Aha! I knew it! A Swede was responsible for the naming! rofl We still have that "brotherly" little "wars" going between the Swedes and the Norwegians. The Scandinavian history could fill a whole book of renders, you know. Hmm... So the little stinker was black. Difficult to render; the image is turning out pretty (very) dark. I mean there weren't any street lights, so the only illumination was by torches and from the sparse lights in the windows. Oh, I've read several horror stories that were about doors too (luckily haven't seen them on movie!). But yes; in some cases the doors were bolted.. and without food and water supply nobody could last 40 days... even without the plague. About reading material; my favorite mystery writer is John Dicson Carr, or Carter Dickson as he also used as an alias. He has written a "horribly" good novel called The Plague Court Murders. Definately recommended reading! :) Agatha Christie wrote about it; There are very few mystery novels that surprise me any more. This does! Thanks a lot for the info; Erlik! :)