smnárny
Smnárny refers to a class of stone boundary markers and protective wards found in the mythology and folklore of several fictional cultures. In most uses, smnárny denotes a group of monuments placed at property lines, village thresholds, or ceremonial boundaries. They function as both tangible markers and symbolic safeguards, encoding contracts, genealogies, and oaths in carved runes and pictographs.
The term is believed to derive from a compound of roots meaning "mark" and "signal" in the
Historically, smnárny were erected during treaty ceremonies and at the founding of new settlements. The inscriptions
Today, smnárny are primarily studied as cultural artifacts and appear in contemporary fantasy literature, role-playing games,