They are referred to as "Sammies" (similar to "Bobbies", a term for British police officers derived from the common abbreviation of the first name of Sir Robert Peel, the man credited with the creation of the first regular, uniformed, police service in the UK) and communicate with each other by telegraph ("clacks"), a reference to real-world Interpol (mentioned in The Night Watch). - was overthrown in the Ankh-Morpork Civil War of 1688 (dating from the founding of UU). Anyone caught practising the art is hung upside-down in a scorpion pit, upon the walls of which is written: "Learn the words." A E is also one of the few people Vimes allows to call him "Mister Vimes", saying that the man "earned it all in one go". [note 1] It is implied, though not confirmed, that Oppidans are not included in this. "[10], Ankh-Morpork was twinned with the town of Wincanton in Somerset, in the south-west United Kingdom on the spherical planet Earth (known in the Discworld books as Roundworld) on 7 December 2002. Appears in the, Kompt de Yoyo: Teaches modern languages and music in, Honorable Eustace Bassingly-Gore: Mentioned in. Patricians have been known to resign, but this is very much the exception. Besides these main stories, the Watch, and individual members thereof, appear in some form in many of the other Discworld novels, especially those set in Ankh-Morpork. He has arranged the politics of the city in such a way that to remove him from office would cause chaos among the Guilds and nobility. (A reference to the saying that London tap-water is allegedly filtered by seven sets of kidneys). Several streets in a new housing development in Wincanton have been named after Ankh-Morpork Streets, including Peach Pie Street and Treacle Mine Road. The Patrician rules the city, and operates a specialised form of "One Man, One Vote" democracy: the Patrician is the Man, and he has the Vote. Second, there is a "cave network" below Ankh-Morpork made up of old streets and abandoned sewers - these "unknown basements" allow people to get around relatively unimpeded. Rumours among his associates (somewhat confirmed in the GURPS Discworld RPG sourcebook co-written by Pratchett) imply that the glass eye is in fact a scrying crystal, which might go some way towards explaining his abilities but also means that he implanted notoriously erratic Discworld magic into his own eye-socket. Cet empire est en grande partie du au génie militaire du Général Tacticus. The Watch's current motto is "FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC", as inscribed on the old Treacle Mine Road Watch House; presumably the last part of the original "Fabricati Diem, Pvncti Agvnt Celeriter" had been lost. (The current Patrician's own, typically pragmatic, view on multiculturalism is "Alloys are stronger.") The Ankh is basically a parody of the Thames during the 18th and 19th century, as both were unhealthy and polluted. L'écu est surmonté par la Chouette de Morpork, frappée d'une bannière portant la devise Merus in pectum et in aquam et portant une croix ansée d'or. He is elitist and looks down on the Watch as members of a lower social stratum. Pour ce qui est des faits, la ville fut bâtie autour de la Tour de l'Art, un bâtiment d'origine mystérieuse dont on pense qu'il pourrait être antérieur au Disque-Monde lui-même. However, assassination began in Klatch, and it is stated in Interesting Times that there is a small, very select guild in Hunghung, in the Agatean Empire. Er ner ner hner ner, nher hner ner ner (etc.) The anthem's sentiments are of course summarised in the new Pax Morporkia: "If you fight, we'll call in your mortgages. Pratchett describes the Assassins' Guild in The Art of Discworld as a typical British public school with the knobs turned up to eleven. There are hundreds of guilds, for every conceivable profession, from clowns to butchers, and each has its own strictly maintained laws and trading practices. According to Interesting Times, the Patrician can, in theory, have the Archchancellor summoned and, indeed, have him executed; however, the Archchancellor could turn the Patrician into a small reptile and, indeed, start bouncing around the room on a pogo stick. In wolf form, she has a tendency to go after chickens, but she is always careful to go back and slip some money under the door the next day. Wahoonie" on occasions, alluding to "The Great Wen" (London), or to "The Big Apple" (New York). Ner hner ner, your gleaming swords The current Patrician has opened the city to dwarfs, trolls, gnomes, humans from across the Disc and even the undead, making a truly multicultural society, with both the advantages and problems that suggests. He insists