Location in The Oz Series
Land of Oz
Also known as their native land, the marvelous Land of Oz, that fairy country, a wonderful fairy country, the wonderful Land of Oz, the beautiful Land of Oz, a fairy country like the Land of Oz, the fairyland that is called the Land of Oz, our fairyland, the fairy Land of Oz.
The fairy country in which Dorothy's house lands, cut off from the rest of the world by a great surrounding desert; it has never been civilized, so witches and wizards still dwell there, and it holds four witches and the Great Wizard Oz.
Appears in 39 chapters, first in chapter 2, last in chapter 100.
This encyclopedia covers chapters 1 to 100 of the story and shows the world as it stands at chapter 100, so it contains spoilers up to that point. To read it spoiler free, one chapter at a time, open the interactive codex.
What the story establishes
| Acoustics and tone | Bright and musical: birds with rare and brilliant plumage sing in the trees, brooks rush and murmur 'in a voice very grateful' — a joyous contrast to gray Kansas, though the forest depths growl with hidden beasts. |
| Appearance | A country of marvelous beauty with green swards, stately fruit trees, banks of gorgeous flowers, brilliant birds, and a sparkling brook. (as of ch. 2) |
| Controlled by | After a revolution, ruled by Ozma, the rightful heir to the throne, under the title of Ozma of Oz — having first seen the Scarecrow deposed by a soldier woman named General Jinjur, who was in turn deposed by Ozma. (as of ch. 53) |
| Physical constraints | Entirely surrounded by a great impassable desert that none could live to cross, isolating it from the outside world. |
Relationships
- rules ← Ozma ch. 53Ozma, the rightful heir to the throne, now rules the Land of Oz under the title of Ozma of Oz.
- located in ← Gillikins ch. 68The Gillikins are one of the four peoples/kingdoms situated within the Land of Oz.
- leader of ← Ozma ch. 53Ozma, the rightful heir, now leads the Land of Oz, ruling under the title of Ozma of Oz after deposing Jinjur.
- contains → City of Emeralds ch. 10The Emerald City lies within the Land of Oz: as the travelers pass through the green country, Dorothy recognizes they are in the Land of Oz and drawing near the Emerald City.
- contains → great forest ch. 4The great forest is a wild region of the Land of Oz: the road of yellow brick from the Munchkin country to the Emerald City runs straight through it, and the travelers must traverse it on their journey.
- part of ← Land of the Munchkins ch. 2The eastern land of the Munchkins is part of the Land of Oz.
- contains → the Witch's castle ch. 12The Wicked Witch of the West's castle lies within the Land of Oz, in the western Winkie country reachable overland from the Emerald City.
- contains → Truth Pond ch. 96The Truth Pond, whose water can undo King Kik-a-bray's transformation magic, is said to lie somewhere within the Land of Oz, though even the King cannot say exactly where.
- contains → Country of the Gillikins ch. 25The Country of the Gillikins is the northern region of the Land of Oz.
- contains → the forest of the beasts ch. 24The grand old forest of the beasts is a southern region of the Land of Oz, lying beyond the china country and just before the hill of the Hammer-Heads on the road toward the Quadling country; the travelers pass through it on their journey to Glinda.
- located in ← City of Emeralds ch. 2The City of Emeralds lies at the exact center of the Land of Oz.
- located in ← farmhouse man ch. 10The man lives in the green-country farmhouse in the Land of Oz with the woman and two children, lying on a couch in the corner with a hurt leg when the party arrives.
- located in ← farmhouse woman ch. 10The woman lives in a good-sized green-painted farmhouse in the green country of the Land of Oz, on the road approaching the Emerald City.
- contains → Land of the Munchkins ch. 27The Country of the Munchkins is the eastern, blue-colored region of the Land of Oz.
- contains → the Land of the South ch. 27The South country of the Quadlings, where everything is red, is one of the regions making up the Land of Oz.
- occurs at ← Ozma's Birthday Celebration (ended) ch. 97Ozma's birthday celebration is to be held in the Land of Oz.
- warns ← Witch of the North (ended) ch. 2The Witch warns Dorothy that the Land of Oz is ringed by a great impassable desert none could cross alive, trapping her within it.
- located in ← Quadlings (ended) ch. 2–18The Quadlings live in the southern country of the Land of Oz.
From the text
the Land of Oz has never been civilized, for we are cut off from all the rest of the world.Chapter 2
For it is on-ly sep-a-ra-ted from this Land of Ev by a broad des-ert.Chapter 53
Beyond This Barrier is the LAND OF OZ But no one can Reach that Beautiful Country because of these Destroying SandsChapter 100
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