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Holly Mercer at 18:50, 16 March 2021

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	It is an allusion to the Soviet Union (confirmed by Terry) with elements of standard fantasy Dark Empires, like Tolkien's Mordor.		It is an allusion to the Soviet Union (confirmed by Terry) with elements of standard fantasy Dark Empires, like Tolkien's Mordor.

	In the ~~middle 1980's at the height~~ of the ~~cold war~~, American president Ronald Reagan famously described the Soviet Russian-headed Warsaw Pact of nations as "the Evil Empire". Some unkind speculators wondered if the title had been provoked by Ronnie's latest viewing of "Star Wars", or by his flirtation with evangelical Christianity in which godless Communism was always equated with the Antichrist.		In the mid-1980s, during a tense period of the Cold War, American president Ronald Reagan famously described the Soviet Russian-headed Warsaw Pact of nations as "the Evil Empire". Some unkind speculators wondered if the title had been provoked by Ronnie's latest viewing of "Star Wars", or by his flirtation with evangelical Christianity in which godless Communism was always equated with the Antichrist.

			The title Unholy Empire may allude to the Holy Roman Empire. The HRE was one of many Central and Eastern European countries (the Roundworld counterparts of Überwald and nearby lands) that used a double-headed eagle charge.

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Vree at 19:18, 8 March 2016

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	An [[empire]] (now dissolved) that once spanned a bigger part of the Disc including [[Überwald]] ~~as well as a number of smaller countries such as~~ [[Borogravia]], [[Mouldavia]] and [[Zlobenia]] (according to {{NW}})~~, with the double-headed bat as symbol,~~ and ~~once~~ ruled by a [[Sourcerer]] known as the Evil Emperor, who was, well, evil. Under the [[Evil Empire]], [[Orcs\|all sorts of nasty things]] were created and used in war. As [[John Hicks]] puts it in {{UA}}, "you got what it said on the Iron Maiden".		An [[empire]] (now dissolved) that once spanned a bigger part of the Disc including [[Überwald]], [[Borogravia]], [[Mouldavia]] and [[Zlobenia]] (according to {{NW}}) and was ruled by a [[Sourcerer]] known as the Evil Emperor, who was, well, evil. Under the [[Evil Empire]], [[Orcs\|all sorts of nasty things]] were created and used in war. As [[John Hicks]] puts it in {{UA}}, "you got what it said on the Iron Maiden".

	It was mentioned under the names Unholy Empire and the Dark Empire in the earlier books, and first described in detail in {{UA}}. Later revealed that to its citizens it was known as the Überwald Sorcerous Republic.		It was mentioned under the names Unholy Empire and the Dark Empire in the earlier books, and first described in detail in {{UA}}. Later revealed that to its citizens it was known as the Überwald Sorcerous Republic.

			Its symbol is a double-headed bat.

	See [[Orcs\|here]] for more.		See [[Orcs\|here]] for more.

Jagra at 22:00, 25 February 2016

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	An empire (now dissolved) that once spanned a bigger part of the Disc including [[Überwald]] as well as a number of smaller countries such as [[Borogravia]] and [[~~Mouldavia~~]] (according to {{NW}}),		An [[empire]] (now dissolved) that once spanned a bigger part of the Disc including [[Überwald]] as well as a number of smaller countries such as [[Borogravia]], [[Mouldavia]] and [[Zlobenia]] (according to {{NW}}), with the double-headed bat as symbol, and once ruled by a [[Sourcerer]] known as the Evil Emperor, who was, well, evil. Under the [[Evil Empire]], [[Orcs\|all sorts of nasty things]] were created and used in war. As [[John Hicks]] puts it in {{UA}}, "you got what it said on the Iron Maiden".
	with the double-headed bat as symbol, and once ruled by a [[Sourcerer]] known as the Evil Emperor, who was, well, evil. Under the [[Evil Empire]], [[Orcs\|all sorts of nasty things]] were created and used in war. As [[John Hicks]] puts it in {{UA}}, "you got what it said on the Iron Maiden".

