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Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by English
philologist and University of Oxford professor J. R. R. Tolkien. The
story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's fantasy novel The
Hobbit, but eventually developed into a much larger work. It was written
in stages between 1937 and 1949, much of it during World War II.[1] It
is the second best-selling novel ever written, with over 150 million
copies sold.[2] The title of the novel refers to the story's main
antagonist, the Dark Lord Sauron,[note 1] who had in an earlier age
created the One Ring to rule the other Rings of Power as the ultimate
weapon in his campaign to conquer and rule all of Middle-earth. From
quiet beginnings in the Shire, a Hobbit land not unlike the English
countryside, the story ranges across north-west Middle-earth, following
the course of the War of the Ring through the eyes of its characters,
notably the hobbits Frodo Baggins, Samwise "Sam" Gamgee, Meriadoc
"Merry" Brandybuck and Peregrin "Pippin" Took, but also the hobbits'
chief allies and travelling companions: Aragorn, a Human Ranger;
Boromir, a man from Gondor; Gimli, a Dwarf warrior; Legolas, an Elven
prince; and Gandalf, a Wizard. The work was initially intended by
Tolkien to be one volume of a two-volume set, with the other being The
Silmarillion, but this idea was dismissed by his publisher.[4][5] It was
decided for economic reasons to publish The Lord of the Rings as three
volumes over the course of a year from 29 July 1954 to 20 October 1955,
thus creating the now familiar Lord of the Rings trilogy.[4][6] The
three volumes were entitled The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers,
and The Return of the King. Structurally, the novel is divided
internally into six books, two per volume, with several appendices of
background material included at the end of the third volume. The Lord of
the Rings has since been reprinted numerous times and translated into
many languages. Tolkien's work has been the subject of extensive
analysis of its themes and origins. Although a major work in itself, the
story was only the last movement of a larger epic Tolkien had worked on
since 1917, in a process he described as mythopoeia.[7][not in citation
given (See discussion.)] Influences on this earlier work, and on the
story of The Lord of the Rings, include philology, mythology, religion
and the author's distaste for the effects of industrialization, as well
as earlier fantasy works and Tolkien's experiences in World War I.[1]
The Lord of the Rings in its turn is considered to have had a great
effect on modern fantasy; the impact of Tolkien's works is such that the
use of the words "Tolkienian" and "Tolkienesque" has been recorded in
the Oxford English Dictionary.[8] The enduring popularity of The Lord
of the Rings has led to numerous references in popular culture, the
founding of many societies by fans of Tolkien's works,[9] and the
publication of many books about Tolkien and his works. The Lord of the
Rings has inspired, and continues to inspire, artwork, music, films and
television, video games, and subsequent literature. Award-winning
adaptations of The Lord of the Rings have been made for radio, theatre,
and film
Volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring The Two Towers The Return of the King Author J. R. R. Tolkien Country England, United Kingdom Language English Genre High fantasy Adventure Publisher George Allen & Unwin Published 29 July 1954, 11 November 1954 & 20 October 1955 Media type Print (hardback & paperback) Preceded by The Hobbit
Main characters
Protagonists: Frodo Baggins Samwise Gamgee, gardener and friend of the Bagginses Meriadoc Brandybuck, or Merry, Frodo's cousin Peregrin Took, Pip or Pippin, Frodo's cousin Gandalf,
a wizard. He is a Maia, an angelic being sent by the god-like Valar to
fight Sauron. He bears the Ring of Fire, one of the three Elven rings,
after being given it by Círdan of the Grey Havens. Aragorn, descendant of Isildur and rightful heir to the thrones of Arnor and Gondor Legolas Greenleaf, an Elf prince and son of King Thranduil of Mirkwood Gimli, son of Glóin Denethor, ruling Steward of Gondor and Lord of Minas Tirith. Boromir, the eldest son of Denethor Faramir, younger brother of Boromir Galadriel,
Elf, co-ruler of Lothlórien, and grandmother of Arwen Undómiel (Arwen
Evenstar). Keeper of one of the three Elven rings. Celeborn, husband of Galadriel, co-ruler of Lothlórien, and grandfather of Arwen Undómiel Elrond, Lord of Rivendell and father of Arwen Undómiel, keeper of another of the three Elven rings. Bilbo Baggins, Frodo's adoptive uncle Théoden, King of Rohan Éomer, the 3rd Marshal of the Mark and Théoden's nephew. Later King of Rohan after Théoden's death. Éowyn, sister of Éomer, who disguises herself as a male warrior named Dernhelm to fight beside Théoden. Treebeard, oldest of the Ents Círdan,
the Elf who keeps the Grey Havens. Previous keeper of the Ring of Fire
before handing it to Gandalf when he arrives in Middle Earth. Antagonists: Sauron,
