Who are the rulers of Four Lands in The Shannara Chronicles?
In the TV series The Shannara Chronicles, there has been the reference to Four Lands on many occasions. They have been called as Northland, Southland, Westland, Eastland according to the books by Terry Brooks. Who are the rulers of these lands in the TV show? The lands are inhabited by different kinds of creatures like Gnomes, Trolls, Humans, and Elves.
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This is somewhat complicated, and as far as I know needs to be answered from the books.
The Westland is controlled by the Elves, who are are ruled by King Eventine Elessedil. They are the only unified kingdom.
The Southland is mostly ruled by the Federation, which is more of a council and does not have a king or any person on it that you ever hear. The exception is the borderland Kingdom of Callahorn, who after the the Third war of the races saw themselves as apart from the Southland. Smaller kingdoms like Leah were annexed.
The Eastland is ruled by the Dwarven Tribes in the southern Eastland, and the gnome tribes in the north Eastland. They are constantly at war with each other. The Dwarves should have a king that would have followed Raybur, but I don't believe one is ever actually mentioned. As mentioned below the gnomes are fractured from the last war.
The Northland is fractured, it is the home of the Trolls and some of the gnome tribes. At the time of the show it is extremely chaotic, as that was where the Warlock lord attacked all the other races from about 30 years before the show starts, and the Trolls and the Gnomes who fought with him are now in disarray, and shunned by the other races. See The Four Lands
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What are the 4 races in Shannara Chronicles?
The Races- Men. The Men, who live primarily in the Southland, are the primary race of the Shannara novels. ...
- Dwarves. The Dwarves, who live in the Eastland, were one of the races that evolved from Humans. ...
- Gnomes. The Gnomes live in the Northland and Eastland. ...
- Trolls. ...
- Elves.
What are the trolls in Shannara?
Trolls are one of the five main Races depicted in Terry Brooks' Shannara series. Like the Dwarves, the Gnomes, and the Race of Man, Trolls are descended from humans who survived the Great Wars. Their natural home is the Northland, which is characterized by harsh, rugged terrain.What happened to the ancient humans in The Shannara Chronicles?
The population had been decimated, and except for the ruins of humankind's greatest cities and monuments, the world as everyone had known it had disappeared. Genetic mutation caused by radiation from the Great Wars brought about the appearance of new Races alongside the Race of Man.Where did the elves come from in Shannara?
Elves are one of the five main Races depicted in Terry Brooks' Shannara series. Unlike the other four Races which are descended from humans, Elves are descended from Faerie creatures.New Characters Descend On The Four Lands | The Shannara Chronicles (Season 2)
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In the books there's the King of the Elves, the King of the Dwarves, and the King of the Silver River.
Only the Elf King could be said to be the King of the Westland. No other race or land has a unified leadership, though smaller tribes/countries may have a leader they consider a "king".
The Four Lands should make it clear that these are geographic, not political divisions.
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