| "The Northern Kingdom was very misty and cool; the twins could tell it was the type of place that would become freezing in winter. The kingdom was covered with grassy fields and several bodies of water. An icy, steep mountain range bordered the north." |
| — Description of the kingdom.[1] |
The Northern Kingdom in the Dragon Age
Characteristics[]
The largest kingdom in the Land of Stories, and one of the coldest, is situated in the far north. This kingdom is ruled by Queen Snow White and her husband King Chandler Charming. It used to be larger until the villages in the south revolted during the C.R.A.W.L Revolution and the Northern Kingdom was partitioned; the Red Riding Hood Kingdom was founded and walled off.
History[]
The Dragon Age[]
All of the Land of Stories was terrorized by dragons. In the later years of the Dragon Age the Northern Kingdom existed nearly as big as during the Golden Age. The ruler was originally King Nobelton, but he was killed by the Snow Queen and General White became the king. For being a witch or a warlock you got burned on the stake but later magic was made legal in all the kingdoms including the Northern Kingdom.
Brystal and her friends travelled in the Northern Kingdom to save Madame Weatherberry from the Snow Queen but Brystal later found out that the Snow Queen was Madame Weatherberry.
The Age of Magic[]
The Happily Ever After Assembly was founded and the kingdoms were divided. Snow White escaped the Evil Queen by taking refuge with the Seven Dwarfs. She later ate the poisoned apple and fell into a deathlike sleep until Prince Chandler Charming woke her with true love's first kiss. They marry and Snow White became queen.
The Golden Age[]
After the attempted murder of Queen Snow White, apples were banned from the kingdom, though they were a big export which caused the economy to decline more every year.[2]
Years later the twins went to the Northern Kingdom to Snow White's palace. After almost drowning in the river to get there, they found out that her glass coffin was kept in the dwarf mines. Later when the Evil Queen was defeated, Alex and Conner stayed at Snow White's palace for a while.
About a year after the twins' first adventure they entered the Land of Stories through a portal that lead them to the Ugly Duckling Pond. They later visited the Northern Mountains to see the Snow Queen. The Northern Kingdom's crops were poisoned by Ezmia in her attempt to take over the Land of Stories. The kingdom was briefly surrendered to Ezmia before she was defeated.
Once again, about a year later, once the threat of the Grand Armée became real to the inhabitants of the Land of Stories, each kingdom began organizing their armies in preparation to defeat the Grand Armée.
After the Masked Man travelled into works of literature to recruit his army, the Northern Kingdom was attacked by Captain Hook's Pirates and the Jolly Roger. Queen Snow White and King Chandler Charming were kidnapped by the pirates. It was mentioned that after the Pirates' attack, the kingdom ceased to be and was integrated in to a large empire ruled by the Masked Man. When he was deposed by the Queen of Hearts, Captain Hook and the Wicked Witch of the West for failing to fulfill his part of the bargain, the three literary villains took over the rule of the Land of Stories.
Notable Locations[]
- Snow White's Palace: The home of Queen Snow White and her husband, King Chandler Charming.
- Palace Prison: A prison that held dangerous criminals from the Northern Kingdom like the Evil Queen. It is described as a "miserable place" with scarce light and foul water dripping inside from the moat and rats running around.
- Secret Storage Room: A secret storage room that was used to be the Evil Queen's private chamber on the third floor.
- Palace Library:
- Swan Lake:
- Ugly Duckling Pond:
- The Curvy Tree: A famous tree that Ezmia cursed.
- Tinzel Heights: The possibly former capital of the Northern Kingdom.
- Appleton Village: A possibly former village in the Northern Kingdom.
- The Northern Mountains: The Snow Queen's home.
- The Snow Queen's Lair:
Notable Inhabitants[]
- Queen Snow White: Current ruling monarch.
- King Chandler Charming: Queen Snow White's husband.
- Evil Queen: Queen Snow White's stepmother and former Queen of the Northern Kingdom.
- The Snow Queen: Former advisor to one of the earlier Kings, banished to the Northern Mountains.
- The Northern Kingdom Army: Their coat-of-arms was a red apple, worn on the shield. Their armor was silver-green. They were lead by Sir Grant. The army was said to have approximately 2,000 soldiers (before fighting the Grande Armée).[3]
- Sir Grant: The Head of Queen Snow White's Royal Guard.
References[]
- ↑ The Wishing Spell, ch 15, p. 298
- ↑ Goldilocks: Wanted Dead or Alive, ch 3, p. 34-35
- ↑ A Grimm Warning, ch 18, p. 301