the Dark Lord and titular Lord of the Rings, a fallen Maia who helped
the Elves forge the Rings of Power long ago. Lieutenant of Morgoth in
the First Age. The Nazgûl or Ringwraiths. Kings of Men of old, they
were enslaved by Sauron when they accepted his treacherous gifts of
Rings of Power. The Witch-king of Angmar, the Lord of the Nazgûl, and Sauron's most powerful servant, who commands Sauron's army. Saruman,
a wizard who seeks the One Ring for himself. Corrupted by Sauron
through use of the palantír. Like Gandalf, he is a Maia. Gríma
Wormtongue, a secret servant of Saruman and traitor to Rohan, a
go-between from Saruman to Théoden who poisons Théoden's perceptions
with well placed "advice". Gollum, originally named Sméagol Various
Orcs, soldiers of Mordor or Isengard. Those who play significant roles
in the story include Uglúk, captain of the Uruk-hai of Isengard,
Grishnákh, orc of Mordor and Uglúk's antagonist, Shagrat of Cirith
Ungol, and Gorbag of Minas Morgul. Shelob, a giant spider who dwells in the passes above Minas Morgul. The Balrog, a fire-demon dwelling beneath the Mines of Moria awakened by the digging and mining of Dwarves. The Haradrim, Men residing south of Gondor. Allies of Sauron. The Easterlings, Men of the East of Middle-earth who follow Sauron. The Corsairs of Umbar, enemies of Gondor.
Influences on the fantasy genre The
enormous popularity of Tolkien's epic saga greatly expanded the demand
for fantasy fiction. Largely thanks to The Lord of the Rings, the genre
flowered throughout the 1960s, and enjoys popularity to the present day.
The opus has spawned many imitators, such as The Sword of Shannara,
which Lin Carter called "the single most cold-blooded, complete rip-off
of another book that I have ever read".[77] Dungeons & Dragons,
which popularized the role-playing game (RPG) genre in the 1970s,
features many races found in The Lord of the Rings, most notably
halflings (another term for hobbits), elves, dwarves, half-elves, orcs,
and dragons. However, Gary Gygax, lead designer of the game, maintained
that he was influenced very little by The Lord of the Rings, stating
that he included these elements as a marketing move to draw on the
popularity the work enjoyed at the time he was developing the game.[78] Because
D&D has influenced many popular role-playing video games, the
influence of The Lord of the Rings extends to many of them as well, with
titles such as Dragon Warrior,[79][80] EverQuest, the Warcraft series,
and the Elder Scrolls series of games[81] as well as video games set in
Middle-earth itself. Research also suggests that some consumers of
fantasy games derive their motivation from trying to create an epic
fantasy narrative which is influenced by the Lord of the Rings.[82] Music In
1965, songwriter Donald Swann, who was best known for his collaboration
with Michael Flanders as Flanders & Swann, set six poems from The
Lord of the Rings and one from The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
("Errantry") to music. When Swann met with Tolkien to play the songs for
his approval, Tolkien suggested for "Namárië" (Galadriel's lament) a
setting reminiscent of plain chant, which Swann accepted.[83] The songs
were published in 1967 as The Road Goes Ever On: A Song Cycle,[84] and a
recording of the songs performed by singer William Elvin with Swann on
piano was issued that same year by Caedmon Records as Poems and Songs of
Middle Earth.[85] In 1988, Dutch composer and trombonist Johan de
Meij completed his Symphony No. 1 "The Lord of the Rings", which
encompassed 5 movements, titled "Gandalf", "Lothlórien", "Gollum",
"Journey in the Dark", and "Hobbits". In 1989 the symphony was awarded
the Sudler Composition Award, awarded biennially for best wind band
composition. The Danish Tolkien Ensemble have released a number of
albums that feature the complete poems and songs of The Lord of the
Rings set to music, with some featuring recitation by Christopher Lee. Rock
bands of the 1970s were musically and lyrically inspired by the fantasy
embracing counter-culture of the time; British 70s rock band Led
Zeppelin recorded several songs that contain explicit references to The
Lord of the Rings ("Ramble On", "The Battle of Evermore", "Over the
Hills and Far Away", and "Misty Mountain Hop"). In 1970, the Swedish
musician Bo Hansson released an instrumental concept album based on the
book entitled Sagan om ringen (translated as "The Saga of the Ring",
which was the title of the Swedish translation of The Lord of the Rings
at the time).[86] The album was subsequently released internationally as
Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings in 1972.[86] The songs "Rivendell"
and "The Necromancer" by the progressive rock band Rush were inspired by
Tolkien. And Styx also paid homage to Tolkien on their "Pieces of
Eight" album with the song "Lords of the Ring," while Black Sabbath's
song, "The Wizard", which appeared on their debut album, was influenced
by Tolkien's hero, Gandalf. The heavy metal band Cirith Ungol took their
name from a fictional place in Middle-earth of the same name.
