Svartrau: The Heart of Vale Sangora

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Although it is now the bustling and ever-growing capital of the region, Svartrau’s beginnings are much more humble. As the first settlement in the valley, it was just a collection of cottages, built on a hill for protection. Initially it was known simply as \Svar" – the origins of this name are not known, although some historians claim that the first settlers in Vale Sangora were in fact Danes and the word comes from their language (but there is no clear proof to this theory). What we do know is that the name "Svartrau" was already established in AD 795, when the famous Svartrau Cathedral was erected.