Ellan Vannin (poem) Ellan Vannin (poem) Ellan Vannin (the Manx-language name of the Isle of Man) is a poem and song, often referred to as "the alternative Manx national anthem", the words of which were written by Eliza Craven Green in 1854 and later set to music by someone called either J. Townsend or F. H. Townend (sources vary). The Manx-language name Ellan Vannin is commonly mispronounced in renditions of the song, including in the Bee Gees version, since written Manx uses an orthography based on Welsh rather than Irish/Scots gaelic, which does not accurately transcribe the "ʲə" sound found in the word
Artesia: Adventures in the Known World Artesia: Adventures in the Known World Artesia: Adventures in the Known World (Artesia: AKW), is a role-playing game based on the comic book "Artesia" is written and illustrated by Mark Smylie and published by Archaia Studios Press (ASP). Archaia Studios Press published "Artesia" (2005) for use with the Fuzion system. Using a modified and easy-to-use Fuzion-based roleplaying system to plunge players into the strife-riven realms of the Known World, it includes scenarios from the warring Citadels of the Daradjan Highlands to the never-ending feud between the Sun Court of Illia and the Phoenix Court of the Empire of Thessid-Gola. The