that his last name is pronounced "Te-ah-tim-eh", and gets considerably irritated when people pronounce it in the traditional manner, saying peevishly that "everybody gets it wrong". He is referred to by Pratchett as follows: "There's one in every station, and Constable Visit was enough for two." A plain-clothes watchman of the reformed Cable Street Particulars, working in the Ankh-Morpork Opera House during Maskerade. Thirty years' passage seems to have improved him. The primary engines of Ankh-Morpork's economy are the guilds. It is in memory of this that the hippo is the royal animal of Ankh. He reveals the truth of Carrot's ancestry, and Carrot executes him for treason. The only significant Day Watch member mentioned is its captain, "Mayonnaise" Quirke, who first appears in Men at Arms. The city's dwarf population have extended this into a complex network of tunnels, which has recently been made municipal property. Butler to Commander Vimes and Lady Sibyl, Willikins was in his youth a member of the Shamlegger Street Rude Boys street gang (whose skills at street violence were respected even by Sam Vimes) where his weapon of choice was a cap brim sewn with sharpened pennies. The Assassin's Guild is considered the top educational establishment on the Disc and, whether one intends to be an assassin or not, is considered the school of choice for young aristocrats such as the future Lord Vetinari. Closer examination, though, shows that Colon has some hidden depths. It is a favourite watering hole for the students of Unseen University, and regular haunt of the Librarian. Pratchett's Watch has been described as part of a longstanding fantasy tradition where the characters of the city watch would "rush in and die, or run away", with Pratchett's approach to that tradition ranging from parody in the earlier novels to "deeper satire" in the later ones.[3]. Appears in, Jocasta Wiggs: Appears (although in circumstances which probably made her wish she hadn't) in, Miguel Portijo: Lord Robert Selachii's apprentice in the animated version of, Remora Selachii: Presumably a relative of Lord Robert. Haddock does so, and Vimes signs his promotion on the spot. Under Sam Vimes, the Watch has strengthened its position, making many enemies (Although the Assassin's Guild no longer accept contracts). According to legend, the first city of Ankh-Morpork was founded thousands of years ago by twin brothers who were raised by a hippopotamus (an allusion to the myth of Romulus and Remus, albeit with a hippo replacing the original wolf). Au bout de quelque temps, le fumier généré par tous ces passagers commençant à devenir lourd et menaçait de faire sombrer le navire, les sages le passèrent par dessus bord et le baptisèrent Ankh-Morpork. However, he prefers not to utilize this extreme of his power except in dire emergencies. We bankrupt all invaders, we sell them souvenirs He fights with two curved Agatean swords and nunchaku, which he calls "Agatean numknuts" (a reference to "numchuks" a common term for the nunchaku in the United States, and a common accident occurring with their untrained use, as well as to the slang insult "numbnuts" meaning "idiot"). Pierwszą budowlą Ankh-Morpork była Wieża Sztuk Niewidocznego Uniwersytetu, wokół której powstała ta uczelnia i reszta miasta. He also notes that, although most people envision Carrot as Arnold Schwarzenegger, he is actually modeled after Liam Neeson. . The Cretaceous gymnosperm species Czekanowskia anguae is named after Angua.[5]. A reference to the Globe Theatre. Ankh-Morpork is a fictional city-state which features prominently in Terry Pratchett's Discworld fantasy novels. The origin of Corporal Cecil Wormsborough St. John (Nobby) Nobbs remains shrouded in mystery. Morporkia! We can rule you wholesale However, at the end of the book Feet of Clay, it is also suggested that he may be a real nobleman, due to the amount of family heirlooms he has not mentioned to any other person. Angua assists Vimes in another diplomatic mission in Monstrous Regiment, and is mentioned in Going Postal as being difficult for criminals in Ankh-Morpork to avoid. The Guilds were policing themselves by this point, so the Watch was becoming increasingly irrelevant. The City Watch is one of the greatest success stories. Its reliability is questionable; according to it, Vimes has the eye of a mass murderer (Vimes says he indeed does ... in his other suit), while Carcer's only problem was his environment (most likely all the dead bodies wherever he went). When Vimes is sent back in time in that book, he discovers that Keel has been murdered immediately after arriving in the city, forcing the older Vimes to assume his role