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'''Elondor''' is a small continent in the world of the [[Last Age]], home to various human [[History & Culture|societies]] and [[Languages|languages]] and the main setting of this world. | '''Elondor''' is a small continent in the world of the [[Last Age]], home to various human [[History & Culture|societies]] and [[Languages|languages]] and the main setting of this world. | ||
[[File:The Regions of Elondor.jpg|thumb|alt=A map of Elondor showing major regions and landscapes|Non-political map of Elondor and its major regions]] | |||
==Etymology and Names== | ==Etymology and Names== | ||
By the end of the Imperial Era, the [[Olgish Language|Olgish]] name Elondor has come in use with the majority of societies on the continent, propagated along the official channels of the [[Lécaronian Empire|Empire]]. It first appears in the narrative concerning [[Nathari Invasions|Nardin and the First Battle of Mortim-Arnim]] as Old Olgish ''...elondor cún grálí srónath'' ‘the all-boundary, where men dwell’, presumably denoting not only the continent but the wider domain of humans, into which the [[Nathari]] have ventured, implying [[Nárach|their origin]] in a para-human, mythological plain, possibly the [[Olgish Mythology|Underworld]]. The legend was included in the (6th century E.B.) [[Lonsorigi]] but probably dates from at least the 8th century B.E.B., with certain passages possibly even older. Originally pronounced as [ɛ.ˈlɔn.dɔɾ], with regular stress on the heavy second syllable, its frequent use by the itinerant preacher [[Dúrmin]], who in his sermons warned against a return of ‘those that dwell beyond the all-boundary’ (''grálá dess' elondor''), popularized an alternative stress pattern in the mid-3rd century B.E.B., following the strict initial stress of his native [[Olgish Language#Dialects|Ébrinine dialect]] as [ˈɛ.lɔn.dɔɾ] or [ˈe.lɔn.dɔɾ]. | |||
The [[Iiles]] of old referred to the continent as '''Dínerima''' | The name was applied to the continent in particular no later than the 4th century E.B., when the [[Edict of Corbin]] uses it explicitly in contrast to [[Nokim]]. It was later adopted by the [[Olgish Religion#Olgish Church|Olgish Church]] as their predestined domain of reach and prominently used by [[Beldárin Fadhérún]] in his campaign to gain dominion over ‘all those devout to the true faith of Ortûlék and Shéa'voch to dwell in Elondor’. With its common usage in imperial parlance, it came to be adopted in most provinces. | ||
The [[Iiles]] of old referred to the continent as '''Dínerima''' ‘the white dryes’, but the term has mostly fallen out of use in favour of the Olgish-derived '''Erùndar'''. Even throughout Imperial times, the [[Lerewe]] have kept their ancient term '''Ğewodun' Esneğiwi''' ‘the great earth of fire’, contrasting with ''Ğewoduna Syōwe'' ‘the great earth of the wind’, Nokim. | |||
==Geography and Climate== | ==Geography and Climate== | ||
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*'''[[Aribel]]''', the homeland of [[Aribelians|Aribelian culture]] and the early [[Republic of Aribel|Aribelian Republic]], is located in the utmost northwest of Elondor. Like Celsond, it is a region of relatively cold and harsh climate, covered mostly in swampy plains, boreal forest, and its famed lakes, and the population is concentrated to its abundant harbour cities and a few other population centre. The fortress-city of [[Berán]] with its [[Academy of Berán|famous academy]] is the cultural and political centre of the [[Free Aribel|free strip of land]] north of the [[River Muïnulis]], with the rest of its land occupied by the [[Northwestern Colonies]], a loose federation of states inhabited by Aribelians, Olgs, [[Soskish Peoples|Sosks]], and [[Kalparians]], and part of Lécaron 135‒645 L.R. To its south, it is bordered by the [[River Kalpa]] and the Kalparian Sea, home to the [[Kalparians|Kalparian nation]], which is split in its lands between Aribel and Geran. | *'''[[Aribel]]''', the homeland of [[Aribelians|Aribelian culture]] and the early [[Republic of Aribel|Aribelian Republic]], is located in the utmost northwest of Elondor. Like Celsond, it