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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (movie)

Introduction
Torumekian Empire

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Introduction

In Kaze no Tani no Naushika (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind), the movie and the manga by Hayao Miyazaki, a universe heavily influenced by Franck Herbert's Dune, the world is in a post-apocalyptical state. Most of the Earth is uninhabitable because it is occupied by poisonous fungi and various forms of huge insects. The inhabitable world is divided in three main groups, the technological and militaristic Torumekian Empire, the religious Dorok Empire (plays no direct part in the movie), and the petty kingdoms of the Periphery, of which we learn about two in the movie: The Valley of The Wind and Pejite. Nausicaä is the princess of the Valley of the Wind at the time the Torumekian Empire invades it. She then allies herself with prince Asbel of Pejite in trying to stop the destruction of the valley and of the insect/fungi world, because she discovers it is actually cleaning the land.
João Madureira, 6 March 2004

Torumekian Empire

image by João Madureira, 8 March 2004

The flag of the Torumekian Empire — Torumekia for short — is briefly but clearly visible in the movie: With proportions about 2:3 or 3:5, on a black field, a red snake with two heads, one on each end, the body of which does a pretty loop in the middle, and a vertical golden sword on top of them. This symbol (snakes and sword) occupy almost the complete totality of the flag. The snake has a number of black stripes near its heads, the exact number of which I couldn't figure out, and it seems not to have any teeth. The sword has more details in the movie to make it look golden and shiny, but I think this is a good heraldic approach to that.

Looks like a Viking thing, doesn't it?
João Madureira, 6 & 8 March 2004

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