The name of what mythical medieval land of plenty where the harshness of peasant life does not exist is commonplace in medieval Goliard verse?
"is covered with grease or soap and planted during a festival. Then, daring people try to climb the slippery pole to get the prize. The crowd laughs at the often failed attempts to hold on to the pole. Cockaigne Cockaigne or Cockayne is a land of plenty in medieval myth, an imaginary place of extreme luxury and ease where physical comforts and pleasures are always immediately at hand and where the harshness of medieval peasant life does not exist. Specifically, in poems like ""The Land of Cockaigne"", it is a land of contraries, where all the restrictions of society are"
"Doriath In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth, Doriath is a forest realm of the Sindar in Beleriand ruled by King Thingol and his queen Melian. It serves as a principal stage for the stories of the First Age, such as The Tale of Beren and Lúthien from ""The Lays of Beleriand"", and parts of ""The Children of Húrin"" and ""The Silmarillion"". It is called the ""Fenced Land"" because of a girdle of enchantment Melian put about it, allowing none to enter the kingdom without her leave or Thingol's. Doriath (Dôr Iâth, meaning Land of the Fence) was a land"
"Beleriand In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional legendarium, Beleriand was a region in northwestern Middle-earth during the First Age. Events in Beleriand are described chiefly in his work ""The Silmarillion"", which tells the story of the early ages of Middle-earth in a style similar to the epic hero tales of Nordic literature. Beleriand also appears in the works ""The Book of Lost Tales"", ""The Children of Húrin"", and in the epic poems of ""The Lays of Beleriand"". Originally, the name belonged only to the area around the Bay of Balar, but in time, the name was applied to the entire"
"note is what Galadriel said to Treebeard at their parting in Isengard, ""Not in Middle-earth, nor until the lands that lie under the wave are lifted up again. Then in the willow-meads of Tasarinan we may meet in the spring. Farewell!"" This seems to imply that Beleriand may be existent again, in Arda Healed. Beleriand had many different names in Tolkien's early writings: Beleriand In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional legendarium, Beleriand was a region in northwestern Middle-earth during the First Age. Events in Beleriand are described chiefly in his work ""The Silmarillion"", which tells the story of the early"
"people fled to the Havens of Sirion. Along with much of the rest of Beleriand, the land itself eventually sank into the sea after the War of Wrath. Several different versions of the details of this history exist in Tolkien's drafts, and in many cases the author's final intent is not known. Doriath In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth, Doriath is a forest realm of the Sindar in Beleriand ruled by King Thingol and his queen Melian. It serves as a principal stage for the stories of the First Age, such as The Tale of Beren and Lúthien from"
"Midgard Midgard (an anglicised form of Old Norse ; Old English , Swedish and Danish ""Midgård"", Old Saxon , Old High German , Gothic ""Midjun-gards""; ""middle yard"") is the name for Earth (equivalent in meaning to the Greek term , ""inhabited"") inhabited by and known to humans in early Germanic cosmology, and specifically one of the Nine Worlds in Norse mythology. This name occurs in Old Norse literature as . In Old Saxon ""Heliand"" it appears as and in Old High German poem ""Muspilli"" it appears as . The Gothic form is attested in the Gospel of Luke as a"
"watchful peace known as the Siege of Angband. The guard consisted of building forts on the hills and mountains west, south and east of the plains south of Angband and maintaining forward camps of cavalry on the plains of Ard-galen and Lothlann. Dagor Aglareb In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth, as told in the ""Silmarillion"", the Dagor Aglareb () was the third battle of the Wars of Beleriand during the First Age, known as the Glorious Battle. Following their victory in Dagor-nuin-Giliath, the Second Battle, the Noldor of Beleriand let pass their chance to defeat Morgoth quickly by following"
"are given Gothic attributes. This parallel can be found in the relationship of real-world Old English and the Gothic language. Rhovanion In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Rhovanion or Wilderland was a large inland region of north-west Middle-earth. It is the scene of action for much of ""The Hobbit"" and some episodes of ""The Lord of the Rings"". Tolkien generally uses the name 'Wilderland' rather than 'Rhovanion'. Wilderland was introduced in ""The Hobbit"", where Rhovanion does not appear at all. In ""The Lord of the Rings"" Rhovanion appears on the Middle-earth map and in the appendices, but nowhere"
