Jarrujen
Jarrujen is a fictional Bronze Age culture described in speculative encyclopedias and in fantasy literature set in the world of Norovia. It is attributed to a community said to have inhabited a broad highland and riverine landscape in the northern part of the continent, dating roughly to the mid-2nd to early-1st millennium BCE. The name is thought to derive from a Jarru word for edge or stone, though no primary texts survive.
Settlements are imagined as hillforts and planned villages along the Jarru River and its tributaries. Archaeological
Social organization is described as kin-based, with clan chiefs and a council of elders. Public life centers
Language and writing: Jarruic is the hypothetical language of the Jarrujen, likely related to a broader Jarric
Economy and technology: The Jarrujen economy combines agriculture, pastoralism, and bronze metallurgy. Trade networks connect inland
Legacy: Jarrujen appears in modern speculative fiction and role-playing settings as a vivid backdrop for world-building.