The Homelands comprise every landscape of fable, myth, and legend, and are home to every story ever told. The Homelands are connected by various magical gates (some of which also lead to the mundy world). Most of the doorways back to the Homelands have been closed, but as the residents of Fabletown start to strike back against the Adversary they open new ones — like the beanstalks up to the Cloud Kingdom, from Jack’s magic beans.[1]
The majority of those listed have been conquered by the mysterious Adversary, as he has conquered most of the European Fable lands. This is a list of the Homelands that have been directly referenced in Fables and its spin-offs Jack of Fables, Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love, Cinderella: Fables Are Forever and Fairest.
Major Lands
Toscane
Toscane[2], also known as the Imperial Homeworld.[3] This world is Italian in nature, which can be seen in the Roman styles of architecture of Calabri Anagni, the capital city of the Empire.[3] This world is home to several Italian Fables; the Adversary[3] and the characters from the tale of Pinnochio. Formerly the home to the sacred grove,[3] now located in the Kingdom of Haven.[4] When translated into Latin, Calabri refers to the Boot heel-shaped peninsula in Italy and Anagni refers to the ancient town in central Italy. | |
The Kingdom of the Great Lion
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Middle-Earth
Middle-Earth: A flashback in the Legends in Exile story arc shows short slaves (Hobbits) being whipped by goblins (orcs). Yet another land conquered by the Adversary.[6]
(or it could just be monsters whipping any type of dwarf, seeing how otherwise this would be the single reference to an enormous fantasy world, which seems weird. Enslaving weak people is standard dictator fare, after all.) | |
Lilliput
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Bornegascar and Madagao
Bornegascar and Madagao from Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce,[10] the rival kings managed to escape and died side by side in The Last Castle.[11] | |
The Kingdom of the North Wind
The Kingdom of the North Wind, also referred to as "the North".[12] The lands of the North Wind were not taken, as the Adversary’s minions "knew to leave him alone".[13]
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The Rus
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Dunhill, Viss, Haven, and Lamien
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The Arabian Homeworld
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The Asian Homeworld
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The Cloud Kingdoms
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History:
As a young boy, Jack Horner visited the Cloud Kingdoms. While there, he stole several valuable items. [31] In more recent times, the Cloud Kingdoms have become friendly with Fabletown due to Cinderella's efforts. She managed to get them to allow Bigby Wolf to start a mission to attack The Empire from their kingdom. Eventually, she managed to get them to enter an alliance with them. |
Thrumbly Warrens
Thrumbly Warrens is a land inhabited by talking rabbits and inspired by Watership Down, these were shown as being taken in 1001 Nights of Snowfall.[26] | |
The Indu
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The Golden Realm
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The Silver Realm
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The North
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Landfall
Landfall is a science fiction-like world with advanced technology and space travel. Apparently, Landfall was not conquered by the Adversary. "Jack Frost Two" spent time there during his career as a hero-for hire. The capital city is also called Landfall.[35] | |
The Hesse
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Erin
Erin is the mythical version of Ireland.[15] The name Erin deriving from the Irish name for Ireland “Éirinn". | |
Ultima Thule
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Oz
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The Land of Ev
The Land of Ev is a land where Bufkin ends up after climbing the Fabletown Business Office's tree. Ev, like Oz, was conquered by the former Adversary, and is now ruled by the Nome King as part of his Pan-Ozian Empire. While sitting in one of Ev's native Lunch Box Trees, Bufkin accidentally saves Bungle the Glass Cat, Jack Pumpkinhead and The Sawhorse from a couple of "Rumbe Tumble Toms".[37] | |
The Lands of the West
The Lands of the West is ruled by the West Wind.[12] | |
Far Mattagonia
Far Mattagonia[41], also known as Toyland,[41] Madland[41] and the Wondrous Shore.[42] A land of discarded toys, the Discardia.[42] Because the land is inhabited by toys from the mundane world,[43] it is possible that Toyland is not actually part of the Homelands, but part of another, alternate reality. | |
The Roman Empire
The Roman Empire – While searching for her lost children, Rapunzel witnessed the birth of an empire, when she found a she-wolf suckling the infant Romulus and Remus.[44] | |
Kingdom of a Thousand Hills
