Tartary was a country in Lyra's world which could be divided in Central and Eastern Tartary.[1] Tartary was near Muscovy and Western Siberia.[2]
A person from Tartary was called a Tartar.[3] Tartars were rumoured to eat children.[4] Lyra described a group of East Asian tourists in Oxford in Will's world as "Tartars".[5]
There were multiple ghostly species in Tartary including the Nälkäinen - a ghost that would grab a person sleeping in their forests and never let go. There were also the Breathless Ones, half-dead warriors whose heart needed to be pumped manually by their dæmons.[4]
History[]
It was rumoured that Tartary had invaded Muscovy.[3]
Appearances[]
- Northern Lights (Mentioned only)
- The Golden Compass (film) (Appears on a map)
- The Subtle Knife (Mentioned only)
- His Dark Materials (TV series), Series 1 (Mentioned only)
- Lyra's Oxford (Mentioned only)
- La Belle Sauvage (Mentioned only)
- The Secret Commonwealth (Mentioned only)
References[]
- ↑ Lyra's Oxford - Globetrotter
- ↑ The Golden Compass (film), The Modern World map
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Northern Lights, Chapter 1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Northern Lights, Chapter 6
- ↑ The Subtle Knife, Chapter 4
