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Demonland is a large island in Eric Rücker Eddison's fantasy world, described in ''The Worm Ouroboros''. Contrary to what one might think based on the name, Demonland is not home to demons. Instead the people who live in Demonland are recognizably human, though they are adorned with small horns on their heads. ==Detail== Demonland is the setting for much of the action in the story. Although it has a complicated geography, it was never fully defined by the author. Demonland is one of several important realms in the book. The others are Witchland, Impland, Goblinland, the Foliot Isles, and Pixyland. This is how Demonland was described by Lord Juss when he saw it in Chapter 8: In fiction, Demonland is somewhat comparable to Rohan of Middle-earth or Cimmeria in Conan's world. As a real place, Demonland is similar to Norway during the Viking age, both in geography and in its economy. Eddison describes a rugged land where people follow a pastoral economy inland, while near the ocean there are many ships and fishermen. No major cities are named but many castles are described; each lord of Demonland seems to rule over a territory centered around a castle. Major castles are: * Galing Castle, home to Lord Juss * Owlswick Castle, home to Lord Spitfire * Krothering Castle, home to Brandoch Daha and his sister the Lady Mevrian * Drepaby Castle, home of Goldry Bluszco Many other places are named such as ''Switchwater Way, Glaumry Pike, Rammerick Mere'' and hundreds more. However, Eddison, unlike his better known contemporary Tolkien, never mapped his world. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Demonland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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