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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:Map of Elondor (ver. Summer 2021).jpg|500px|thumb|right|Composite scan of an unfinished draft map of Elondor (the [[Blue Map]])]]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].

[[File:Map of Elondor (ver. Summer 2021).jpg|500px|thumb|right|Composite scan of an unfinished draft map of Elondor (the [[Blue Map]])]]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].

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.

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.

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 [[Units of Measurement|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, giving it an upper-central position, entirely in the northern hemisphere, between the continents of [[Eren]] and Nokim. The continent has a vaguely triangular shape between its corner points at [[Tár-Noldorin]], the [[Allalond]], and the [[Seligonian Trident]], with the [[Erendál|Erendál Peninsula]] emerging in its northeast and forming a fourth tip of land. An S-shaped mountain chain comprised of the [[Míbar-Hûrind]], the [[Reknayan Mountains]], and the [[Seven Rivers]], and extended by the [[Erendál|Erendál Mountains]], the highlands of [[Belkondíl]], and the mountains of [[Seligon]], cuts Elondor in half, separating the northeastern, Avalian from the southwestern, Runian part. It has three major inland sees, the [[Kalparian Sea]] in the northwest and the [[White Sea]] and the [[Gulf of Seligon|Bight of Loskilón]] on its southern shores.

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 [[Units of Measurement|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, giving it an upper-central position, entirely in the northern hemisphere, between the continents of [[Eren]] and Nokim. The continent has a vaguely triangular shape between its corner points at [[Tár-Noldorin]], the [[Allalond]], and the [[Seligonian Trident]], with the [[Erendál|Erendál Peninsula]] emerging in its northeast and forming a fourth tip of land. An S-shaped mountain chain comprised of the [[Míbar-Hûrind]], the [[Reknayan Mountains]], and the [[Seven Rivers]], and extended by the [[Erendál|Erendál Mountains]], the highlands of [[Belkondíl]], and the mountains of [[Seligon]], cuts Elondor in half, separating the northeastern, Avalian from the southwestern, Runian part. It has three major inland sees, the [[Kalparian Sea]] in the northwest and the [[White Sea]] and the [[Gulf of Seligon|Bight of Loskilón]] on its southern shores.

Traditionally, the continent is divided into seven regions:

Traditionally, the continent is divided into seven regions:

*'''[[Belkondíl]]''', the heartland of [[Lécaronian Empire|Lécaron]], located on both banks of the rivers [[Cëlac]] and [[Brethan]] in the southwestern corner of Elondor. The homeland of the [[Olgish peoples|Olgs]] and [[Western Sosks]], it is a vast area of heath and moorland, mostly looking upon the brash waters of Runion, but with warmer strands toward the Timesthe to the south.

*'''[[Belkondíl]]''', the heartland of [[Lécaronian Empire|Lécaron]], located on both banks of the rivers [[Cëlac]] and [[Brethan]] in the southwestern corner of Elondor. The homeland of the [[Olgish peoples|Olgs]] and [[Western Sosks]], it is a vast area of heath and moorland, mostly looking upon the brash waters of Runion, but with warmer strands toward the Timesthe to the south.

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 Erendál.

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 Erendál.

''→ See also: [[History Outline|History Outline]]''

''→ See also: [[History Outline|History Outline]]''