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[[File:Averoigne.jpg|300px|thumb|right|A map of Clark Ashton Smith's Averoigne with Vyones near the center by Tim Kirk]] | [[File:Averoigne.jpg|300px|thumb|right|A map of Clark Ashton Smith's Averoigne with Vyones near the center by Tim Kirk]] | ||
| − | Vyones is a fictional French town created by 'weird fiction' writer [[Clark Ashton Smith]] in 1930. The town is first mentioned by Smith in | + | Vyones is a fictional French town created by 'weird fiction' writer [[Clark Ashton Smith]] in 1930. The town is first mentioned by Smith in "The End of the Story" in 1930, before being fully fleshed out as the setting of "The Maker of Gargoyles" in 1932. |
In Smith's fiction, Vyones is one of the principal towns of the fictional French province of Averoigne, a region infamous for sinister and supernatural phenomena. As in the [[Gargoyles Universe|''Gargoyles'' Universe]], Smith's Vyones is noteworthy for its majestic cathedral and all too realistic stone grotesques. | In Smith's fiction, Vyones is one of the principal towns of the fictional French province of Averoigne, a region infamous for sinister and supernatural phenomena. As in the [[Gargoyles Universe|''Gargoyles'' Universe]], Smith's Vyones is noteworthy for its majestic cathedral and all too realistic stone grotesques. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:16, 13 September 2025
Vyones is a large town in medieval France.
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History
In 1138, Vyones was the site of an altercation between Demona, Angelika, and two magically animated sculpted gargoyles created by the human warlock Blaise Reynard. ("For Not Everything With Wings...")
Real World Background
Vyones is a fictional French town created by 'weird fiction' writer Clark Ashton Smith in 1930. The town is first mentioned by Smith in "The End of the Story" in 1930, before being fully fleshed out as the setting of "The Maker of Gargoyles" in 1932.
In Smith's fiction, Vyones is one of the principal towns of the fictional French province of Averoigne, a region infamous for sinister and supernatural phenomena. As in the Gargoyles Universe, Smith's Vyones is noteworthy for its majestic cathedral and all too realistic stone grotesques.
See Also
- Averoigne at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