"Eriador Eriador is a large region in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth. The Shire, a land which became famous in the Third Age and again in modern times, was located in the central west of this region. The region was also called the Lone-lands, a translation of ""Eriador"". Originally Eriador was largely forested, but in the Second Age Númenóreans felled most of the forests to build ships. In the late Second Age and early Third Age, much of Eriador was encompassed by the kingdom of Arnor, which later split into the rival kingdoms of Rhudaur, Arthedain and"
"his love, and they are not directly interacting with the other true shepherds and nature. Pastoral shepherds and maidens usually have Greek names like Corydon or Philomela, reflecting the origin of the pastoral genre. Pastoral poems are set in beautiful rural landscapes, the literary term for which is ""locus amoenus"" (Latin for ""beautiful place""), such as Arcadia, a rural region of Greece, mythological home of the god Pan, which was portrayed as a sort of Eden by the poets. The tasks of their employment with sheep and other rustic chores is held in the fantasy to be almost wholly undemanding"
"Gladden Fields The Gladden Fields (Loeg Ningloron in the invented language Sindarin) is a location in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictitious Middle-earth. In this fantasy world, the Gladden Fields are marshlands located in the Middle-earth region of Wilderland, in particular where the Gladden river joins the Anduin. The name ""gladden"" refers to the yellow iris or flag, ""Iris pseudacorus"" In the year , Isildur, the new High King of Arnor and Gondor, was marching close to the north-east Gladden Fields with his three eldest sons (Ciryon, Aratan and Elendur) and a company of 200 soldiers. They were ambushed by Orcs,"
"Aldarion was not only a mariner, but a Númenórean king as well. Van Zandt also describes a ""lifeless plain"" as only immortal beings are allowed to live in Valinor. Valinor Valinor (""Land of the Valar"") is a fictional location in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the realm of the Valar in Aman. It is located far to the west of Middle-earth. It was also known as the Undying Lands, along with Tol Eressëa and the outliers of Aman. This latter name is somewhat misleading; the land itself, while blessed, did not cause mortals to live forever. However, only immortal beings"
"Rhovanion In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Rhovanion or Wilderland was a large inland region of north-west Middle-earth. It is the scene of action for much of ""The Hobbit"" and some episodes of ""The Lord of the Rings"". Tolkien generally uses the name 'Wilderland' rather than 'Rhovanion'. Wilderland was introduced in ""The Hobbit"", where Rhovanion does not appear at all. In ""The Lord of the Rings"" Rhovanion appears on the Middle-earth map and in the appendices, but nowhere in the main narrative body. In the main story, Wilderland is mentioned several times, including by wise characters such as"
"Middle-earth Middle-earth is the fictional setting of much of British writer J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. The term is equivalent to the term ""Midgard"" of Norse mythology, describing the human-inhabited world, that is, the central continent of the Earth in Tolkien's imagined mythological past. Tolkien's most widely read works, ""The Hobbit"" and ""The Lord of the Rings"", take place entirely in Middle-earth, and ""Middle-earth"" has also become a short-hand to refer to the legendarium and Tolkien's fictional take on the world. Within his stories, Tolkien translated the name ""Middle-earth"" as ""Endor"" (or sometimes ""Endórë"") and ""Ennor"" in the Elvish languages"
"in Latin, and the following is a translation, made by a Dublin poet many years ago: <poem>Far westward lies an isle of ancient fame, By nature bless'd; and Scotia is her name, Enroll'd in books: exhaustless is her store, Of veiny silver, and of golden ore. Her fruitful soil, for ever teems with wealth, With gems her waters, and her air with health; Her verdant fields with milk and honey flow;Her woolly fleeces vie with virgin snow; Her waving furrows float with bearded corn; And arms and arts her envied sons adorn! No savage bear, with lawless fury roves, Nor"
"Glæsisvellir Glæsisvellir (meaning: glittering plains) was a location in Jotunheim in Norse mythology. It is mentioned in sources, such as ""Bósa saga ok Herrauds"" and ""Hervarar saga"". In Glæsisvellir could be found a location called Ódáinsakr, or Údáinsakr (meaning Deathless Acre). Everyone who went there became healthy and young, and so no one ever died there. The ""Eireks saga víðförla"" is about a man who searched for and found Údáinsakr. In the Hervarar saga, it is the kingdom of Gudmund and his son Höfund. Gudmund was a friendly giant who was popular in later sagas. In ""Gesta Danorum"", Saxo Grammaticus"
