [[Wales]], and [[Scotland]]). The Channel Islands, in the [[English Channel]] off the north coast of [[France]], are sometimes taken to be part of the British Isles, even though they do not form part of the archipelago.

==Literary comment==
For most stories with a [[Point of Divergence]] after AD 43, see [[Britannia (Roman province)]], [[England]] and/or [[United Kingdom]].

==British Isles in "[[Down in the Bottomlands]]"==
The '''Kingdom of Morgaf''' consisted of a number of islands in the [[Western Ocean (Down in the Bottomlands)|Western Ocean]] off the northwest coast of the [[Great Continent (Down in the Bottomlands)|Great Continent]]. It was separated from its long time enemy, the [[Hereditary Tyranny of Tartesh]], by the relatively narrow [[sleeve (Down in the Bottomlands)|Sleeve]].

Morgaf was populated by [[Strongbrow]]s and ruled by a [[Unnamed King of Morgaf|King]]. Over the centuries, Morgaf fought numerous wars with Tartesh but had been at an uneasy peace for the last twenty years. Many believed this was due to the invention of the [[starbomb]] some fifty years prior.

===Literary comment===
While not precisely stated, it is likely that Morgaf comprises the entire British archipelago.

==British Isles in "[[The Horse of Bronze]]"==
'''The Tin Isle''' was once inhabited by the [[Nuggies]], who exported [[Tin (The Horse of Bronze)|tin]] to the [[Centaurs (The Horse of Bronze)|Centaurs]]. One day tin shipments abruptly stopped coming, prompting the centaur [[Cheiron]] to mount an expedition to investigate this disappearance. Cheiron found that the Nuggies had gone all but extinct and been replaced by the [[Lapiths (The Horse of Bronze)|mans]]. Though Cheiron found the mans very intimidating, he negotiated a trade agreement whereby shipments of tin to the centaurs' [[Ancient Greece (The Horse of Bronze)|homeland]] would resume. However, at a feast commemorating this agreement, some [[Cerevisia (The Horse of Bronze)|drunken]] centaurs brawled with mans, and the agreement was abrogated. The centaurs barely escaped with their lives and never returned to the Tin Isle again.

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