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==Silver in "[[Vilcabamba]]"==
 
==Silver in "[[Vilcabamba]]"==
'''Silver''' was among the metals the [[Krolp]] prized. Fifty years after their first arrival, the Krolp discovered a deposit of silver (and a small amount of [[gold]]) deep below the surface of northeastern [[Utah#Utah in "Vilcabamba"|Utah]] within the territory of the rump [[United States#United States in "Vilcabamba"|United States]] and [[Canada#Canada in "Vilcabamba"|Canada]]. Despite a treaty recognizing the sovereignty of the U.S., the Krolp demanded access to the silver. U.S. [[President of the United States#"Vilcabamba"|President]]/Canadian Prime Minister [[Harris Moffatt III]] realized that the Krolp's mining efforts would probably leave what was left of his two countries uninhabitable, and staged a desperate, doomed three uprising. In the end, the Krolp got their silver and gold.
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'''Silver''' was among the metals the [[Krolp]] prized. Fifty years after their first arrival, the Krolp discovered a deposit of silver (and a small amount of [[gold]]) deep below the surface of northeastern [[Utah#Utah in "Vilcabamba"|Utah]] within the territory of the rump [[United States#United States in "Vilcabamba"|United States]] and [[Canada#Canada in "Vilcabamba"|Canada]]. Despite a treaty recognizing the sovereignty of the U.S., the Krolp demanded access to the silver. U.S. [[President of the United States#"Vilcabamba"|President]]/Canadian Prime Minister [[Harris Moffatt III]] realized that the Krolp's mining efforts would probably leave what was left of his two countries uninhabitable, and staged a desperate, doomed uprising. In the end, the Krolp got their silver and gold.
   
 
==Silver in "[[Not All Wolves]]"==
 
==Silver in "[[Not All Wolves]]"==

Revision as of 17:05, 28 February 2015

Silver

Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag (Latin: argentum) and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal.

Silver has long been valued as a precious metal, and it is used to make ornaments, jewelry, high-value tableware, utensils, and currency coins. Today, silver metal is also used in electrical contacts and conductors, in mirrors and in catalysis of chemical reactions.

Given its value throughout human history, silver has played a role in many Harry Turtledove works. This article deals only with those instances where silver was a critical plot-point.

Silver in "Vilcabamba"

Silver was among the metals the Krolp prized. Fifty years after their first arrival, the Krolp discovered a deposit of silver (and a small amount of gold) deep below the surface of northeastern Utah within the territory of the rump United States and Canada. Despite a treaty recognizing the sovereignty of the U.S., the Krolp demanded access to the silver. U.S. President/Canadian Prime Minister Harris Moffatt III realized that the Krolp's mining efforts would probably leave what was left of his two countries uninhabitable, and staged a desperate, doomed uprising. In the end, the Krolp got their silver and gold.

Silver in "Not All Wolves"

While it was believed werewolves were vulnerable to silver, in reality this was not the case. For instance, in 1176, a werewolf named Dieter sought sanctuary in Cäcilien's in wolf form. He frightened a priest who struck him with his staff that had a silver crucifix on the end. The blow hurt Dieter as much as it would have if he was a human. However, the silver did not harm him.