to preserve history, and impart positive moral lessons upon his younger self. However, at the back has been built a clay-brick "thieves kitchen", which painstakingly recreates a slum in the Shades, and which is used for training purposes. He and Vimes eventually develop a wary respect for each other, mostly based on both of them being basically honest cops in unenviable positions. Guards! Valutan är AM$, Ankh-Morporkisk dollar. I paid for that shield you're holding. Also, it is apparent that the Guild will only accept one contract per client (who would be relieved to know that only one Assassin is planning to kill them), as mentioned in Making Money. His name is, apparently, shorter in Omnian. He remained at the station during the revolution was the first watchman to die at the Barricade. Lord Vetinari has a firm grip on the city (or seems to). People think of Carrot as being simple, and the narrator will occasionally point out that this is true[4] - however, people often make the mistake of confusing "simple" with "stupid". It is considered absolutely unforgivable for an Assassin to kill (or as they refer to it, "inhume") for any reason other than being paid to do so. Nobby was once thought to be the Earl of Ankh, but it was all a charade to make him king as he would be easier to manipulate than the 'real' heir in the form of Captain Carrot. Both are also survivors of the Glorious 25 May when, as described in Night Watch, in the aftermath of a coup an assortment of regular police and hangers-on (including an apprentice Assassin called Vetinari) took out, at some cost, the hard-line remnants of the outgoing regime's secret police. Another recent addition are "the Specials", based on the Watch's ancient right to establish a Citizen's Militia as needed. Fred Colon's predecessor as sergeant, a bullying man who sided with Lord Winder during the revolution and attempted to kill his former colleagues. Carrot often sees the bright side of life. One is grey glass (black in the film adaptation) and the other is off-white, with a tiny, pinhole-sized pupil. It is, however, rumoured that the royal blood line of the Kings of Ankh has not in fact died out but instead continued, and that the true king, Carrot Ironfoundersson, walks the streets of the city on a nightly basis. The Broken Drum is the setting for the first meeting between the central characters Rincewind and Twoflower in the first Discworld novel, Colour of Magic. Guards!). He also appears in Night Watch as a student bully, and in Making Money as head of the Assassins' Guild. Under Ankh-Morporkian tradition, ten pence can be referred to as a shilling, twenty-five pence as half a ton, and fifty pence as a nob/a ton/half a bar/a knocker. Let others boast of martial dash The shield is supported by two hippopotamuses and crested with a morepork holding an ankh. The moral equivalent of a black hole. [13] This has now been changed and a new town sign prominently declaring the twinning with Ankh-Morpork and other Roundworld places has been erected. Ankh-Morpork lies on the River Ankh (the most polluted waterway on the Discworld and reputedly solid enough to walk on), where the fertile loam of the Sto Plains (similar to Western Europe) meets the Circle Sea (the Discworld's version of the Mediterranean). He was apparently inspired to join the Watch after meeting with Sergeant-At-Arms John Keel (or alternatively Sam Vimes, due to time travel), who once gave him a spoon (which his father subsequently stole upon being released from prison). However, those who do not graduate are generally never seen again; as noted in Wyrd Sisters, the Guild is fond of competitive examination, and Pyramids mentions that the Guild is "easy to get into and easy to get out of; the trick was to get out upright". Also, the fact that he managed to get on Vetinari's bad side may have something to do with it. One of the Unseen University bedlows who, by sheer coincidence, shared the same last name as Nobby was incredibly swift to denounce any potential ties of family. Recently, Lord Vetinari has begun to reassert the power of the state by reintroducing formerly decrepit government agencies such as the City Watch, the Post Office, and most recently, the Royal Mint. Sinister two croix d'or on a sable field. Angua is an extremely practical and level-headed person. Notes Modifier ↑ UI : Université de l'Invisible ↑ in le Nouveau Vade-Mecum Barring that, the only course of action in criminal cases is a direct appeal to the Patrician, which frequently works, as he sees such a result as highly instructive. Captain Delphine Angua von Überwald first appeared in Men at Arms. The "Ankh-Morpork Watch & Ward" was