Tartary was a country in Lyra's world which could be divided in Central and Eastern Tartary.[1] A person from Tartary was called a Tartar.[2] Tartars were rumoured to eat children.[3] Tartary was near Muscovy and Western Siberia.[4]
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.[3]
History
It was rumoured that Tartary had invaded Muscovy.[2]
Appearances
- Northern Lights (Mentioned only)
- Lyra's Oxford (Mentioned only)
- La Belle Sauvage (Mentioned only)
- The Golden Compass (film) (Appears on a map)
References
- ↑ Lyra's Oxford - Globetrotter
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Northern Lights, Chapter 1
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Northern Lights, Chapter 6
- ↑ The Golden Compass (film), The Modern World map