is a region of relatively cold and harsh climate, covered mostly in swampy plains, boreal forest, and its famed lakes, and the population is concentrated to its abundant harbour cities and a few other population centre. The fortress-city of [[Berán]] with its [[Academy of Berán|famous academy]] is the cultural and political centre of the [[Free Aribel|free strip of land]] north of the [[River Muïnulis]], with the rest of its land occupied by the [[Northwestern Colonies]], a loose federation of states inhabited by Aribelians, Olgs, [[Soskish Peoples|Sosks]], and [[Kalparians]], and part of Lécaron 135‒645 L.R. To its south, it is bordered by the [[River Kalpa]] and the Kalparian Sea, home to the [[Kalparians|Kalparian nation]], which is split in its lands between Aribel and Geran. | ||
*'''[[Geran]]''', finally, is located between Belkondíl, Aribel, and the western foothills of the Reknaya. In its centre split by the [[Ílgarian Woods]] and the [[Nukna|Nukna Highlands]], it divides into the [[Geranian Heath]], an open grassland home to the ancient [[Yamenaens|Yamenaen culture]] and more recently the [[Wertian Olgs]], the [[Hajalad]], a wealthy coastal region inhabited mostly by [[Geranian Olgs]] and Kalparians, and the [[Norides|Norides archipelago]]. It is bordered to the north by the river Kalpa and the Kalparian Sea and contains the southern half of the lands traditionally claimed by the Kalparians. | *'''[[Geran]]''', finally, is located between Belkondíl, Aribel, and the western foothills of the Reknaya. In its centre split by the [[Ílgarian Woods]] and the [[Nukna|Nukna Highlands]], it divides into the [[Geranian Heath]], an open grassland home to the ancient [[Yamenaens|Yamenaen culture]] and more recently the [[Wertian Olgs]], the [[Hajalad]], a wealthy coastal region inhabited mostly by [[Geranian Olgs]] and Kalparians, and the [[Norides|Norides archipelago]]. It is bordered to the north by the river Kalpa and the Kalparian Sea and contains the southern half of the lands traditionally claimed by the Kalparians. | ||
==Climate== | ===Climate=== | ||
Its position between the longitudes of 38° and 60° north allows for the mostly temperate climate in Elondor. The southwestern corner of the continent, the southern coast of Seligon, experiences the warmest climate with mild winters and dry summers, propagated by the warm water carried north by the eastern half of the [[Timesthian Current]]. Its warmest sub-region is the plain of [[Iliatar]], which experiences hot subtropical and in exceptional years even tropical climate. As one travels west towards the Runian coast, temperatures steadily drop, still fairly warm in Old Seligon and moderate in eastern Belkondíl, but cold and harsh along the western shores of Belkondíl and Geran, and similarly on the Avalian coast of Nelkon. Aribel and Celsond cap the lower end of temperatures, with cold moderate and subpolar climate, and near-polar conditions in the north of the | Its position between the longitudes of 38° and 60° north allows for the mostly temperate climate in Elondor. The southwestern corner of the continent, the southern coast of Seligon, experiences the warmest climate with mild winters and dry summers, propagated by the warm water carried north by the eastern half of the [[Timesthian Current]]. Its warmest sub-region is the plain of [[Iliatar]], which experiences hot subtropical and in exceptional years even tropical climate. As one travels west towards the Runian coast, temperatures steadily drop, still fairly warm in Old Seligon and moderate in eastern Belkondíl, but cold and harsh along the western shores of Belkondíl and Geran, and similarly on the Avalian coast of Nelkon. Aribel and Celsond cap the lower end of temperatures, with cold moderate and subpolar climate, and near-polar conditions in the north of the Randal. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
''→ | ''→ Main Article: [[History Outline]]'' | ||
<tr><th style="background-color:#b7b17f; text-style:bold; color:white;" colspan="4">Explore by Region</th></tr> | <tr><th style="background-color:#b7b17f; text-style:bold; color:white;" colspan="4">Explore by Region</th></tr> | ||