Progressive rock group Camel paid homage to the text in their lengthy
composition "Nimrodel/The Procession/The White Rider", and Progressive
rock band Barclay James Harvest was inspired by the character Galadriel
to write a song by that name, and used "Bombadil", the name of another
character, as a pseudonym under which their 1972 single
"Breathless"/"When the City Sleeps" was released; there are other
references scattered through the BJH oeuvre. Later, from the 1980s to
the present day, many heavy metal acts have been influenced by Tolkien.
Blind Guardian has written many songs relating to Middle-earth,
including the full concept album Nightfall in Middle Earth. Almost all
of Summoning's songs and the entire discography of Battlelore are
Tolkien-themed. Gorgoroth and Amon Amarth take their names from an area
of Mordor, and Burzum take their name from the Black Speech of Mordor.
The Finnish metal band Nightwish and the Norwegian metal band Tristania
have also incorporated many Tolkien references into their music. A
Swedish metal band, Sabaton, based their song "Shadows" on the nine ring
wraiths.[citation needed] Enya wrote an instrumental piece called
"Lothlórien" in 1991, and composed two songs for the film The Lord of
the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring—"May It Be" (sung in English and
Quenya) and "Aníron" (sung in Sindarin). Impact on popular culture The
Lord of the Rings has had a profound and wide-ranging impact on popular
culture, beginning with its publication in the 1950s, but especially
throughout the 1960s and 1970s, during which time young people embraced
it as a countercultural saga.[87] "Frodo Lives!" and "Gandalf for
President" were two phrases popular among American Tolkien fans during
this time.[88] Parodies like the Harvard Lampoon's Bored of the
Rings, the VeggieTales episode "Lord of the Beans", the South Park
episode "The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers",
the Futurama film "Bender's Game", The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy
Genius episode "Lights! Camera! Danger!", The Big Bang Theory episode
"The Precious Fragmentation", and the American Dad! episode "The Return
of the Bling" are testimony to the work's continual presence in popular
culture. In 1969, Tolkien sold the merchandising rights to The Lord
of The Rings (and The Hobbit) to United Artists under an agreement
stipulating a lump sum payment of £10,000[89] plus a 7.5% royalty after
costs,[90] payable to Allen & Unwin and the author.[91] In 1976,
three years after the author's death, United Artists sold the rights to
Saul Zaentz Company, who now trade as Tolkien Enterprises. Since then
all "authorized" merchandise has been signed-off by Tolkien Enterprises,
although the intellectual property rights of the specific likenesses of
characters and other imagery from various adaptations is generally held
by the adaptors.[92] Outside any commercial exploitation from
adaptations, from the late 1960s onwards there has been an increasing
variety of original licensed merchandise, from posters and calendars
created by illustrators such as Pauline Baynes and the Brothers
Hildebrandt, to figurines and miniatures to computer, video, tabletop
and role-playing games. Recent examples include the Spiel des Jahres
award winning (for best use of literature in a game) board game The Lord
of the Rings by Reiner Knizia and the Golden Joystick award-winning
massively multiplayer online role-playing game, The Lord of the Rings
Online: Shadows of Angmar by Turbine, Inc..
