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The Bird That Drinks Tears
''The Bird That Drinks Tears'' (; abbreviated as ) is a series of epic high fantasy novels by the South Korean author Lee Yeongdo first published in 2003. Set in a world inhabited by four major races; humans; the powerful bird-like Rekon; the flame-wielding dokkaebi, Tokkebi, and the reptilian Nāga, Nhaga, who relinquish their hearts for immortality, allowing them to dominate the southern half of the world. When a Nhaga envoy is dispatched to North, a trio—each member representing on of the remaining three races—is assembled to escort the envoy. However, the original envoy is brutally murdered and his replacement is anomaly: a Nhaga who still has a heart, making him a much more vulnerable. As the rescue party navigates hostile terrain and centuries of animosity, they must confront their own prejudices and uncover the hidden purpose of their journey, which may determine the fate of the entire world. ''The Bird That Drinks Tears is renowned for its original worldbuilding fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Novels
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is an affinity group for contributors with shared goals within the Wikimedia movement. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within Wikimedia project, sibling projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by ''Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yunnori
''Yunnori '' (), also known as ''yut'', ''nyout'' and ''yoot'', is a traditional board game played in Korea, especially during Korean New Year. The game is also called ''cheoksa'' (; ) or ''sahui'' (; ) in Hanjaeo(Sino-Korean vocabulary). Origin ''Yunnori'' finds its roots in Korea's Three Kingdom Period (57 BCE – 668 CE). While its exact origin remains uncertain, evidence of ''yunnori'' has been documented in various historical records spanning Korea, China, and Japan. A claim by Korean historian and activist Chae Ho-shin suggests its descent from the Korean Kingdom Gojoseon in 2333 BC, as mentioned in a book by Buddhist monk Ilyeon (Park et al., 2013). Petroglyphs bearing records of yunnori during the Joseon era were discovered in the mountains of the Korean Peninsula and Manchuria. Surprisingly, ''yut'' carvings were also found in a Buddhist temple and were most likely designated prayer sites. Historians draw connections between ''yunnori'' and a Chinese chess game called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Works By Lee Yeongdo
Works may refer to: People * Caddy Works (1896–1982), American college sports coach * John D. Works (1847–1928), California senator and judge * Samuel Works (c. 1781–1868), New York politician Albums * Works (Pink Floyd album), ''Works'' (Pink Floyd album), a Pink Floyd album from 1983 * ''Works'', a Gary Burton album from 1972 * ''Works'', a Status Quo (band), Status Quo album from 1983 * ''Works'', a John Abercrombie (guitarist), John Abercrombie album from 1991 * ''Works'', a Pat Metheny album from 1994 * ''Works'', an The Alan Parsons Project, Alan Parson Project album from 2002 * ''Works Volume 1'', a 1977 Emerson, Lake & Palmer album * ''Works Volume 2'', a 1977 Emerson, Lake & Palmer album * ''The Works (Queen album), The Works'', a 1984 Queen album Other uses *Good works, a topic in Christian theology * Microsoft Works, a collection of office productivity programs created by Microsoft * IBM Works, an office suite for the IBM OS/2 operating system * Mount Works, Vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korean Fantasy Novels
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz'' ("south"), possibly related to the same Proto-Indo-European root that the word ''sun'' derived from. Some languages describe south in the same way, from the fact that it is the direction of the sun at noon (in the Northern Hemisphere), like Latin meridies 'noon, south' (from medius 'middle' + dies 'day', ), while others describe south as the right-hand side of the rising sun, like Biblical Hebrew תֵּימָן teiman 'south' from יָמִין yamin 'right', Aramaic תַּימנַא taymna from יָמִין yamin 'right' and Syriac ܬܰܝܡܢܳܐ taymna from ܝܰܡܝܺܢܳܐ yamina (hence the name of Yemen, the land to the south/right of the Levant). South is sometimes abbreviated as S. Navigation By convention, the ''bottom or down-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krafton
Krafton Inc. () is a South Korean video game publisher and holding company based in Bundang District, Seongnam. It was created in November 2018 to serve as the parent company for Bluehole, founded by Chang Byung-gyu in Seoul in March 2007, and its subsidiaries. The company has published several notable video game titles including '' TERA'', '' PUBG: Battlegrounds'', '' New State Mobile,'' '' The Callisto Protocol'', and ''InZOI''. History Following the success of '' PUBG: Battlegrounds'', which had led to both investment from Tencent Holdings, and expansion and acquisition of studios, Bluehole opted to establish Krafton on 5 November 2018, to serve as a holding company for its video game properties. "Krafton" was selected based on the names of craft guilds of the Middle Ages. Kim Chang-han, the CEO of the PUBG Corporation (current PUBG Studios) that developed ''PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds'', was named as CEO for Krafton. The company announced its plans to file for an initial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spore
