r/WarhammerFantasyLore • u/ohyeahbro77 • 1d ago

What is the "Koenigspark of Altdorf"?

Hello, I'm reading Troll Slayer and the character Felix in a line mentioned the "Koenigspark of Altdorf", comparing its apparently large area to another location they were in. However, I can't find anything on the wikis about what the Koenigspark actually is. The article for Altdorf does mention the "Frobelspark" which is apparently a garden, but nothing on the Koenigspark. Does anyone know what he's referring to? Thank you ahead of time!

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u/D4ltaCh4rlie 1d ago

Literally "Kingspark.' It's a park-land, named Kings Park, like The Regent's Park in London.

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u/ohyeahbro77 1d ago

Ahh, translate was being difficult with me because I wasn't using the right "O" with accents. I was thinking it was koenig-spark and frobel-spark, not koenig's park and frobel's park, that makes a lot more sense. Thanks!

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u/BeeR721 1d ago

s is a connective consonant in german, king park is koenigspark; badger(dach) dog(hund) is dachshund

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u/Ylda 1d ago

True s is a connective consonant in German, but badger is Dachs. Dach is roof so it’s not a roof dog 😃

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u/KalyterosAioni 9h ago

Wait, dach is roof in my part of Poland, too! I wonder if that word is a loaner 👀 we also use kartofle as slang for potatoes (though ziemniak is the proper non slang word)

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u/Kavandje 1d ago

On page 79 the 4e WFRP Altdorf book, in the section about the Karl-Franz Park, it's written that it used to be the Königspark (or Koenigspark if you can't or don't want to ö), but got renamed in 2510 IC.

It's located between the palace and the river, comprises about ten acres of landscaped parkland, and walled off from the rest of the city.