Canonical
In the first book the Land of Oz is described as cut off from the rest of the world by the surrounding desert.
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Land of Oz
The central country of Baum's Oz books: geographically isolated by desert and later explicitly described as enchanted into a Fairyland by Queen Lurline.
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Classification
- Location Type
- Country
- Enchantment Status
- enchanted
- Narrative Presence
- Scene
- Evidence
- Explicit
- Parent
- Kind
- country / fairyland
- Accessibility Status
- isolated by desert
Source-traceable statements
Claims
Canonical
Queen Lurline's fairy band enchants Oz and makes it a Fairyland.
The Baum Historical Atlas
Timeline
- Four Witches Conspire to Depose the RulerThe Witch Usurpation
- Gayelette Prepares to Marry QuelalaOlder Ozian Local History
- Glinda Conquers the Evil Witch in the SouthTransition of Witch Rule
- A Good Witch Conquers Mombi in the NorthTransition of Witch Rule
- Queen Lurline Enchants OzLurline's Enchantment of Oz
- Lurline Leaves a Fairy to Rule OzLurline's Enchantment of Oz
- Mombi Captures Ozma's GrandfatherThe Witch Usurpation
- Mombi Becomes Jailor of Ozma's FatherRoyal Succession
- Oz Is United Under a Single RulerAncient United Oz
- Oz Exists Before Becoming a FairylandBefore Enchantment
- Deathlessness Begins in Enchanted OzLurline's Enchantment of Oz
- Ozma Is Born and Transformed into a BoyRoyal Succession
- Winged Monkeys Drop Quelala into the RiverOlder Ozian Local History
- The Witches Divide OzThe Witch Usurpation
- The Wizard Presents Himself as a Wizard Called OzThe Wizard's Era
- The Wizard Arrives in Oz by BalloonThe Wizard's Era
- The Wizard Declares Himself Ruler of OzThe Wizard's Era
- The Wizard Orders the Emerald City BuiltThe Wizard's Era
- The Wizard Is Said to Hide OzmaConflicting Succession Accounts
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