The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien Volumes The Fellowship of the Ring The Two Towers The Return of the King Production and reception Composition Themes Influences Translations Reception Fandom Study Related works The
Hobbit The Adventures of Tom Bombadil The Road Goes Ever On The
Silmarillion Unfinished Tales The History of Middle-earth The History of
The Lord of the Rings Bilbo's Last Song The Children of Húrin The
History of The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion Characters Aragorn
Arwen Bilbo Boromir Celeborn Denethor Elrond Éomer Éowyn Faramir Frodo
Galadriel Gandalf Gimli Gollum Legolas Merry Mouth of Sauron Old Man
Willow Pippin Radagast Sam Saruman Sauron Shelob Théoden Tom Bombadil
Treebeard Witch-king Wormtongue Adaptations and other derivative works Books Bored of the Rings (1969) The Last Ringbearer (1999) Muddle Earth (2003) Theatre Fellowship! (2005) The Lord of the Rings (2006, 2007) Radio The Lord of the Rings (1955) The Lord of the Rings (1979) Hordes of the Things (1980) The Lord of the Rings (1981) Film Animated The Lord of the Rings (1978) The Return of the King (1980) Peter Jackson trilogy The
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) The Lord of the
Rings: The Two Towers (2002) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the
King (2003) Fan-made The Hunt for Gollum (2009) Born of Hope (2009) Video games Journey
to Rivendell Game One Game Two: Shadows of Mordor War in Middle-earth
Volume I J. R. R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan Elendor MUME Volume II The
Two Towers (MUD) Kingdom O' Magic The Fellowship of the Ring The Two
Towers The Return of the King War of the Ring The Third Age The Third
Age (GBA) The Battle for Middle-earth Tactics The Battle for
Middle-earth II (The Rise of the Witch-king) The White Council The Lord
of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar Mines of Moria Siege of Mirkwood
Rise of Isengard Riders of Rohan Conquest Third Age: Total War (mod)
Aragorn's Quest War in the North Lego The Lord of the Rings Guardians of
Middle-earth Other games Middle Earth board game Lord of the
Rings board game War of the Ring board game The Lord of the Rings
Strategy Battle Game The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game The Lord of
the Rings Roleplaying Game Middle-earth Collectible Card Game
Middle-earth Role Playing Toys Middle-earth Lego sets v t e J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium Published during his lifetime The
Hobbit The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring The Two Towers
The Return of the King The Adventures of Tom Bombadil The Road Goes
Ever On Posthumous publications The Silmarillion Unfinished
Tales The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien The History of Middle-earth (12
volumes) Bilbo's Last Song The Children of Húrin The History of The
Hobbit Lists of articles By category By name Writings
Characters Peoples Individual Dwarves Individual Elves Individual
Hobbits Hobbit families Individual Númenóreans Individual Orcs Kings of
Arnor Kings of Dale Kings of Gondor Rulers of Númenor Kings of Rohan
Realms Ages Animals Plants Food and drink Objects Weapons and armour
Wars and battles Rivers Roads Languages Magic v t e Works by J. R. R. Tolkien See J. R. R. Tolkien bibliography for a full bibliography. Fiction 1930s Songs for the Philologists (1936) The Hobbit (1937) 1940s Leaf by Niggle (1947) The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun (1945) Farmer Giles of Ham (1949) 1950s The
Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son (1953) The Lord of the Rings:
The Fellowship of the Ring (1954) The Two Towers (1954) The Return of
the King (1955) 1960s The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other
Verses from the Red Book (1962) Tree and Leaf (1964) The Tolkien Reader
(1966) The Road Goes Ever On (1967) Smith of Wootton Major (1967) Posthumous fiction 1970s The Father Christmas Letters (1976) The Silmarillion (1977) 1980s Unfinished Tales (1980) Mr. Bliss (1982) 1990s Bilbo's Last Song (1990) The History of Middle-earth (12 Volumes) (1983–1996) Roverandom (1998) 2000s The Children of Húrin (2007) The History of The Hobbit (2007) The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún (2009) Academic 1920s A
Middle English Vocabulary (1922) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
(Middle English text, 1925) Some Contributions to Middle-English
Lexicography (1925) The Devil's Coach Horses (1925) Ancrene Wisse and
Hali Meiðhad (1929) 1930s The Name "Nodens" (1932) Sigelwara
Land Parts I and II, in Medium Aevum (1932–34) Chaucer as a Philologist:
The Reeve's Tale (1934) Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics (1936)
The Reeve's Tale: version prepared for recitation at the "summer
diversions" (1939) On Fairy-Stories (1939) 1940s Sir Orfeo (1944) 1950s Ofermod and Beorhtnoth's Death (1953) Middle English "Losenger": Sketch of an etymological and semantic enquiry (1953) 1960s Ancrene
Wisse: The English Text of the Ancrene Riwle (1962) English and Welsh
(1963) Introduction to Tree and Leaf (1964) Contributions to the
Jerusalem Bible (as translator and lexicographer) (1966) Tolkien on
Tolkien (autobiographical) (1966) Posthumous academic Sir
Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo (Modern English
translations, 1975) Finn and Hengest (1982) The Monsters and the Critics
(1983) Beowulf and the Critics (2002) v t e Fantasy History Literature Sources Subgenres Bangsian
Comic Contemporary Dark Dying Earth Fairytale Fantastique Fantasy of
manners Folklore Mythology (based) Gaslamp Gothic Hard Heroic High list
Historical Juvenile Lost World Low Magical girl Medieval Romantic
Science Sword and sorcery Urban Media Film and television Anime Films Television programs Literature Authors
Ballantine Adult Fantasy series Comics The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
Internet Speculative Fiction Database List of novels (A–H) (I–R) (S–Z)
Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library Publishers Magazines Fantastic Locus The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Science Fantasy Weird Tales Culture Fandom
Fantastic art Fantasy art Filk music Harry Potter fandom Inklings
Mythopoeic Society Religion Tolkien fandom Works inspired by J. R. R.