In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual reproduction, sexual (in fungi) or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for biological dispersal, dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the Biological life cycle, life cycles of many plants, algae, fungus, fungi and protozoa. They were thought to have appeared as early as the mid-late Ordovician period as an adaptation of early land plants. Bacterial spores are not part of a sexual cycle, but are resistant structures used for survival under unfavourable conditions. Myxozoan spores release amoeboid infectious germs ("amoebulae") into their hosts for parasitic infection, but also reproduce within the hosts through the pairing of two nuclei within the plasmodium, which develops from the amoebula. In plants, spores are usually haploid and unicellular and are produced by meiosis in the sporangium of a diploid sporophyte. In some rare cases, a diploid spore is also p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon
A dragon is a Magic (supernatural), magical legendary creature that appears in the folklore of multiple cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but European dragon, dragons in Western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as winged, horned, and capable of breathing fire. Chinese dragon, Dragons in eastern cultures are usually depicted as wingless, four-legged, Snake, serpentine creatures with above-average intelligence. Commonalities between dragons' traits are often a hybridization of Reptile, reptilian, mammalian, and Bird, avian features. Etymology The word ''dragon'' entered the English language in the early 13th century from Old French , which, in turn, comes from Latin (genitive ), meaning "huge serpent, dragon", from , (genitive , ) "serpent". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dokkaebi
() are legendary creatures from Korean mythology and folklore. , also known as "Korean goblins", are nature deities or spirits possessing extraordinary powers and abilities that are used to interact with humans, at times playing tricks on them and at times helping them. Legends describe different in many forms and beings with a thousand faces, and often wear hanbok. Origins The earliest known documentation of is in the Silla-era tale of "Lady Dohwa and Bachelor Bihyeong" from the Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms compiled during the Goryeo period. are featured in many folk tale anthologies compiled during the Joseon period. Characteristics are different from deities, divinities, spirits or ghosts, called gwishin () in Korean, in that they are not formed by the death of a human being, but rather by the spiritual possession of an inanimate object such as old discarded household tools like brooms, or objects stained with human blood. The physical appearance of the is pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dokkaebi (The Bird Series)
''The Bird That Drinks Tears'' (; abbreviated as ) is a series of epic high fantasy novels by the South Korean author Lee Yeongdo first published in 2003. Set in a world inhabited by four major races; humans; the powerful bird-like Rekon; the flame-wielding Tokkebi, and the reptilian Nhaga, who relinquish their hearts for immortality, allowing them to dominate the southern half of the world. When a Nhaga envoy is dispatched to North, a trio—each member representing on of the remaining three races—is assembled to escort the envoy. However, the original envoy is brutally murdered and his replacement is anomaly: a Nhaga who still has a heart, making him a much more vulnerable. As the rescue party navigates hostile terrain and centuries of animosity, they must confront their own prejudices and uncover the hidden purpose of their journey, which may determine the fate of the entire world. ''The Bird That Drinks Tears is renowned for its original worldbuilding featuring langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Language
Korean is the first language, native language for about 81 million people, mostly of Koreans, Korean descent. It is the national language of both South Korea and North Korea. In the south, the language is known as () and in the north, it is known as (). Since the turn of the 21st century, aspects of Korean Wave, Korean popular culture have spread around the world through globalization and Korean Wave, cultural exports. Beyond Korea, the language is recognized as a minority language in parts of China, namely Jilin, and specifically Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Yanbian Prefecture, and Changbai Korean Autonomous County, Changbai County. It is also spoken by Sakhalin Koreans in parts of Sakhalin, the Russian island just north of Japan, and by the in parts of Central Asia. The language has a few Extinct language, extinct relatives which—along with the Jeju language (Jejuan) of Jeju Island and Korean itself—form the compact Koreanic language family. Even so, Jejuan and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dokkaebi (The Bird Series)
''The Bird That Drinks Tears'' (; abbreviated as ) is a series of epic high fantasy novels by the South Korean author Lee Yeongdo first published in 2003. Set in a world inhabited by four major races; humans; the powerful bird-like Rekon; the flame-wielding Tokkebi, and the reptilian Nhaga, who relinquish their hearts for immortality, allowing them to dominate the southern half of the world. When a Nhaga envoy is dispatched to North, a trio—each member representing on of the remaining three races—is assembled to escort the envoy. However, the original envoy is brutally murdered and his replacement is anomaly: a Nhaga who still has a heart, making him a much more vulnerable. As the rescue party navigates hostile terrain and centuries of animosity, they must confront their own prejudices and uncover the hidden purpose of their journey, which may determine the fate of the entire world. ''The Bird That Drinks Tears is renowned for its original worldbuilding featuring langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