founded in AM 1561 by King Veltrick I. Touch us and you'll pay. When not on desk duty (a post he gets more often than other sergeants, due to being responsible for working out the rota), he generally "guards" bridges or large buildings against theft. In the end, she decides to stay in Ankh-Morpork. For most of its history the Assassins Guild School was a male-only establishment (although talented, self-taught women might become members of the Guild itself), however it has recently become co-educational. His species is never explicitly stated before the novel, I Shall Wear Midnight, though Detritus refers to him as a "ger-nome". During Jingo, Angua is kidnapped on a Klatchian ship and the watch pursues them. He also makes sure to pass these tricks of the trade on to new recruits. The 'Royal' was dropped after the 'events' of AM1688 (i.e. Emportez vos fandoms favoris partout avec vous. When Carlotta Von Uberwald came into his life, Lewton's life changed forever. The Cable Street Particulars were thriving, however, having changed from an intelligence agency into a secret police force, employing torture with gusto. More and more watchmen trained by the City Watch prefer to work in other cities abroad where they can earn good money thanks to their outstanding qualification and ethics. The Watch, its growth and development, and its inner workings are explored through a series of eight fantasy novels and one short story. Lord Vetinari appears as a student assassin in Night Watch but is apparently no longer practising. ")[6] who is one of the Discworld's most frequently recurring characters. Royalty became extremely debased and the later kings of Ankh-Morpork are recalled in history as power-mad and corrupt, or just mad; some are mentioned by name in Men at Arms: The last and worst - the euphemistically-remembered Lorenzo the Kind (the full extent of whose infamy is not revealed, save that he was said to be "very fond of children" and had in his dungeons "machines for . In order of publication they are; Guards! A Watchman at the Treacle Mine Road watch house who served with Vimes, Keel and others during the Glorious Revolution. In The Art of Discworld Pratchett explains that the city is similar to Tallinn and central Prague, but adds that it has elements of 18th century London, 19th century Seattle, and modern New York City. He does not appear during the events of the novel, being stationed at a different Watch House. He confounds Vimes by his fond memories of Ankh-Morpork, and even Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler. By the time of Men at Arms he is mentioned as having died in the line of duty, with Vimes helping to support his widow. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Ce roi, si détaché de la réalité qu'il n'arrivait pas à établir le contact avec elle, même en criant et en la poussant d'un long bâton[2] avait à proposer 3 devises, dont celle-ci sembla la plus acceptable (les autres étant "Bduh bduh bduh bduh" et "Veux aller faire popo maintenant"). Count von Überwald had also observed that any group of people singing their country's national anthem never remembers how the second verse goes anyway, so he decided to make things easier for Ankh-Morpork. He is described as a neat little man, with very shiny shoes, and has no friends and no sense of humour. Given the nature of most Assassins' Guild traditions, this could be seen as a kind of impromptu "pass or fail" examination (see bitter almonds for the reason why). While they may have been insincere in this promise, they soon found the Patrician knew too much about them for reneging to be safe. Warren plays Teatime with an American, and more specifically, a New England accent, partly based on Johnny Depp's version of Willy Wonka (another unpredictable and "childlike" character). In both cases Nobby had a distinct Irish accent. He is known by the nickname "Kipper" by his fellow Watchmen, and Sam Vimes is comfortable enough with him to openly use the name. The Watch has even admitted a vampire, a werewolf, an Igor and a Nac Mac Feegle. Ankh-Morpork has seen the appearance of. At one point it had an empire, similar to the Roman Empire, that covered half the continent including the neighbouring country of Klatch. A former subordinate of the original Keel from Pseudopolis, who became suspicious ofVimes when he was forced to assume the identity. In The Fifth Elephant, Colon became the head of the Traffic Squad, which also included his best friend Nobby Nobbs. In the 1999 computer game Discworld Noir, and the 2001 books-on-tape version of Men at Arms, her name is pronounced "An-gyoo-uh" with a hard "g". It is also the case that the rules may