Tolkien World Fantasy Award Conventions (tropes) Creatures Angels Demons Dragons Elementals Familiars Faeries Spirits Undead Characters Caveman Heroes Magicians Occult detective list Witches Magic Animism Evocation Incantation Magocracy Necromancy Shapeshifting Technomancy Witchcraft Humanoids and Races Dwarves Elves Giants Gnomes Goblins Halflings Orcs Trolls Places and events Quests Worlds list Lost city Hollow Earth Astral plane Enchanted forest Related topics
Allegory Epic poetry Fable Fairy tale Fantastic Ghost story Magic realism Mythology Category Portal v t e Books I Love Best Yearly: Older Readers Award 1990-1999 The
Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ by Sue Townsend (1990) The
Outsiders by S. E. Hinton (1991) Where's Wally? by Martin Handford
(1992) Flowers in the Attic by V. C. Andrews (1993) Looking for
Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta (1995) Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
(1996) The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien (1997) Tomorrow, When the War
Began by John Marsden (1998) Bumface by Morris Gleitzman (1999) 2000-2009 Looking
for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta (2000) Harry Potter series by J. K.
Rowling (2001) The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien (2002) Two of a
Kind series by various authors (2003) Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix by J. K. Rowling (2004) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
Azkaban by J. K. Rowling (2005) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J. K. Rowling (2006)
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that
commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary plot
element, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in
imaginary worlds where magic is common. Fantasy is generally
distinguished from the genre of science fiction by the expectation that
it steers clear of scientific themes, though there is a great deal of
overlap between the two, both of which are subgenres of speculative
fiction. In popular culture, the fantasy genre is predominantly of
the medievalist form, especially since the worldwide success of The Lord
of the Rings and related books by J. R. R. Tolkien. Fantasy has also
included wizards, sorcerers, witchcraft, etc., in events which avoid
horror. In its broadest sense, however, fantasy comprises works by many
writers, artists, filmmakers, and musicians, from ancient myths and
legends to many recent works embraced by a wide audience today. Fantasy
is a vibrant area of academic study in a number of disciplines
(English, cultural studies, comparative literature, history, medieval
studies). Work in this area ranges widely, from the structuralist theory
of Tzvetan Todorov, which emphasizes the fantastic as a liminal space,
to work on the connections (political, historical, literary) between
medievalism and popular culture
List of fantasy worlds
Unknowns Unnamed world of Glen Cook's The Black Company A The Abarat - Clive Barker's Abarat series Alagaësia – Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle All-World – Stephen King's The Dark Tower Amber – Roger Zelazny's The Chronicles of Amber novels Amtor – Edgar Rice Burroughs' Venus series Arda – J. R. R. Tolkien novels Atlantis Azeroth - Warcraft series B Barsoom – Edgar Rice Burroughs novels Bas-Lag – China Miéville novels Bellezza – Mary Hoffman novels Blest - Diana Wynne Jones Magid novels C Calaspia – Insanity Saga novels by Suresh and Jyoti Guptara Camelot Charn – C. S. Lewis novels Cloud - novels by Greer Gilman Cittàgazze – His Dark Materials series Planet
Claire — The subject of a song by the music group The B-52's. Claire is
described as having pink air, and trees that are all red. The lifeforms
