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| ⚫ | '''The Mother World''', more commonly known as just '''the world''', was home to the [[Nelwyn]]s, the [[dragon]]s, the [[Daikini]]s, and many other races. It had a sun and a moon, and at night, many stars were visible in its sky, which aided navigators. Although most people considered the world to be flat and to have [[World's End|an end]], dragons as well as [[sorcerer]]s knew that the world was in fact a [[World|rotating ball]] floating in the middle of the universe.<ref name="SM">''[[Shadow Moon]]''</ref> |
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| + | There were twelve Great Realms (also called Great Domains) in the world, organized into three overlapping Circles encompassing four Great Realms each. The Great Realms of the [[Circle of the World]] were [[Earth]], [[Water]], [[Fire]], and [[Air]]. The Great Realms of the [[Circle of the Flesh]] were [[Greater Faery]], [[Lesser Faery]], [[Daikini]], and [[Malevoiy]]. The Great Realms of the [[Circle of the Spirit]] were [[Life]], [[Death]], [[Hope]], and [[Despair]]. The area where these circles overlapped constituted a [[Thirteenth Realm]].<ref name="SD">''[[Shadow Dawn]]''</ref> |
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| − | The world is populated by beings such as [[Fairies]], [[Brownies]], [[Dragon]]s, [[Troll]]s, [[Cyclopes|Cyclops]] and [[Centaurs]]; and others such as [[Nelwyn]]s, [[Eborsisk]]s and the human-like [[Daikini]]. |
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| + | The world featured two major landmasses: the [[Western continent|Western Continent]]<ref name="Willow SB">''[[The Willow Sourcebook]]''</ref> and the [[Eastern Continent]].<ref name="SM" /> |
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| − | Not much is known about the creation, history and geography of Andowyne other than some kingdoms such as [[Tir Asleen]] and [[Galladoorn]]. The continent where action akes place has a mounain range that extends from north to south. One of its seas is the [[Sunset Ocean]] |
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| + | The fantasy world in which the [[Wikipedia:1988|1988]] film ''[[Willow (film)|Willow]]'' takes place was never named in the movie itself. In the ''[[Chronicles of the Shadow War]]'' novels, it's simply referred to as "the world" and, in one instance, as "the Mother World."<ref name="SM" /> |
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| + | In [[Wikipedia:2006|2006]], the world of ''Willow'' was named "Andowyne" in a series of databank entries published on [[StarWars.com April Fools' Day 2006|April Fool's Day]] by [[StarWars.com]]. The update page indicated that the ''Chronicles of the Shadow War'' would be republished as a ''Star Wars'' omnibus, and that the ''Willow'' continuity would be added to the ''Star Wars'' continuity. Two days later, a disclaimer was added to the update page revealing that it had all been a joke. Therefore, the canonicity of the term "Andowyne" remains dubious at best.<ref name="shadowwar">{{DB|updates|401/news20060401.html|The Shadow War Chronicles}} {{C|[http://web.archive.org/web/20080325023230/www.starwars.com/databank/updates/401/news20060401.html backup link] on [[Wikipedia:Internet Archive|Archive.org]]}}</ref> |
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| − | The name derives from an April Fool's joke according to which a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Andowyne planet of that name] would be a crossover between ''Willow'' and ''Star Wars'', and the Willow movie and [[The Shadow War Chronicles]] trilogy would become part of the ''Star Wars'' canon. |
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| − | The world of Willow has not been named, so "Andowyne", although created for a joke, remains the most official word on that matter. The vague term "Mother World" is used by [[Calan Dineer]] in the Prologue to [[Shadow Moon]]. |
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Revision as of 14:28, 1 February 2020
The Western Continent of the world
The Mother World, more commonly known as just the world, was home to the Nelwyns, the dragons, the Daikinis, and many other races. It had a sun and a moon, and at night, many stars were visible in its sky, which aided navigators. Although most people considered the world to be flat and to have an end, dragons as well as sorcerers knew that the world was in fact a rotating ball floating in the middle of the universe.[1]
Metaphysics
There were twelve Great Realms (also called Great Domains) in the world, organized into three overlapping Circles encompassing four Great Realms each. The Great Realms of the Circle of the World were Earth, Water, Fire, and Air. The Great Realms of the Circle of the Flesh were Greater Faery, Lesser Faery, Daikini, and Malevoiy. The Great Realms of the Circle of the Spirit were Life, Death, Hope, and Despair. The area where these circles overlapped constituted a Thirteenth Realm.[2]
Geography
The world featured two major landmasses: the Western Continent[3] and the Eastern Continent.[1]
Behind the scenes
The fantasy world in which the 1988 film Willow takes place was never named in the movie itself. In the Chronicles of the Shadow War novels, it's simply referred to as "the world" and, in one instance, as "the Mother World."[1]
In 2006, the world of Willow was named "Andowyne" in a series of databank entries published on April Fool's Day by StarWars.com. The update page indicated that the Chronicles of the Shadow War would be republished as a Star Wars omnibus, and that the Willow continuity would be added to the Star Wars continuity. Two days later, a disclaimer was added to the update page revealing that it had all been a joke. Therefore, the canonicity of the term "Andowyne" remains dubious at best.[4]
Appearances
- Willow (First appearance)
- Willow: A Novel
- Willow NES video game
- Shadow Moon
- Shadow Dawn
- Shadow Star
Sources
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shadow Moon
- ↑ Shadow Dawn
- ↑ The Willow Sourcebook
- ↑
The Shadow War Chronicles in the StarWars.com Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org) (backup link on Archive.org)