be relaxed if the Assassin is "outside civilisation" (the Überwald area is considered outside civilisation, as are the more remote areas of Klatch. Dibbler ou Dibbler-Cava-a-própria-Cova, vendedor ambulante. The Ankh-Morpork City Watch is the police force of the fictional city of Ankh-Morpork in the Discworld series by the English writer Terry Pratchett. Introduced in The Fifth Elephant, he has a knack for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. The fact that the Watch now has a werewolf has become common knowledge throughout Ankh-Morpork, but that hasn't affected Angua's privacy substantially, as, for obvious reasons, it is generally assumed to be Nobby Nobbs; Carrot, Vimes, Vetinari and Angua herself all play along, mostly rather amused. The major gang leaders of the city were therefore called to the Patrician's Palace, where they agreed to be held responsible for ensuring a socially acceptable number of thefts. They form a sort of advisory city council, but the Patrician has the only vote at meetings. In Making Money, Moist von Lipwig introduces paper currency and puts the city on the golem standard. Along with Vimes' Dis-Organizer Mark Five ("The Gooseberry"), it would seem that A E is the start to a new department in the City Watch. Tilden was eventually relieved of his command, and exited the watch house prior to most of his men declaring for the rebels. It is stated that he destroyed three practice dummies in thirty minutes. As a child he was a street urchin and a major source of information for various city notables. A reference to Scotland Yard. He takes over Edward's plan, trying to kill several Guild leaders, and attempts to assassinate the Patrician at Vimes's wedding. The Bell Tower houses the Inhumation Bell, which marks not only the hours (though fashionably late) but also the successful completion of an assassin's contract. This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. In formal occasions, the anthem is supposed to be performed by a large soprano singer wearing a sheet and holding a torch in one hand and a fork in the other. A few years later, Lewton decided to pick himself up, forget about Ilsa and the rest of his past and start a new life. Ankh-Morpork is a fictional city-state which prominently features in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of fantasy novels. 1,000,000 (including surrounding fiefdom), King Artorollo (a contemporary of Alberto Malich), King Loyala the Aaargh (Had a 1.13 second rule from coronation to assassination) -, King Ludwig the Tree (Known to issue royal proclamations on the need to develop a new type of frog and similar important matters, and also responsible for the city motto "Quanti Canicula Ille In Fenestra") -, Fire insurance (this may cause more harm than good as people burn down their own houses), first seen in, The Post Office, or rather its resurgence, along with the first stamps, first seen in. 'Nobby' Nobbs in the Watch? Ankh-Morpork has evolved in the series. Because of this and the fact that he is extremely ugly, he carries a certificate signed by the Patrician to prove that, on the testimony of his parents and the midwife who delivered him, he is, on the balance of probabilities, a human being. During Nobby's time in Klatch he "got in touch with his feminine side", and is quite fond of wearing women's clothing. Angua, partially in reaction to what Wolfgang did to their sister, rebels against the traditional werewolf lifestyle of her parents and brother and leaves Überwald. The addition of Lance-Constable Carrot was the catalyst for their reformation over the course of the novel Guards! Cecil Wormsborough St. John (Nobby) Nobbs, Guild of Thieves, Cutpurses, Housebreakers, and Allied Trades, A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices, https://discworld.fandom.com/wiki/Ankh-Morpork?oldid=12802, Approx 50 miles² (130 km²) including surrounding fiefdom, Approx. At this time there were four separate forces: Public opinion of the Watches (the Ward became known as the Day Watch) was never high, and reached an all-time low when a Commander, who had told the public not to take the law into their own hands, was thrown onto the Ankh with a cry of "If it's not in our hands, whose hands is it in?" His death is an example of Vimes's theory about how anyone who has a weapon being held on them better hope the person holding it is evil, because evil men like Cruces will enjoy the power they have over the victim and wait, while good men such as Carrot will strike quickly without any meaningless delays. Waddy remained with Keel during the Glorious Revolution, helping to barricade the street. As with all Igors, Constable