The Kingdom of a Thousand Hills is a homeworld of African origin. One of the many worlds that Rapunzel visited while searching for her lost children.[44] | |
Wonderland, Looking-Glass Land, and Snark Island
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Americana
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Significant places in Americana are Big City[51][52] and Salem located in the Colonies,[52] Steamboat City located in Steamboat,[52] Speakeasy located in Gangland,[52] the Grand Canyon created by Paul Bunyan[53] and unnamed cities in Lone Star,[52] The Frontier[52] and the Great White North.[52] Kansas is referred to in Cinderella: Fables Are Forever and was the former home of Dorothy Gale[17] As could be expected from the Homelands, things are not so normal as they should be. The Idyll area seems to be populated entirely by zombies, all being loyal to the Bookburner (who is the head librarian of Americana, the library being located in Idyll),[54] while the Great White North seems to represent how America views Canada and Alaska, as it is very clean, ice hockey being the biggest form of amusement and, according to Jack, having horrible bacon.[52] Untouched by The Adversary's forces, Americana possesses advanced technology compared with the conquered European worlds where the absence of modern arms is crucial to sustain the ruling system. Vehicles and appliances seen are cars from the 1920s, steamtrains, various firearms and even modern household appliances.[52][55] Besides, the only known way to enter Americana is by dressing as a vagrant and jumping on a train.[56] It is also quite possible that other areas are near or on Americana that resemble ancient Mesoamerica or Latin America. | |
Places
Keep at the End of the World
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Camelot
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Kingdom of Haven
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History:
Before the Adversary's invasion, it used to be Flycatcher's kingdom. After the invasion, it was abandoned for a long time, before Flycatcher and his companions returned to reclaim it. Thanks to Weyland and the other Fables' help, Flycatcher was able to quickly rebuild his kingdom before the Empire invaded again. Flycatcher was able to effectively defend his kingdom, thanks to his newly gained magical powers. He managed to effectively break the Geppetto's power of his Wooden Soldiers by causing them to sprout into trees during the battle, creating a new Sacred Grove in his kingdom. Haven remains a place of peace and safety for all it's inhabitants thanks to Flycatcher's ruling. Meant to be a safe space for Fables within the Homelands itself, it stands as proof that a kingdom can strive on trust and community, as opposed to the Homelands now ruled by fear and violence. After the war, Flycatcher made an offer for any Fables who live in the Farm to move to Haven. When Mr. Dark managed to find the location of the Farm, all Fables evacuated to Haven. |
The Lands of Beauty and Beast
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The Lands of Old King Cole
The Lands of Old King Cole were shown being taken in 1001 Nights of Snowfall.[26] | |
The Lands of King Noble
The Lands of King Noble is from the Reynard stories; these were shown as captured in 1001 Nights of Snowfall. Reynard helped most of the animals escape the invading forces.[26] | |
Colchester
Humpty Dumpty from Jack of Fables was a cannon for the Homelands version of the Siege of Colchester.[58] | |
Toad Hall
Toad Hall is from Wind in the Willows and is directly mentioned as being taken in 1001 Nights of Snowfall.[26] Badger, Toad and Mole all escaped,[26] and many assume Stinky the Badger on the Farm is in fact the same character as Mr. Badger. | |
Atlantis
Atlantis is the underwater kingdom of mermaids and was shown being conquered in 1001 Nights of Snowfall. The only known survivor is Mersey Dotes, now turned into a mermaid.[26] | |
Red City
The Red City was mentioned by the Snow Queen. Red City Plague originates from this City.[59] Red City Plague might possibly allude to Edgar Allan Poe's Masque of the Red Death. | |
Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain is from Modest Mussorgsky's play. Directly mentioned in Jack of Fables. It is home to Chernobog, one of the Devils Jack made a deal with to prolong his life.[60] | |
Rome
Rome is the Fabled version of the capital of Italy. Incitatus was a member of its senate.[61] | |
The lands of the "civilized apes"
The lands of the "civilized apes" appeared in flashbacks in the Jack of Fables story Jack 'n' Apes. These lands were conquered by the Adversary's forces.[62] | |
The Hundred Acre Wood
