Al Qolnidar[2] was a 13th-century nation in the southern region of modern Iran. Locals spoke Al Qolnidarese.[3]
Nandor's homeland[]
Nandor was born in Al Qolnidar in 1262,[1] and crowned the nation's Supreme Viceroy in 1279. The vampire household annually celebrates Nandor's Accession Day.[4]
The country was dissolved in 1401: an event that Nandor himself failed to notice for over six centuries.[1]
Nandor secretly smuggled 850 pounds of ancestral treasure from Al Qolnidar, kept in a hidden chamber beneath the Staten Island vampire residence.[5]
Behind the Scenes[]
While Al Qolnidar is completely fictional, during the medieval period the lands that now comprise modern-day Iran were united under the Ilkhanate from 1256-1335,[6] and later under the Timurid Empire through the fifteenth century.[7] The year of Nandor's birth coincides with the height of the Berke–Hulagu war.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Robinson, Stefani (writer) & Woliner, Jason (director) (May 15, 2019). "Citizenship". What We Do in the Shadows. Episode 8. FX.
- ↑ The country's name displays on screen during "The Casino" (timestamp 19 minutes 23 seconds). Subtitles alternatively render the name as Al Quolanudar in the episodes "Citizenship", "Nandor's Army", and "March Madness".
- ↑ Simms, Paul (writer) & Newacheck, Kyle (director) (April 15, 2020). "Ghosts". What We Do in the Shadows. Episode 12. FX.
- ↑ Flashback opening of S3ep8: Robinson, Stefani (writer) & Gorskaya, Yana (director) (October 14, 2021). "The Wellness Center". What We Do in the Shadows. Episode 28. FX.
- ↑ The Lamp
- ↑ https://www.ancient.eu/Ilkhanate/
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Timurid-dynasty