Geography

Elondor is a small continent in the world of the Last Age, home to various human societies and languages and the main setting of this world.

Composite scan of an unfinished draft map of Elondor (the Blue Map)

Etymology and Names

By the end of the Imperial Era, the Olgish name Elondor has come in use with the majority of societies on the continent, propagated along the official channels of the Empire. It first appears in the narrative concerning 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 their origin in a para-human, mythological plain, possibly the 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 Ébrinine dialect as [ˈɛ.lɔn.dɔɾ] or [ˈe.lɔn.dɔɾ].

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 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

Elondor is located immediately north of the continent of Nokim, mostly separated by the 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.

Human History

It is located Human populations have settled the continent in two main waves before the last Ice Age.

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