"Lothlórien In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Lothlórien or Lórien is the fairest realm of the Elves remaining in Middle-earth during the Third Age. The realm, a broad woodland valley, plays an important part in ""The Lord of the Rings"" as the Elven centre of resistance against Sauron and is a symbol for the Elves' aesthetics of preservation which provides a space 'out of time' for the characters who both live and visit there. With Lothlórien, Tolkien reconciles otherwise conflicting ideas regarding time-distortion in Elfland from various traditional sources such as ""Thomas the Rhymer"" (13th/14th century) and the Danish folk-play"
"Galadhon and other locations, and complete quests from the elves. Lothlórien In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Lothlórien or Lórien is the fairest realm of the Elves remaining in Middle-earth during the Third Age. The realm, a broad woodland valley, plays an important part in ""The Lord of the Rings"" as the Elven centre of resistance against Sauron and is a symbol for the Elves' aesthetics of preservation which provides a space 'out of time' for the characters who both live and visit there. With Lothlórien, Tolkien reconciles otherwise conflicting ideas regarding time-distortion in Elfland from various traditional sources such"
"the notion of a magical forest in France has its roots in the writings of Lucan who describes a numinous, magical forest full of ominous happenings in Gaul. Brocéliande has continued to appear throughout the modern Arthuriana, in works such as the 19th-century poem ""Idylls of the King"" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and in later works such as Edwin Arlington Robinson's 1917 poem ""Merlin"" and Alan Seeger's 1916 poem ""Brocéliande"". Brocéliande Brocéliande (also known as Breselianda, Bersillant, Berthelien, Berceliande, Brecheliant, Brecilien, Broceliande) is a legendary enchanted forest that had a reputation in the medieval imagination as a place of magic"
"the golden game pieces that the gods are described as having once happily enjoyed playing games with long ago (attested earlier in the same poem). The reemerged fields grow without needing to be sown. The gods Höðr and Baldr return from Hel and live happily together. The völva says that the god Hœnir chooses wooden slips for divination, and that the sons of two brothers will widely inhabit the windy world. She sees a hall thatched with gold in Gimlé, where nobility will live and spend their lives pleasurably. Stanzas 65, found in the ""Hauksbók"" version of the poem, refers"
"Harad In J. R. R. Tolkien's epic fantasy legendarium detailing lands within Middle-earth, Harad - or more formally ""the Harad"" - was the name for the immense lands south of Gondor and Mordor. In the languages invented by Tolkien, Harad means ""South"" in Sindarin, and it was named Hyarmen in Quenya with the same meaning. It is also referred to as the Sunlands, and as Haradwaith (from the people who lived there; the name literally means ""South-folk"", from the Sindarin ""harad"", ""south"" and ""gwaith"", ""people""). In the world of Middle-earth, Harad is loosely associated with Africa. Aragorn in ""The Lord"
"(2×) [1] Where the little nightingale sings in the bronze green oak [forest],[Where] the lay of the lark sounds over the tender cornfield,Where the shepherd's horn echoes, along the bank of the little stream:There is my fatherland, Limburg's dear place! (2x) [2] Where the broad stream of the Meuse flows stately towards the sea,[Where the] lush, juicy field crops, deliciously grow and flourish,[Where the] flower garden and meadow and forest delightfully shine:There is my fatherland, Limburg's dear place! (2x) [3] Where the fine language of the forefathers sounds with clear strength,Where one by nature prudent and proud, despises foreign pageantry,[Where"
"the latter. After a short eulogy to the court of King Arthur, the poet dedicates his work to the King of Aragon, who has recently conquered the Saracens in northern Spain. The poem proper begins. The court of King Arthur is assembled in the hall at (i.e. Carlisle) for the feast of Pentecost, but King Arthur declares that no one shall eat until an adventure has occurred. When no adventure appears, King Arthur goes into the Forest of Brécéliande in search of it. He finds a maiden crying beside a mill, who pleads Arthur for help from a beast which"
"Aslan's Country Aslan's Country is a fictional location from C. S. Lewis' ""The Chronicles of Narnia"" series. It is the home of Aslan, the great lion. It is described as a series of mountains, thousands of feet high, but without snow or ice. Instead, Aslan's Country has a clear blue sky, lush green grass, colourful birds, and beautiful trees. There are entrances to Aslan's Country from all worlds, including Narnia and Earth. It is located beyond Narnia's rising sun at the eastern edge of the world, and indeed rings around the whole Narnian world. In ""The Voyage of the Dawn"
"Valinor Valinor (""Land of the Valar"") is a fictional location in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the realm of the Valar in Aman. It is located far to the west of Middle-earth. It was also known as the Undying Lands, along with Tol Eressëa and the outliers of Aman. This latter name is somewhat misleading; the land itself, while blessed, did not cause mortals to live forever. However, only immortal beings were generally allowed to reside there. Exceptionally, the surviving bearers of the One Ring were allowed to dwell there for a time--Bilbo and Frodo Baggins and Sam Gamgee—and perhaps"
