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| == Etymology == | | == Etymology == |
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− | The word "Barud" is thought to be derived from the [[Bukk|Asdoh]] word that meant "dough", but was more often used in a sense of "common folk". | + | The word "Barud" is thought to be derived from the [[Bukk|Asdoh]] word "Baru" that meant "dough", but was more often used in a sense of "common folk". Adding the "d" postfix to the end of a word would indicate a geographical area, which was a standard linguistic device in Asdoh (both the language and the state) at the time. Therefore, "Barud" would mean "the land of the common folk". |
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| == History == | | == History == |
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| Barud was founded by the [[Gordoh family]], who were the founders of the secessionist [[Gordohse]], a [[Asdoh]] city that was a self-proclaimed city state, but was not recognized as such by [[State of Asdoh|Asdoh's]] capital [[Estonoh]]. At some point in the 1880s [[FR]], the Gordohs and their supporters left the city and traveled east. They settled in the region located between Quoon River and its West Fork. The settlement was named Barudse, "the place of the common folk". | | Barud was founded by the [[Gordoh family]], who were the founders of the secessionist [[Gordohse]], a [[Asdoh]] city that was a self-proclaimed city state, but was not recognized as such by [[State of Asdoh|Asdoh's]] capital [[Estonoh]]. At some point in the 1880s [[FR]], the Gordohs and their supporters left the city and traveled east. They settled in the region located between Quoon River and its West Fork. The settlement was named Barudse, "the place of the common folk". |