The Nome Kingdom is a fictional region near the

Land of Oz The Land of Oz is a fantasy world, magical country introduced in the 1900 children's novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by William Wallace Denslow, W. W. Denslow. Oz consists of four vast quadrants, th ...

that is ruled by the

Nome King The Nome King is a fictional character created by American author L. Frank Baum. He is introduced in Baum's third Oz book ''Ozma of Oz'' (1907). He also appears in many of the continuing sequel '' Oz'' novels also written by Baum. Although the ch ...

. It is near the

Land of Ev The Land of Ev is a fictional country in the Oz books of L. Frank Baum and his successors. The country was first visited in Baum's third Oz novel, 1907's ''Ozma of Oz'', and was the first of Baum's countries that surround the Land of Oz. This book ...

, Rinkitink, and the unnamed countries where Whimsies, Growleywogs and Phanfasms live. The Nome Kingdom is also known as the Dominions of the Nome King.

History

The Nome Kingdom is located underground and beneath the mountains that are north of the Land of Ev, and was first seen in L. Frank Baum's 1907 novel ''

Ozma of Oz ''Ozma of Oz: A Record of Her Adventures with Dorothy Gale of Kansas, Billina the Yellow Hen, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger; Besides Other Good People Too Numerous to Mention Faithfully Recorded Herein'', p ...

''. There are no trees or small animals in the Nome Kingdom and they only contain bare mountains. Inside the mountains are vast caverns which extend for miles and miles. Thousands of Nomes work at furnaces and forges, hammering precious metals or polishing jewels. In ''

'', the Queen of Ev and her children were once sold to the

who transformed them into items of Bric-a-brac and placed them in his palace.

Princess Ozma Princess Ozma is a fictional character from the Land of Oz, created by American author L. Frank Baum. She appears in every book of the Oz series except the first, '' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' (1900). She is the rightful ruler of Oz, and Baum ...

and

Dorothy Gale Dorothy Gale is a fictional character created by American author L. Frank Baum as the protagonist in many of his ''Oz'' novels. She first appears in Baum's classic 1900 children's novel '' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and reappears in most of it ...

arrived with a contingent from the Emerald City expecting to rescue the Queen of Ev, though she and nearly all her party were transformed into ornaments as well before being rescued by

Billina Billina is a fictional character in the classic children's series of Oz books by American author L. Frank Baum. She is introduced in ''Ozma of Oz'' (1907). Jack Snow, ''Who's Who in Oz'', Chicago, Reilly & Lee, 1954; New York, Peter Bedrick Book ...

. In ''

The Emerald City of Oz ''The Emerald City of Oz'' is the sixth of L. Frank Baum's fourteen Land of Oz books. It was also adapted into a Canadian animated film in 1987. Originally published on July 20, 1910, it is the story of Dorothy Gale and her Uncle Henry and Aunt ...

'', the Nome King allied himself with the Whimsies, the Phanfasms, and the Growleywogs where they lead the Nome Kingdom's army into tunneling under the

Deadly Desert The Deadly Desert is the magical desert in Nonestica that completely surrounds the fictional Land of Oz, which cuts it off from the rest of the world. Geology On the map of Oz, first published in the endpapers of the eighth book, '' Tik-Tok of O ...

as part of a plot to invade the

. Upon emerging in the Emerald City, his forces drank from the Forbidden Fountain, forgot everything, and were returned to their respective locations.

Reception

Ozma's relationship with the Nome Kingdom has been discussed as an example of

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in English literature.

Points of interest

* Great Domed Cavern - The largest cave in the Nome Kingdom. ** Metal Forest - An artificial forest in the Great Domed Cavern. This is where the Nomes store their riches. All the trees are solid gold and tower as high as

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. The Metal Forest also has Hotel Trees which bear edible food. * Hot Lake - An unnamed hot bubbling lake where the Nomes like to go swimming. * Nome King's Palace - The home of the Nome King. * Rubber Country - An area of land that is near the Nome Kingdom and the Land of Ev. Everything there is all rubbery and is surrounded by a brook of dry water.

Known inhabitants

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Crinkle - A dapper-looking Nome who is the colonel of the Nome Army. He temporarily became General after General Blug was disposed of. After an argument with the Nome King, General Crinkle was taken to the torture chamber where he was sliced thin and fed to a bunch of Seven-Headed Dogs. *

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Blug - A Nome who is the general of the Nome Army. He was the one who suggested that the Nome King have his forces tunnel under the Deadly Desert. Upon an argument involving Princess Ozma's powers, Nome King knocked General Blug unconscious and had him thrown away. *

Guph - An old Nome who was the successor of General Blug and Colonel Crinkle. Guph was the one who enlisted the Whimsies, the Phanfasms, and the Growleywogs into joining the Nome King in his invasion upon the Land of Oz. After Ruggedo was overthrown by Kaliko, Guph was made the new

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. *

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- A mechanical construct created by Smith & Tinker for the Nome King. It is used to keep trespassers into locating the Nome King's palace. The Iron Giant once stepped on

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. It was later stopped by Dorothy using the

Magic Belt The Land of Oz is a magical country introduced in the 1900 children's novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. Oz consists of four vast quadrants, the Gillikin Country in the north, Quadl ...

. * Long-Eared Hearer - A Nome with large ears. He can hear people on the surface or people over 9,306 miles down the Hollow Tube. * Lookout - A strange Nome who had the power to see many things with his eyes that went in different directions. * Kaliko - A Nome who was Ruggedo's

. He later became the second Nome King after Ruggedo was overthrown. * Klik - * Pang - A Nome who is the leader of the Nome King's

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s. * Potaroo - The Nome's residential fifth-rate wizard. *

Ruggedo The Nome King is a fictional character created by American author L. Frank Baum. He is introduced in Baum's third Oz book ''Ozma of Oz'' (1907). He also appears in many of the continuing sequel '' Oz'' novels also written by Baum. Although the ch ...

- The original Nome King. * Quiggeroc - An old Nome who served Kaliko during his time as the Nome King. * Shoofenwaller - Chamberlain under Kaliko * Umph and Grumph -

In other media

* The Nome Kingdom appears in ''

Return to Oz ''Return to Oz'' is a 1985 dark fantasy film released by Walt Disney Pictures, co-written and directed by Walter Murch. It stars Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie, and Fairuza Balk as Dorothy Gale in her first screen role. The film ...

''. * The Nome Kingdom appears in ''

Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz ''Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz'' is an American animated children's television series loosely based on L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel '' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and its subsequent books, as well as its 1939 film adaptation. The series debute ...

''. The Nome Kingdom is shown to be beneath the Land of Ev. * The Nome Kingdom appears in '' Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz''. This version is shown to be beneath the Land of Oz. It also contains the Pit of Nome Return because no Nome that has fallen into was ever seen coming out of it.

References

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