Chapter 11 A Description of Earthsea

PEOPLES AND LANGUAGES

PEOPLE

THE HARDIC LANDS

THE KARGAD LANDS

DRAGONS

LANGUAGES

WRITING

History

Note on dates: Many islands have their own local count of years. The most widely used dating system in the Archipelago, which stems from the Havnorian Tale, makes the year Morred took the throne the first year of history. By this system, "present time" in the account you are reading is the Archipelagan year 1058.

THE BEGINNINGS

The beginning of the first stanza is quoted in Tehanu:

 and the last line of the first stanza:

Then from the foam bright Ea broke.

HISTORY OF THE ARCHIPELAGO

THE KINGS OF ENLAD

MORRED

THE KINGS OF HAVNOR

MAHARION AND ERRETH-AKBE

THE DARK TIME, THE HAND, AND ROKE SCHOOL

HISTORY OF THE KARGAD LANDS

Magic

THE SCHOOL ON  ROKE

The school was founded in about 650, as described above. The Nine Masters or master-teachers of Roke were originally:

CELIBACY AND WIZARDRY