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In fiction, the idea of a hidden city is not uncommon (Gondolin and Braavos, from LOTR's and ASOIAF's worlds respectively, for example), but is that based on any real historical city? Where does that idea even come from?

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Why did Georgia agree to join the 5th Crusade?

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How/why and when did travellers (romani, yenish, etc) become itinerant?

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Equivalent of WASPs in Iberio-America?

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In fiction, the idea of a hidden city is not uncommon (Gondolin and Braavos, from LOTR's and ASOIAF's worlds respectively, for example), but is that based on any real historical city? Where does that idea even come from?	2381
Why did Georgia agree to join the 5th Crusade?	9
How/why and when did travellers (romani, yenish, etc) become itinerant?	6
Equivalent of WASPs in Iberio-America?	2