Bronhids

Bronhids are a fictional Bronze Age culture developed for world-building and speculative history. In these depictions, the Bronhids are said to have inhabited the river valleys of a broad continental interior during the Late Bronze Age, roughly between 1500 and 1200 BCE. The name is commonly linked to a bronze-working heritage and to the old term for “people.”

Settlement and society

Bronhids lived in small settlements arranged along river courses. Communities were typically organized around kin groups or clans and built rectangular timber houses with central hearths. Social life focused on craft production, especially bronze smithing, pottery, and textile work. Leadership is described as a council of elders with claims to ancestral lineage and control of major craft workshops.

Economy and technology

They produced bronze tools and weapons from copper and tin, and engaged in regional exchange networks to obtain resources like tin and timber. Pottery and woven fabrics formed secondary trade goods. Agriculture, fishing, and animal husbandry supported the population, with seasonal patterns linked to river flood cycles.

Culture and material remains

Archaeological-style depictions emphasize distinctive pottery with geometric motifs and smoothed bronze ornaments. Bronze workshops and casting crucibles are described in craft-focused sites; houses often include storage pits and, in some depictions, defensive features such as palisades.

Writing, religion, and legacy

Proto-writing or short inscriptions are sometimes attributed to the Bronhids in speculative accounts, though most sources leave language largely unknown. Religious life centers on river deities, ancestor veneration, and seasonal rituals. In modern fiction, Bronhids provide a template for Bronze Age culture.