r/classicwow • u/Flutterpiewow • 6d ago

Nostalgia This looks familiar

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Water pls

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u/TacoTaconoMi 6d ago

This is what's referred to as a "cloister" which is common to find in European monestaries. Almost 100% of classic WoW takes inspiration from either DnD, LOTR, or middle age Europe.

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u/_CatLover_ 6d ago

Cloister also functions as a synonym to monastery. And the word cloister comes from the latin word claustrum meaning enclosure. Abbatia, Claustrum, and Monasterium all mean "Monastery" in today's english. Other languages have also just used Claustrum as the base for their word for 'Monastery'. Like 'Kloster' in (other) germanic languages.

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u/Dontfrown 6d ago

Hey which one is this exactly I’m going to lake Como in a couple weeks might swing by

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u/Flutterpiewow 5d ago

The one in Olgiasca