	It was mentioned under the names Unholy Empire and the Dark Empire in the earlier ~~boobs~~, and first described in detail in {{UA}}.		It was mentioned under the names Unholy Empire and the Dark Empire in the earlier books, and first described in detail in {{UA}}. Later revealed that to its citizens it was known as the Überwald Sorcerous Republic.

	~~It is an allusion~~ to the ~~Soviet Union (confirmed by Terry) with elements of standard fantasy Dark Empires, like Tolkien's Mordor~~.

	See [[Orcs\|here]] for more.		See [[Orcs\|here]] for more.

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			It is an allusion to the Soviet Union (confirmed by Terry) with elements of standard fantasy Dark Empires, like Tolkien's Mordor.

	In the middle 1980's at the height of the cold war, American president Ronald Reagan famously described the Soviet Russian-headed Warsaw Pact of nations as "the Evil Empire". Some unkind speculators wondered if the title had been provoked by Ronnie's latest viewing of "Star Wars", or by his flirtation with evangelical Christianity in which godless Communism was always equated with the Antichrist.		In the middle 1980's at the height of the cold war, American president Ronald Reagan famously described the Soviet Russian-headed Warsaw Pact of nations as "the Evil Empire". Some unkind speculators wondered if the title had been provoked by Ronnie's latest viewing of "Star Wars", or by his flirtation with evangelical Christianity in which godless Communism was always equated with the Antichrist.

Vree at 21:50, 17 February 2016

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	~~This is an appellation applied by some in~~ {{UA}} to the ~~darker parts of~~ [[~~Überwald~~]]. ~~See~~ [[Orcs\|~~here~~]] ~~for more~~.		An empire (now dissolved) that once spanned a bigger part of the Disc including [[Überwald]] as well as a number of smaller countries such as [[Borogravia]] and [[Mouldavia]] (according to {{NW}}),
			with the double-headed bat as symbol, and once ruled by a [[Sourcerer]] known as the Evil Emperor, who was, well, evil. Under the [[Evil Empire]], [[Orcs\|all sorts of nasty things]] were created and used in war. As [[John Hicks]] puts it in {{UA}}, "you got what it said on the Iron Maiden".

			It was mentioned under the names Unholy Empire and the Dark Empire in the earlier boobs, and first described in detail in {{UA}}.

			It is an allusion to the Soviet Union (confirmed by Terry) with elements of standard fantasy Dark Empires, like Tolkien's Mordor.

			See [[Orcs\|here]] for more.

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	In the middle 1980's at the height of the cold war, American president Ronald Reagan famously described the Soviet Russian-headed Warsaw Pact of nations as "the Evil Empire". Some unkind speculators wondered if the title had been provoked by Ronnie's latest viewing of "Star Wars", or by his flirtation with evangelical Christianity in which godless Communism was always equated with the Antichrist~~. Admittedly Communism actually was really bad~~.		In the middle 1980's at the height of the cold war, American president Ronald Reagan famously described the Soviet Russian-headed Warsaw Pact of nations as "the Evil Empire". Some unkind speculators wondered if the title had been provoked by Ronnie's latest viewing of "Star Wars", or by his flirtation with evangelical Christianity in which godless Communism was always equated with the Antichrist.

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This is an appellation applied by some in {{UA}} to the darker parts of [[Überwald]]. See [[Orcs|here]] for more.

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In the middle 1980's at the height of the cold war, American president Ronald Reagan famously described the Soviet Russian-headed Warsaw Pact of nations as "the Evil Empire". Some unkind speculators wondered if the title had been provoked by Ronnie's latest viewing of "Star Wars", or by his flirtation with evangelical Christianity in which godless Communism was always equated with the Antichrist. Admittedly Communism actually was really bad.

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