do not have heads, and all live forever. Corona – R.A. Salvatore (The DemonWars Saga and The Highwayman) D Damar - Robin McKinley novels Darkover – Marion Zimmer Bradley novels Demonata - the Darren Shan novels Discworld – Terry Pratchett novels (also 3 video games) Dinotopia – James Gurney novels Deltora – Emily Rodda novels Dreamlands – stories by H. P. Lovecraft and others Dying Earth – Jack Vance novels Davy Jones' Locker E Earthsea – Ursula K. Le Guin novels Eärwa - R. Scott Bakker novels The Edge Chronicles – Paul Stewart Emelan – Tamora Pierce novels Eidolon – Jane Johnson novels Erde - L. E. Modesitt, Jr.'s Spellsong Cycle novels Everworld – K. A. Applegate novels Ellesméra - Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle Equestria - My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic F Faltha – Russell Kirkpatrick's Fire of Heaven Trilogy Fantastica – Michael Ende's novel The Final Empire – Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn trilogy Fionavar – Guy Gavriel Kay novels The Four Lands – Terry Brooks novels Forgotten Realms - Dungeons and Dragons G Gezeitenwelt – Magus Magellan novels Green–sky – Zilpha Keatley Snyder novels Gielinor - RuneScape Glorantha - Greg Stafford's setting used by board games, Roleplaying games, novels and a computer game. Golarion - Paizo's Setting for Pathfinder Roleplaying game, Multi-Massive Roleplaying computer game H Halla – D. J. MacHale novels Hyborian Age – Robert E. Howard novels and short stories The Hidden Land - Pamela Dean's Secret Country trilogy I Ithania - Trudi Canavan - the Age of the Five trilogy Idris - Cassandra Clare - the Mortal Instruments trilogy Inkworld - Cornelia Funke - the Inkheart trilogy J K Kelewan – Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts – Empire Trilogy Keltia - Patricia Kennealy-Morrison - The Keltiad novels Krynn - Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman, and numerous others - Dragonlance novels Kyralia - Trudi Canavan - The Black Magician trilogy L The Land – Stephen R. Donaldson novels Landover – Terry Brooks novels Lodoss - Ryo Mizuno - novels M Malazan World – Steven Erikson novels Magic Moon - Wolfgang and Heike Hohlbein's Magic Moon novels Midcyru - Brent Weeks' Night Angel Trilogy Middle-earth – J. R. R. Tolkien novels MiddleGate - Rae Bridgman children's novels Midkemia – Raymond E. Feist – Riftwar saga novels Mid-World - Stephen King - The Dark Tower (series) Mirkwood - J. R. R. Tolkien novels Mistmantle island - M.I. McAllister - Mistmantle Chronicles novels Mithgar - Dennis L. McKiernan novels Muddle Earth – Paul Stewart The Multiverse – Michael Moorcock novels N Narnia – C. S. Lewis novels Erehwon – Fritz Leiber stories Neverland – J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan novel The New and Old Worlds – Terry Goodkind novels Nirn – The Elder Scrolls video game series Nyumbani – Charles R. Saunders novels Nyusigrube – Amelia Atwater-Rhodes novels O Oerth - Gary Gygax and others - Greyhawk novels Og – novel by Pierre Burton Osten Ard – Tad Williams novels Oz – novels by L. Frank Baum and others Oompa-Loompa Land - Roald Dahl novels P Panem - Hunger Games NovelsSuzanne Collins Pellucidar – Edgar Rice Burroughs novels Pegana – stories by Lord Dunsany Pern – Anne McCaffrey novels Prydain – Lloyd Alexander novels Q R Randland – Robert Jordan novels (The Wheel of Time series) The Realm - Wayne Thomas Batson's The Door Within Trilogy The Realm of the Elderlings - Robin Hobb novels Riverworld – Philip Jose Farmer novels Riverworld series S Sartorias-deles – Sherwood Smith novels Seven Realms novels – Cinda Williams Chima T Terabithia – Katherine Paterson's Bridge to Terabithia Thieves World – stories by Robert Lynn Asprin and others Tir - Cecilia Dart-Thornton's Crowthistle Chronicles Toontown - Home of all the cartoon characters in Who Framed Roger Rabbit Tortall – Tamora Pierce novels U Underland - The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins V Valdemar - Mercedes Lackey novels Velgarth – Mercedes Lackey novels Videssos – Harry Turtledove, The Misplaced Legion novels W Whandoodleland - Julie Andrews' The last of the Really Great Whangdoodles novel Westeros – George R. R. Martin novels Wonderland – Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking–Glass (Looking-Glass Land is part of Wonderland) The Wizarding World – Harry Potter series World of the Three Moons – stories by Bradley, May, and Norton Whoville – Stories by Dr. Seuss X Xanadu – Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem Kubla Khan Xanth – Piers Anthony novels Y Z Zimiamvia – from the Zimiamvian Trilogy novels by Eric Rücker Eddison Zamonia
