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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 [[Nárach|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 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 Nokim, Ğewoduna Syōwe 'the great earth of the wind'.

It is located immediately north of the 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. Human populations [[Peopling of Elondor|have settled the continent]] in two main waves before the last Ice Age.