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Anker’s illustrated sign

Inns / The University

Anker’s

A place to pause between stories. An old-world inn sign with a warm, timeworn finish.

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THE COLLECTION

Imaginary Inns & Curious Shops

Signs for places you wish you could visit.

A FIELD GUIDE TO FICTIONAL PLACES

Behind the sign.

Every place has a story.

WHERE TO FIND IT
The town around the University, beside the Omethi River · The Kingkiller Chronicle
ON THE BOOKSHELF
Patrick Rothfuss · The Name of the Wind

The local knowledge

Anker’s is both an inn and a practical foothold for Kvothe during his studies. Its owner offers him a room and meals in exchange for performances as the house musician. Among the pressures of University life, the arrangement gives him somewhere to belong and a way to keep making music.

Our interpretation

We have given the inn a warm, timeworn sign, imagining the welcome of a place that becomes a home. Its styling is our interpretation, not a claim about a canonical sign design.

READ A LITTLE FURTHER

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