"farmland for miles, is now (since he assumed a more martial aspect during the Greyhawk Wars) a gold-plated citadel that forms a beacon atop the largest island of Elysium's layer of Thalasia. It's said the sun there warms the hearts of the good and illuminates the secret acts of the evil. In 4th edition, Pelor's realm is known as ""Hestavar, the Bright City"". It is described as a metropolis made of precious stones and metals built on islands of earth hovering above a bright lagoon. There, Pelor dwells with Erathis, goddess of civilization, in the golden palace of ""Aurosion"". Pelorians"
"""jagd""—lawless regions so rich in Mist, the ethereal manifestation of magicite, that airships cannot function. Valendia is the home of Imperial Archadia, where lush highlands dot the landscape. Central to the story is Dalmasca, a small kingdom between the two continents and empires. Located in the middle of the Galtean Peninsula of Ordalia, Dalmasca is surrounded by an expanse of desert. The temperate climate of Dalmasca differs from the cold environs of Kerwon to the south and the lush plains of Valendia and Ordalia. During this time, Ivalice is beset by the pending war between the forces of Rozarria and"
"Glasir In Norse mythology, Glasir (Old Norse ""gleaming"") is a tree or grove, described as ""the most beautiful among gods and men"", bearing golden red leaves located in the realm of Asgard, outside the doors of Valhalla. Glasir is attested in the 13th century ""Prose Edda"" book ""Skáldskaparmál"" where it receives three mentions, one of which mentions its location and all of which focus on the golden leaves of the tree. Glasislundr (Old Norse ""Glasir's Grove"") appears in the ""Poetic Edda"" poem ""Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar"". The ""Poetic Edda"" poem ""Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar"" opens in Glasislundr, where a talking bird offers his services"
"a place of safety for the many halflings that live here; their crops always give plentiful harvests and there are no large predators to speak of. It is also home to the halfling deity Yondalla, and other members of the halfling pantheon (Arvoreen and Cyrrollalee). ""The Fields of Glory"" are the realm of Heironeous, the deity of justice and valor. Erathaol the Seer, an incredibly handsome archon with subtle masculine features, governs Venya from his underwater library-fortress of Xiranthador. Within its pearl-lined halls are said to lie more tomes of knowledge than can be read in a thousand lifetimes. Solania,"
"unknown, since Arda Healed will contain all the good things of Arda Marred, whether Númenor will also be recovered or not. Arda (Tolkien) In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Arda is the name given to the Earth in an imaginary period of prehistory, wherein the places mentioned in ""The Lord of the Rings"" and related material once existed. It included several seas and oceans, and the continents of Middle-earth, the Dark Lands, Aman (the Undying Lands), the island of Númenor, and other unknown lands left largely unnamed by Tolkien. Arda was part of Eä, the universe of all which exists."
"Shire (Middle-earth) The Shire is a region of J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth, described in ""The Lord of the Rings"" and other works. The Shire refers to an area settled exclusively by Hobbits and largely removed from the goings-on in the rest of Middle-earth. It is located in the northwest of the continent, in the large region of Eriador and the Kingdom of Arnor. In the languages invented by Tolkien, its name in Westron was Sûza ""Shire"" or Sûzat ""The Shire"", while its name in Sindarin was i Drann. According to Tolkien, the Shire measured 40 leagues (193 km,"
"Shire after the War of the Ring had concluded. Shire (Middle-earth) The Shire is a region of J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth, described in ""The Lord of the Rings"" and other works. The Shire refers to an area settled exclusively by Hobbits and largely removed from the goings-on in the rest of Middle-earth. It is located in the northwest of the continent, in the large region of Eriador and the Kingdom of Arnor. In the languages invented by Tolkien, its name in Westron was Sûza ""Shire"" or Sûzat ""The Shire"", while its name in Sindarin was i Drann. According"
"and the Edain to the new isle of Númenor. Doriath is the realm of the Sindar, the Grey Elves of King Thingol in Beleriand. Along with the other great forests of Tolkien's legendarium such as Mirkwood, Fangorn and Lothlórien it serves as the central stage in the theatre of its time, the First Age. On this stage many of the notable characters and events appear such as: The Geste of Beren and Lúthien from ""The Lays of Beleriand"", parts of ""The Children of Húrin"" and, of course, ""The Silmarillion"". It is called the 'Fenced Land' because Melian, the queen of"