Night Watch Cover

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Tonyblack

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#10
Findthee Swing? ;)

And yes, number 4 is almost certainly Carcer.

Did you know that 'carcer' is Latin for prison? It's where we get the word 'incarceration' from. ;)
 
#11
YES! Findthee Swing! Phew... Thank you for that! I'd be going crazy here trying to remember the name till I got home from work so I could check! My mind is like a sieve. Really. Can't remember anything! (So I guess it's a good thing I'm donatin for Alzheimer's research early. I'll cash on it in a few years time ;D)

I did know it because I studied Latin in school! 8)
 

Tonyblack

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#14
VesuvianRuin said:
Not numbered but bottom right is Errol. I just wanted to mention him as he is just as important as the rest!
Except that Errol isn't in Night Watch! ;) I think he's just a swamp dragon. If you look at the Rembrandt painting that this is based on, there's some sort of animal where the dragon is - a dog or possibly a large cat. o_O

Mind you, there's a little girl where Nobby is. :eek:

 

Jdopus

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Ahh, so it's based off a Rembrandt painting? That explains a lot, I often wondered why they chose that particular cover rather than something like a scene in the novel, that would explain it.
And yes, I've actually just noticed that Findthee is carrying his cane in the picture, so it must be him
 

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