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Tir Asleen was the oldest and most prestigious of the Daikini kingdoms. It was home to a number of notable individuals; such as Fin Raziel and Sorsha.
Geography[]
Tir Asleen was located on the Western continent of the Mother World, extending westward to the Inland Ocean, and southwest to the Stoneblades mountain range. The region enjoyed a moderate climate, sunny most of the year, with gentle snowfalls for two or three months each winter.[1]
History[]
The denizens of Tir Asleen Castle were frozen in quartz by Bavmorda.
Thanks to its rich farmlands and benevolent monarchs, Tir Asleen was the greatest and most prosperous Daikini kingdom in all the land, with Galladoorn a close second. Many skilled sorcerers studied in the library of Tir Asleen Castle, including the enchantresses Fin Raziel and Bavmorda, who also trained under the powerful Cherlindrea. Bavmorda wooed the young Prince Mikal Tanthalos to fall in love with her, even though his heart had once belonged to Fin Raziel. Therefore, Bavmorda married her way into the royal family, becoming a princess of Tir Asleen. She and the prince wed and had a daughter named Sorsha. When the prince's parents died prematurely, Bavmorda and Mikal ascended to the throne. It was then that the enchantress revealed her true colors. She put a curse on Tir Asleen, sealing the entire populace in quartz. She then raised a maze of canyons and chasms from the lands abutting the castle, sealing it off from outsiders. In just a generation, Tir Asleen became legend, and some doubted it had ever existed.[1]
Years later, Cherlindrea sent Willow Ufgood, an aspiring sorcerer, on a quest to find Fin Raziel and to take Elora Danan to Tir Asleen, where she would be looked after. When Willow and his companions arrived at Tir Asleen, they found that all of the people were still frozen in quartz. Shortly thereafter, a great battle occurred there between Bavmorda's Nockmaar army and the Knights of Galladoorn, during which Elora Danan was captured.[2]
When Willow Ufgood and Fin Raziel finally defeated Bavmorda, Tir Asleen was freed from its captivity, and its people were once again allowed to roam its streets.[2] Sorsha eventually rose to the throne and gave birth to two children, Prince Airk and Princess Kit. Two hundred moons after the fall of Bavmorda, Queen Sorsha planned to unite her kingdom with that of King Hastur of Galladoorn through an arranged marriage between her daughter and Prince Graydon Hastur.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
The kingdom of Tir Asleen was created for the 1988 movie Willow.
Alternate history[]
About a year after Bavmorda's defeat, Tir Asleen held a great celebration for the birthday of Elora. In a dream of his, Willow was brought to the castle on the back of the dragon Calan Dineer. Shortly afterward, however, Tir Asleen was razed to the ground during the Cataclysm. Nothing was left standing in its place, and the entire population of the kingdom disappeared.[4]
Appearances[]
- Willow (First appearance)
- Willow: A Novel
- Willow NES video game
Willow – "The Gales"- Willow – "The High Aldwin"
- Willow – "The Whispers of Nockmaar" (Mentioned only)
- Willow – "Beyond the Shattered Sea" (Mentioned only)
