Paranor
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Paranor is a fictional location
in Terry Brooks
' epic fantasy Shannara
series. It is the home of the Druids, but it has fallen to enemies of the Druids several times since its initial construction. Brooks has confirmed that the early development of Paranor will be covered "in the final book or books surrounding the First Council of Druids."
Druid Galaphile. At the summit of Paranor is the Druid's Keep, the castle that serves as home and central hub for all Druids since the First Council. The Druid's Keep is sometimes referred to as Paranor because it sits atop the mountain.
, Paranor is attacked by the evil forces of the Warlock Lord
, including rebel Druids loyal to him. The Druid order is destroyed except for Bremen
, Tay Trefenwyd, and Risca. At the end of First King of Shannara, the newly created Sword of Shannara is placed here in a block of Tre-Stone by the son of Jerle Shannara
following his death.
After the fall of Paranor to evil forces, Allanon
returns to the location on more than one occasion in order to obtain certain knowledges. At one point, Allanon and a party led by himself traveled there to get the Sword of Shannara, only to fall into a trap which was set by the Warlock Lord.
Later on, Allanon removes Paranor from the Four Lands in order to protect it from evil forces. Several Mord Wraiths
and their Gnome guards are trapped and die there. No one saw Paranor again for 300 years until Walker Boh
uses the Black Elfstone to bring it back.
Fictional location
Fictional locations are places that exist only in fiction and not in reality. Writers may create and describe such places to serve as backdrop for their fictional works. Fictional locations are also created for use as settings in Role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons...
in Terry Brooks
Terry Brooks
Terence Dean "Terry" Brooks is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly epic fantasy, and has also written two movie novelizations. He has written 23 New York Times bestsellers during his writing career, and has over 21 million copies of his books in print...
' epic fantasy Shannara
Shannara
Shannara is an epic fantasy series of novels written by Terry Brooks, beginning with The Sword of Shannara in 1977 and continuing through Bearers of the Black Staff which was released on August 24, 2010, as well as a prequel, First King of Shannara...
series. It is the home of the Druids, but it has fallen to enemies of the Druids several times since its initial construction. Brooks has confirmed that the early development of Paranor will be covered "in the final book or books surrounding the First Council of Druids."
History
Paranor was first constructed by builders from all the Races to house the First Druid Council, under the leadership of the ElfElves (Shannara)
Elves are one of the races in the Shannara series of epic fantasy novels by Terry Brooks. They are the only race of the faerie creatures still in the World, though they now have become mortal. Though Elves usually refers to the Westland Elves, Elves can be split into two: the "Land Elves" and the...
Druid Galaphile. At the summit of Paranor is the Druid's Keep, the castle that serves as home and central hub for all Druids since the First Council. The Druid's Keep is sometimes referred to as Paranor because it sits atop the mountain.
Role in the Novels
In the First King of ShannaraFirst King of Shannara
The First King of Shannara is a 1996 epic fantasy novel by Terry Brooks. It is a prequel to Brooks' The Sword of Shannara and is set during the Second War of the Races...
, Paranor is attacked by the evil forces of the Warlock Lord
Warlock Lord
The Warlock Lord is the principal villain of Terry Brooks' novel The Sword of Shannara....
, including rebel Druids loyal to him. The Druid order is destroyed except for Bremen
Bremen (Shannara)
Bremen is a fictional character from Terry Brooks' Shannara series of epic fantasy novels. He appears in the First King of Shannara, the prequel to The Sword of Shannara....
, Tay Trefenwyd, and Risca. At the end of First King of Shannara, the newly created Sword of Shannara is placed here in a block of Tre-Stone by the son of Jerle Shannara
Jerle Shannara
Jerle Shannara is a fictional character from Terry Brooks' Shannara series of epic fantasy novels. Only mentioned as a long-deceased person in the Original Shannara Trilogy, he is one of the main characters of the prequel novel First King of Shannara.- Biography :Jerle begins the story as captain...
following his death.
After the fall of Paranor to evil forces, Allanon
Allanon
Allanon is a fictional character from the epic fantasy Original Shannara Trilogy and the trilogy's prequel, First King of Shannara; all four are by Terry Brooks. Described as Brooks' "most enigmatic character", Allanon is very secretive and appears only when needed...
returns to the location on more than one occasion in order to obtain certain knowledges. At one point, Allanon and a party led by himself traveled there to get the Sword of Shannara, only to fall into a trap which was set by the Warlock Lord.
Later on, Allanon removes Paranor from the Four Lands in order to protect it from evil forces. Several Mord Wraiths
Mord Wraiths
The Mord Wraiths are a fictional organization from the Shannara series by Terry Brooks. They were human sorcerors in service to the Warlock Lord who recovered and were subverted by the Ildatch....
and their Gnome guards are trapped and die there. No one saw Paranor again for 300 years until Walker Boh
Walker Boh
Walker Boh is a fictional character from Terry Brooks' Heritage of Shannara and The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara series....
uses the Black Elfstone to bring it back.