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The Hangman's Knot are a Brunanter music band, based in Carrington. They play stoner metal, as well as sludge metal and southern metal.

Founded in 1999, Hangman's Knot are considered the top metal act of Brunant and they are referred to as one of the Carrington's Big Two, alongside 9mm.

Infinite Eloquence Orchestra (IEO) are a Brunanter brujazz band, founded in 1990. Based in Grijzestad, IEO are considered the pioneers of this genre. They are undoubtedly a source of inspiration for all other brujazz bands.

Reinout Alfons van der Bijl (May 7, 1918 - February 22, 2001) was a Brunanter historian and archaeologist, best known for his excavations at Niesburg and his restore works in various castles.

Van der Bijl wrote several history books, many of which are used in the universities today. He served as the Curator of the State Museum from 1977 until 1981 and in 1985 he received the Medal for Arts and Letters.

Early years
Van der Bijl was born in Sint-Anders.

Excavations and restore projects
In early '60s, he was involved in the restoration of Brezonde Castle. At the same time, he was working on his first book, The Arabian Heritage of Brunant.

In 1972, van der Bijl was hired to renovate Gatix Castle, but the project didn't even start.

In the period 1982-1983, he lead minor excavations at Zatram, where he came up with insignificant findings.

Early years
Prince Johan was born in Huis ten Bergen. He was the eighth child of King Ambroos and Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. As a child, he was often sick and this resulted in his mother's overprotection. From an early age, he was fascinated by geography and loved his frequent excursions in the Brunanter countryside.

The young prince wanted to follow a naval carrer, in the Realmarine. However, his father was strongly opposed and thus he joined the Royal Guard. He was a Colonel in 1816, when he abonded his rank, in favour of diplomacy.

As a diplomat
From 1818 until 1830, Prince Johan was a diplomatic attaché in the Grand Duchy of Hesse. During that period, he was romantically related to Maria Wilhelmina of Schölzebruck-Alzey (1796 - 1887), a German noblewoman.

He briefly attended the Prussian Military Academy, before returning to Hesse.

In 1833 he left with a little company and traveled throughout the Balkans, meeting important personalities, such as Miloš Obrenović I and Otto of Greece.

Later years
From 1849 and onwards, Prince Johan lived a simple and peaceful life in Brunantstad. He was frequently visited by his brother, Cristian I, with whom he always had a good relationship. Is also said that he unofficialy taught History and Geography to his nephews, Crown Prince Johan and Prince Fabian.

Prince Johan started writing his memoirs in 1853, but he never finished them; he died from tuberculosis in 1855. His wife died from natural causes in 1887.

Awards and honours

 * Knight of the Order of the Most Holy Annunciation
 * Grand Cross of Ludwigsorden

Family
With Maria Wilhelmina of Schölzebruck-Alzey, he had three children:
 * 1) Stillborn son (1822)
 * 2) Prince John Ambroos (1823 - 1893)
 * 3) Princess Albertina Caroline (1827 - 1901)

Princess Liese of Brunant

She married Prince Hugo Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg, a member of the Mensdorff-Pouilly family.