Igor is highly talented at performing transplant surgery. He since has learned to understand the city a bit better. Ankh-Morpork påstås också vara grundat av två bröder, som likt Romulus och Remus fick bröstmjölk från ett djur, men i det här fallet en flodhäst. The remains of the Day Watch were incorporated into a new City Watch, commanded by Sam Vimes. Nobby played a role in the resolution of the "war" between Ankh-Morpork and the empire of Klatch in Jingo, and in recognition the Patrician gave him a new job in traffic control. Such parody is also evident in maps of Ankh-Morpork, which clearly show the River Ankh with the famous Thames meander around London's Isle Of Dogs. One of Angua's closest friends in the Watch is Cheery Littlebottom the dwarf. Ultimately, Vimes kills Wolfgang in a violent confrontation in the city square. Mimes are strictly forbidden. A veteran of the city's last revolution, he joined John Keel in organizing the forces there. It also turns out his obsessive clove-chewing and broken Morporkian are in fact a disguise meant to delude foreigners into falsely assuming he is nothing but an uncivilized barbarian. Members are required to carry their membership cards during all official activities (i.e. [citation needed] A hopeless romantic, he dreams of restoring the Ankh-Morpork monarchy; when he discovers that Carrot Ironfoundersson is a descendant of the Ankh-Morpork royal line, he conspires to give him the throne. (en) L-Space The most oft-mentioned is Viper House, though Scorpion, Tree Frog, Raven and Cobra Houses have also been mentioned. it is noted they have a number of children, a fact which Vimes puts down to 'persuasive handwriting'. Many details of Ankh-Morpork appear to have been inspired by Fritz Leiber's fictional city Lankhmar (although Pratchett has said "I didn't – at least consciously, I suppose I must say – create Ankh-Morpork as a takeoff of Lankhmar"[15]); John D. Rateliff notes that Leiber's characters "the Gray Mouser and Fafhrd guest-star in the very first Discworld story, The Colour of Magic, under the pseudonyms of The Weasel and Bravd". Like many privileged foreigners, he was sent to the Assassins' Guild as a child on the assumption that he would get an excellent education. It imports the raw materials and the people who turn them into the tools, weapons, shoes, books and trinkets for most of the Disc from Llamedos to Genua. In Snuff, Haddock is part of a diplomatic exchange programme with the City State of Quirm; Here, he is serving with the city watch at the rank of Acting-Captain; it is unclear if this is a reflection of Haddock's abilities per se, the esteem in which the Ankh-Morpork City Watch "Sammies" are held, or simply a function of the exchange programme itself. In the midst of a murder investigation, he takes a moment to inform Commander Sir Samuel Vimes that "ping" is a dialect word, meaning watermeadow. [11] The town is home to a shop called "The Discworld Emporium". He succeeded Dr Cruces after his death; before that he was his deputy. Discworld Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. His inspiration came from his observations that Ankh-Morpork's chief means of defence was not warfare but corruption, bribery and mercantile tactics, since most of the weapons used against the city were actually made there in the first place. In the Sky One adaptation of Hogfather, Mr Teatime is played by Marc Warren. By the events of Snuff, A E has risen to the newly minted rank of Inspector in the City Watch, and his forensic accounting has become legendary and feared throughout Ankh-Morpork, as people fear what he may uncover in their financial records. In the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Guards! Both Andrei and Elsa were "Yennorks", werewolves that are stuck in one form (Andrei always appeared to be a wolf, and Elsa a human). Vimes thought he could scare the man while showing him what it was like to be a copper. He speaks with a heavy accent and has a penchant for chewing on cloves. He claims that, when he dies, he wants a bell left on his gravestone so he can have the pleasure of not getting up when people ring. Motto: Nil Mortifi Sine Lucre (No killing without payment). His only absence from this employment was during the events in Jingo when he joined the army during the war against Klatch, during which he was known to alternate between violently yelling at his men for showing disrespect and then politely apologising to Vimes for their actions. Certains des rois de cette période nous sont cités dans le Guet des Orfèvres, 15ème livre des Annales. C'est peu avant cette triste fin qu'Alberto Malik fonda autour de la Tour de l'Art l'UI.