Yanli
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Yanli was a Chinese merchant who lived in the Norse settlement of Ravensthorpe in Mercia during the 9th century.
Biography
Yanli was born in Zhongzhou [note 1] during the Tang dynasty and grew up enthused with the prospect of travelling. At some point, she became a merchant and was granted passage on a trading boat. Leaving behind her family and friends, Yanli travelled west from China and eventually wound up in England.[1] Around 873, Yanli travelled to the Ragnarssons' Encampment in Ledecestrescire after receiving a trading request from Halfdan Ragnarsson. However, by the time she arrived, the settlement had been abandoned by the Sons of Ragnar and became a hideout for a group of Saxon bandits. Yanli and a stablemaster by the name of Rowan were subsequently captured and held at the longhouse, meant to be sold as slaves to the nearest bidder.[2]
Sometime later, both Yanli and Rowan were found by Sigurd Styrbjornsson, Eivor Varinsdottir, and Dag Nithisson, members of the Raven Clan from Norway. The Vikings freed both Yanli and Rowan and invited them to rebuild the settlement and make it their home, which they accepted.[2] Eivor was later appointed as the settlement's leader during Sigurd's absence and built a proper trading post for Yanli to reside in and trade.[1]
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Note
- ↑ Zhongzhou's exact explanation was not given in the game. In addition to being an alias for China, Zhongzhou can also be written in four different forms of place names in Chinese characters in the Tang Dynasty:
I. 重州, established in 619, is located in modern Nanzhang County, Hubei Province, and was abolished in 627.
II. 中州, established in 619, is located in modern-day Daning County, Shanxi Province, and was abolished in 627.
III. 忠州, established in 634, is located in Zhongxian County, Sichuan Province, and was abolished in 1913.
IV. 种州, established in 631, is located in Huachi County, Gansu Province, and was occupied by Tibetan Empire in 764.
I. and II. were abolished two hundred years ago when the game started. Of the remaining II. and IV., IV. has a more interesting point. The main resident of the area is Tangut Yeli (野利) clan. In Wang Li and Li Fanggui, he gave me an explanation of Chinese In the onomatopoeia, Ye is presumed to be Jǐa and Yan is presumed to be Jiän. Yanli is not like the full name of a Chinese person, but a separate surname or first name.
Therefore, Yanli is likely to be a sound change of Yeli. The Zhongzhou referred to by it is likely to refer to 种州 rather than China.