- from The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear, The City of Dreaming Books,
and The Alchemaster's Apprentice; all novels by Walter Moers Comics and graphic novels Estarcion – Cerebus comics World of Two Moons – Elfquest comics Quin – Sojourn comics Film and television Andalasia - Enchanted film Atlantika, from the Filipino television series of the same name Avila "Mulawin" - Filipino television series Caprica - Caprica (TV series) scyfy channel Cybertron - Home planet of the Transformers Cuckoo Land - from the children's TV series Jamie and the Magic Torch. Encantadia - Philippines television series Etheria - The mythical world of the She-Ra: Princess of Power animated series. Eternia - The mythical world of the Masters of the Universe animated series. Far Far Away, Deloc, and San RiCardo are examples of fantasy worlds, which are known from the Shrek franchise. Gallifrey - The mythical world of the Time Lords in the BBC TV series Doctor Who Guk - The home planet of the Alien Robots in Terrahawks New Texas - Home of BraveStarr. Ooo - The land in which the Adventure Time cartoon series takes place. Pandora - Avatar Pylea - Angel television series Prysmos - Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light television series Third Earth - Adopted home of the Thundercats from the children's TV series Thra - The Dark Crystal film The Uncharted Territories - Farscape television series Wheelie World - From the children's TV series Chorlton and the Wheelies Table-top gaming A Abeir-Toril – Forgotten Realms novels and Dungeons & Dragons RPG (includes Faerûn, Kara-Tur, Maztica and Zakhara) Angeous - Lost Heritage novels and Dungeons & Dragons RPG Aldrazar - Hackmaster RPG Aldea - Blue Rose RPG; d20 system Archaeus - Talislanta RPG and d20 system Aebrynis - Birthright novels and Dungeons & Dragons RPG Athas – Dark Sun; Dungeons & Dragons RPG B Blackmoor - Dungeons and Dragons RPG C Creation – Exalted RPG D Demiplane of Dread - Ravenloft; Dungeons & Dragons RPG - dimension of gothic horror Dominaria – Magic: The Gathering card game d20 System - various whole and partially described worlds including: Aereth (Gazetteer of the Known Realms) Arcanis Freeport (a seaport with pirates) Khemti (Hamunaptra; an Egyptian setting) Naranjan (Mindshadows; an Indian setting with psionics) Nyambe-Tanda (Nyambe; an African setting) Scythae (Maidenheim) Xcrawl Earth (Xcrawl) Land of Shadow (Midnight) E Eberron – Dungeons & Dragons RPG F Far-The-Earth - Night Wizard RPG G Glorantha – Runequest and HeroQuest RPGs Golarion - Paizo's Setting for Pathfinder Roleplaying game, Multi-Massive Roleplaying computer game H Hyrule – The Legend of Zelda series I J K Kamigawa - Magic: The Gathering card game Kelestia - Harn RPG Krynn – Dragonlance games and novels, Dungeons & Dragons RPG Kulthea (Shadow World) - Rolemaster RPG L Lands of the Diamond Throne - Arcana Evolved; d20 system Layonara – Dungeons & Dragons RPG Lejendary Earth - Lejendary Adventure RPG Legend - Dragon Warriors RPG Lore - Dragon Fable RPG M Mad Lands - GURPS Fantasy II; GURPS RPG Magnamund – Lone Wolf gamebooks and d20 system Mirrodin - Magic: The Gathering card game Mystara – Dungeons & Dragons RPG N New Europa - Castle Falkenstein and GURPS RPGs O Oerth – Greyhawk; Dungeons & Dragons RPG Old
World and other places in the world of Warhammer – Warhammer Fantasy
Battles, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay and other tabletop miniature games
by Games Workshop P Q R Ravnica – Magic: The Gathering card game S Space - Spelljammer; Dungeons & Dragons and Hackmaster RPGs Shandalar - Magic: The Gathering T Tarth - Evernight; Savage Worlds RPG Tellene - Kingdoms of Kalamar; Dungeons & Dragons RPG Terra de Santa Cruz - Desafio dos Bandeirantes a Brazilian RPG published by GSA Ltda, a Brazilian folklore setting. Tékumel – Empire of the Petal Throne RPG Titan – Fighting Fantasy gamebooks and RPG U Uresia - Big Eyes, Small Mouth and d20 system RPGs V W Wilderlands - Dungeons and Dragons, d20 system and Castles and Crusades X Y Yrth - GURPS setting Ynev - world of Hungarian tabletop RPG "M.A.G.U.S." Z Zendikar - Magic: The Gathering Computer and video games
