![[torumekian flag]](../images/f/fic-trmk.gif)
by João Madureira
Last modified: 2005-03-12 by marc pasquin
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In "Kaze no Tani no Naushika" (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind), the
movie and the manga by Hayao Miyazaki (I've only seen the film), a universe
heavily influenced by Franck Herbert's "Dune", the world is in a
post-apocaliptical state. Most of the Earth is uninhabitable because it is
occupied by poisonous fungi and various forms of huge insects. The
inhabitable world is divided in three main groups, the techonological and
militaristic Torumekian Empire, the religious Dorok Empire (plays no direct
action in the movie), and the petty kingdoms of the Periphery, of which we
learn about two in the movie, the Valley of The Wind and Pejite. Nausicaä is
the princess of the Valley of the Wind at the time the Torumekian Empire
invades it. She then allies herself with prince Asbel of Pejite in trying to
stop the destruction of the valley and of the insect/fungi world, because
she discovers it is actually cleaning the land.
more information can be found here
João Madureira, 6 march 2004
by João Madureira
The Torumekian Empire flag is briefly but clearly visible: with proportions about
2:3 or 3:5, on a black field, two red snakes each looking to one side, with
their tales intertwined at the bottom, and a vertical golden sword on top of
them. This symbol (snakes and sword) occupy almost the complete totality of
the flag.
João Madureira, 6 march 2004
Forget about intertwined snakes, it's actually a snake with two heads on
each end, the body of which does a pretty loop in the middle. The snake has
a number of black stripes near its heads, the exact number of which I
couldn't figure out. It seems not no have any teeth, so I didn't draw any.
The sword has more details in the movie to make it look golden and shiny,
but I think this is a good heraldic approach to that. The file is sent
attached as fic-trmk.gif. BTW, "Torumekia", can be an informal short name
for the Torumekian Empire.
Looks like a viking thing, doesn't it ?
João Madureira, 8 march 2004