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Re: Historical RPF

[(Anonymous)]

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It actually could've been semi-realistic for them, in this time period! Well, swap out the shack for a ger, anyway. Because Toregene (and Fatima) did originally retire from her royal position, and set one of her sons up on the throne. But Mongolian history after Genghis Khan is one long string of distant cousins fighting civil wars and stabbing one another in the back and basically squabbling over the ruins of an empire (let me rec The Secret History of the Mongol Queens by Jack Weatherford, if you're interested).

If I had my dream fic, I would definitely want something between fairy tale and pagan witches, but drawing more on Mongolian mythology and tradition than Western tradition. I wouldn't need historical accuracy (Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale and Roads and Rivers, Wars and Songs by Damkianna are both pretty great fantasy flavored with Mongolian history) but a sense of grounding the characters in their setting would be great.

Re: Historical RPF

[(Anonymous)]

Very intriguing! Tbh, I was probably thinking along the lines of Baba Yaga, which wouldn’t fit for Fatima, in my understanding? But I will have to percolate this :D (I can never resist femslash for older couples...)

Re: Historical RPF

[(Anonymous)]

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I started reading The Secret History of the Mongol Queens a while ago. I didn't get very far, but that was because life got busy, not because it wasn't interesting. This definitely is encouraging me to get back to it!

I read the Rejected Princesses link, and I agree they should get to live happily ever after. Maybe either Fatima uses magical powers to keep Toregene on the throne, or they see the unfortunate direction things are going and Fatima uses magic to make everyone think they're dead so they can live happily in retirement? Or some combination of both.