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==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 Olg 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].

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 Olg 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].

==Geography and Climate==

==Geography and Climate==

Elondor is located immediately north of the [[Nokim|continent of Nokim]], mostly separated by the [[Timesthe|Sea of Timesthe]], but at their closest point, the [[Seligonian Trident]], only about 7.5 [[Olgish Leagues apart]]. It spans just under 80 Olgish Leagues east to west between the seas of [[Avalia]] and [[Runion]] and just over 50 Olgish Leagues north to south. Located between the longitudes of 38° and 60°, it experiences mostly temperate climate, with mild frigid and subtropical areas in its northern- and southernmost regions.

Elondor is located immediately north of the [[Nokim|continent of Nokim]], mostly separated by the [[Timesthe|Sea of Timesthe]], but at their closest point, the [[Seligonian Trident]], only about 7.5 [[Olgish Leagues apart]]. It spans just under 80 Olgish Leagues east to west between the seas of [[Avalia]] and [[Runion]] and just over 50 Olgish Leagues north to south. Located between the longitudes of 38° and 60°, it experiences mostly temperate climate, with mild frigid and subtropical areas in its northern- and southernmost regions.