A Albion - Fable video game series Argus - Warcraft series of computer games Ashan – Might and Magic (Ubisoft continuity) Auldurant - Tales of the Abyss Aurbis (Nirn, Aetherius, and Oblivion) – the realm in which The Elder Scrolls game series takes place Azeroth – Warcraft series of computer games B Berge - Hexyz Force Boletaria--Demon's Souls C Caelestia - AdventureQuest Corneria, the main planet of the Lylat System in Nintendo's Star Fox series of video games. Cronos - Heretic / Hexen series of relative DOOM engine computer games by ID Software D Drakan – computer game series Draenor - Warcraft series of computer games E Edenia, Outworld, Netherrealm - Mortal Kombat games F Final
Fantasy worlds – Blue Planet (Final Fantasy IV), World of Balance/World
of Chaos (Final Fantasy VI), Terra/Gaia (Final Fantasy IX), Spira
(Final Fantasy X) G Gensokyo - Touhou Project computer game series Gielinor – RuneScape MMORPG. Glorianna – Quest for Glory computer game Great Sea - The Legend of Zelda video game series H Hyrule – The Legend of Zelda video game series I Ivalice - Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Final Fantasy XII J Jade Empire - Jade Empire - video game K K'aresh - Warcraft series of computer games L Lore - AdventureQuest, AdventureQuest Worlds, DragonFable Lordran - Dark Souls M Mushroom Kingdom - Super Mario video game series Myrthana - Gothic video game series N Nexus - WildStar (video game) New Earth - (Final Fantasy VIII) Norrath – Computer games Everquest and Everquest 2 Nosgoth – Legacy of Kain video game O Oddworld – video game series Oblivion - the name of the four realms: Solum, Aquis, Aetha and Volca, in Primal P Parthorus - Heretic / Hexen series of relative DOOM engine computer games by ID Software Q R Runeterra - League of Legends S Sacred Realm, also known as The Golden Land, or Dark World - The Legend of Zelda video game series Sylvarant & Tethe'alla – Tales of Symphonia Spira (Final Fantasy) - The world in which Final Fantasy X & Final Fantasy X-2 takes place T Tamriel - The Elder Scrolls Termina - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask video game Terca Lumireis - Tales of Vesperia Thyrion - Heretic / Hexen series of relative DOOM engine computer games by ID Software Twilight Realm - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess video game Tyria - Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 computer games (both the name of planet and one of its continents) U Urak – Lords of Magic computer game Utopia (morpg) V Vana'diel - Final Fantasy XI MMORPG Videlectrix game world - Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People W Warhammer world - Warhammer - Tabletop miniature game (with a few video-games based upon it) Weyard - Golden Sun - Nintendo video-game series The
World - The planet in Jak & Daxter, consisting of the fantasy
centered Old World, multicultural yet dystopian Haven City, and the
post-apocalyptic Wasteland. X Xoroth - Warcraft series of computer games Xen - Half-Life series of video games Y Z ZanZarah – computer game Music
Avantasia, from the Edguy symphonic metal project Blashyrkh from the lyrics of the Black Metal band Immortal Enchanted Lands, from Rhapsody of Fire Anime/Manga Earth (Dragon Ball) - Akira Toriyama's anime/manga franchise Earthland - Fairy Tail Edolas - Fairy Tail The Four Nations - Avatar: The Last Airbender & The Legend of Korra Hueco Mundo - Bleach (manga) MÄR Heaven - MÄR Soul Society - Bleach (manga) World of the Living - Bleach (manga) Fictional locations Cities and towns Cities in animation in comics in film in literature in television in video games Countries, counties and states Countries African American Asian European Island nations by region Counties U.S. states Islands Mythological places Planets, worlds and universes Fantasy worlds Planets by medium Universes animation and comics film and television games literature science fiction |
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