In the Jack of Fables story Jack 'n' Apes, a character looking remarkably similar to Winnie the Pooh (but drawn slightly differently, as Winnie the Pooh is currently under copyright) can be seen in flashbacks from the Homelands, barbecuing marshmallows with the sock monkey Saunders in what appears to be the Hundred Acre Wood. They were described as living in "blissful simplicity".[62] In the works of author A. A. Milne, Sanders is the name of the person who resided at Pooh's home prior to Pooh making it his house,[63] and Winnie the Pooh and several other characters from the books were based on the stuffed toys of Milne's son. Saunders and his friends were driven from their homes when the Adversary invaded, and Saunders ended up in Africa in the mundane world, along with the rest of the "civilized apes" that Jack Horner claims to have met.[62] Winnie the Pooh and Piglet apparently made it to the Farm. Both make an obscure appearance in Fables: In part five of the Animal Farm story arc, when the foiled revolution threatens to flare up again, Pooh and Piglet appears in two panels, from a distance when Boy Blue tells everyone to move back, and then from behind in the following panel.[64] | |
Prospero's Island
Prospero's Island[65] is the Island which is the setting of William Shakespeare's the Tempest. It is located in the Homelands version of the Mediterranean Sea.[65] Prospero[65] and Sycorax[66] are members of Fabletown's 13th Floor of magicians and spell-casters. | |
The Great Wiggly River
The Great Wiggly River is the river in the fable of The Scorpion and the Frog. Mentioned by Ollikandar Strikeswift, brother of the scorpion in the story, during Mr. Brump the Goblin's trial.[67] | |
Harvest Town
Harvest Town is the town where "the Janky Man" was boxed away.[36] | |
Sarukan
Sarukan was in "Jack Frost Two" and involved in an incident there while working as a hero-for hire.[68] | |
Shifting Worlds
The Shifting Worlds is where Jack Frost II spent time there while working as a hero-for hire.[68] | |
Shifting Worlds
The Winterlace Floating Worlds is where Jack Frost II was involved in an incident there, which ended in a fiasco.[68] | |
Balthador's Gate
Balthador's Gate is where Jack Frost II was involved in an incident there while working as a hero-for hire.[68] | |
Planet Seventy-Two
Planet Seventy-Two is home of the "march wyrm".[69] | |
The Great Wall
The Great Wall was referred to in Cinderella: Fables Are Forever.[17] | |
The Homeland of the North
The Homeland of the North[40] is the North Wind's own realm of elemental ice and wind.[70] Not many people can get there, as few know where it is or are able to survive the journey.[40] | |
Avon Valley
Avon Valley was referred to in the story In Those Days.[71] | |
Seppantyre
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The Twilight Lands
The Twilight Lands are inhabited by the fairy godmothers from the tale of Sleeping Beauty, as well as Hadeon the Destroyer, the evil fairy, who ruled the realm's darkest corners.[73] | |
The Silver Pool
The Silver Pool is where a knight, if he is noble and chaste, can be healed of any injury.[72] | |
Kreese
Kreese is inhabited by a six-headed lion.[72] | |
The Deep Night Hollow
The Deep Night Hollow is where every nightmare is caged and tamed.[72] | |
The Forest of Ghosts
The Forest of Ghosts holds the key to unlock the "seven secrets of the Silent Mountain".[72] | |
The Silent Mountain
The Silent Mountain is the mountain of the "seven secrets".[72] | |
The Forest of Dire Blight
Morencaire
Morencaire is referred to in the Fairest story arc Wide Awake.[74] | |
The Edge of the World
The Edge of the World is from the archaic model of the Flat Earth. Rapunzel once sailed off the Edge of the World, and washed up on the shores of the Hidden Kingdom.[27] | |
The Labyrinth
The Labyrinth is from the tale of the Minotaur. During Rapunzel's quest for her lost daughters, she entered the labyrinth and slew the Minotaur.[44] | |
The Floating Cities of Dabb
The Floating Cities of Dabb is a city where Bufkin liberated the slaves there during his many adventures.[75] | |
Karth
Karth is referred to in the Camelot story arc.[8] | |
The North Pole
The North Pole is the real version, where Santa Claus lives.[8] | |
The Silverling
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Minor lands
- Boxen[11] – The land invented by C.S. Lewis and his brother Warren when they were children, as described in his memoir Surprised by Joy.[77]
- Ruby Lake[11]
- Oakcourt[11]
- Hollyfield[11]
- Oak Hollows – This place had the gateway that John Barleycorn and Arrow came through.[9]
- Skold – Minor land that is a link between Kardan and the Rus. This is where Boy Blue fought and killed a dragon.[16]
- Vesteri[16]
- Kardan – Minor land linked to Skold.[16]
- Karse[78] – Possibly the Karse from Exile's Honor.
- Skribnutch[79]
- Ynnes[80]
- Kurrewyn[81]
- Tiabrut – This is the world where Mr. Dark was imprisoned.[82]
- Levant – Prose Page spent years there during her quest for knowledge in the Homelands.[18]
- Alexandria – Prose Page spent a decade there studying.[18]
- Aldara Quoor[68]
- Onyx[68]
- Stellarholm[83]
- Antrigonet[69]
- Scanda – The land of which Prince Lindworm is ruler of.[84]
- Westermark – The land that Mister Kadabra was a lord of.[71]
- Silene – The homeworld of Saint George.[85]
- Lemuria[86]
- Cannondale – Where Mr. Brump the goblin is from.[8]
- Eastermouse – Where Mr. Brump is also from.[8]
- Dunhollow – The homeland of Lady Maeve.[8]
- Hybernia – A tiny Fable homeland, invaded by Baobhan sith and the Cu sith from Scottish mythology.[87]
Spiritual Planes
Hell
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Heaven
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References
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