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Not to be confused with ''Film/{{Shadowlands}}'' (the biographical movie about Creator/CSLewis) or ''Comicbook/{{Shadowland}}'' (the Marvel crossover comic). Also not to be confused with the Shadowlands of ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'', ''TabletopGame/LegendOfTheFiveRings'' or ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', though they often play this role.

The '''Shadowland''' is an archetypal setting. That is, it is a setting that meets the needs of the ShadowArchetype out of [[UsefulNotes/CarlJung Jungian]] philosophy. Fancy way of saying that this setting has the specific purpose in the story of providing a darker view of ''another'' setting in the story. {{Mordor}} serves as a shadowland of the Shire in Tolkien's works, for example. Another example would be the grimy underground dwellings of the Morlocks, provided as a shadow of the [[{{Arcadia}} agrarian paradise]] enjoyed by the Eloi in H.G. Wells' ''The Time Machine''.

* {{Dystopia}}

Its exact composition depends on what it is the shadow ''of''. It might be densely wooded, to contrast a prairie, if [[GardenOfEvil life in the woods is dark and dangerous]] and life on the prairie is free and breezy. It could be [[ViceCity a bleak dystopian cityscape]] versus [[{{Arcadia}} a vibrant agrarian hamlet]], or [[TheLostWoods a dark and haunted wilderness]] versus a [[ShiningCity shining crystal city]] or [[DecadentCourt the vicious royal court]] versus the [[GhibliHills peaceful countryside]]... you get the picture.

* TheLostWoods

Compare {{Foil}}, which works with characters, and DarkWorld.

Compare {{Foil}}, which works with characters.

* TheFairFolk

Its exact composition depends on what it is the shadow ''of''. It might be densely wooded, to contrast a prairie, if [[GardenOfEvil life in the woods is dark and dangerous]] and life on the prairie is free and breezy. It could be [[ViceCity a bleak dystopian cityscape]] versus [[{{Arcadia}} a vibrant agrarian hamlet]], or [[TheLostWoods a dark and haunted wilderness]] versus a [[ShiningCity shining crystal city]] or [[DeadlyDecadentCourt the vicious royal court]] versus the [[GhibliHills peaceful countryside]]... you get the picture.

Not to be confused with ''Film/{{Shadowlands}}'' (the biographical movie about Creator/CSLewis) or ''Comicbook/{{Shadowland}}'' (the Marvel crossover comic). Also not to be confused with the Shadowlands of ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' or ''TabletopGame/LegendOfTheFiveRings'' or ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', though they often play this role.

''Not to be confused with ''Film/{{Shadowlands}}'' the biographical movie about Creator/CSLewis or ''Comicbook/{{Shadowland}}'' the Marvel crossover comicexpansion. Also not to be confused with the Shadowlands of ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' or ''TabletopGame/LegendOfTheFiveRings'' or ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', though they often play this role.''

''Not to be confused with ''Film/{{Shadowlands}}'', the biographical movie about Creator/CSLewis, or ''Comicbook/{{Shadowland}}'', the Marvel crossover comic. Also not to be confused with the Shadowlands of ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' or ''TabletopGame/LegendOfTheFiveRings'', though they often play this role.''

-->-- ''Disney/TheLionKing''

The '''Shadowland''' is an archetypal setting. That is, it is a setting that meets the needs of the ShadowArchetype out of [[UsefulNotes/CarlJung Jungian]] philosophy. Fancy way of saying that this setting has the specific purpose in the story of providing a darker view of ''another'' setting in the story. {{Mordor}} serves as a shadowland of The Shire in Tolkien's works, for example. Another example would be the grimy underground dwellings of the Morlocks, provided as a shadow of the [[{{Arcadia}} agrarian paradise]] enjoyed by the Eloi in H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine."

Its exact composition depends on what it is the shadow ''of''. It might be densely wooded, to contrast a prairie, if [[GardenOfEvil life in the woods is dark and dangerous]], and life on the prairie is free and breezy. It could be [[ViceCity a bleak dystopian cityscape]] versus [[{{Arcadia}} a vibrant agrarian hamlet]], or [[TheLostWoods a dark and haunted wilderness]] versus a [[ShiningCity shining crystal city]] or [[DeadlyDecadentCourt the vicious royal court]] versus the [[GhibliHills peaceful countryside]] ... you get the picture.

The '''Shadowland''' is an archetypal setting. That is, it is a setting that meets the needs of the ShadowArchetype out of Jungian philosophy. Fancy way of saying that this setting has the specific purpose in the story of providing a darker view of ''another'' setting in the story. {{Mordor}} serves as a shadowland of The Shire in Tolkien's works, for example. Another example would be the grimy underground dwellings of the Morlocks, provided as a shadow of the [[{{Arcadia}} agrarian paradise]] enjoyed by the Eloi in H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine."

'''Shadowland''' is an archetypal setting. That is, it is a setting that meets the needs of the ShadowArchetype out of Jungian philosophy. Fancy way of saying that this setting has the specific purpose in the story of providing a darker view of ''another'' setting in the story. {{Mordor}} serves as a shadowland of The Shire in Tolkien's works, for example. Another example would be the grimy underground dwellings of the Morlocks, provided as a shadow of the [[{{Arcadia}} agrarian paradise]] enjoyed by the Eloi in H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine."

Shadowland is an archetypal setting. That is, it is a setting that meets the needs of the ShadowArchetype out of Jungian philosophy. Fancy way of saying that this setting has the specific purpose in the story of providing a darker view of ''another'' setting in the story. {{Mordor}} serves as a shadowland of The Shire in Tolkien's works, for example. Another example would be the grimy underground dwellings of the Morlocks, provided as a shadow of the [[{{Arcadia}} agrarian paradise]] enjoyed by the Eloi in H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine."

''Not to be confused with ''Film/{{Shadowlands}}'', the biographical movie about Creator/CSLewis, or ''Comicbook/{{Shadowland}}'', the Marvel crossover comic. Also not to be confused with the Shadowlands of ''{{Exalted}}'' or ''LegendOfTheFiveRings'', though they often play this role.''

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Shadowland is an archetypal setting. That is, it is a setting that meets the needs of the ShadowArchetype out of Jungian philosophy. Fancy way of saying that this setting has the specific purpose in the story of providing a darker view of ''another'' setting in the story. {{Mordor}} serves as a shadowland of The Shire in Tolkien's works, for example. Another example would be the grimy underground dwellings of the Morlocks, provided as a shadow of the [[{{Arcadia}} agrarian paradise]] enjoyed by the Eloi in H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine."

Its exact composition depends on what it is the shadow ''of''. It might be densely wooded, to contrast a prairie, if [[GardenOfEvil life in the woods is dark and dangerous]], and life on the prairie is free and breezy. It could be [[ViceCity a bleak dystopian cityscape]] versus [[{{Arcadia}} a vibrant agrarian hamlet]], or [[TheLostWoods a dark and haunted wilderness]] versus a [[ShiningCity shining crystal city]] or [[DeadlyDecadentCourt the vicious royal court]] versus the [[GhibliHills peaceful countryside]] ... you get the picture.

May be the "before" setting of the realm during the RightfulKingReturns, if the FisherKing trope is deployed.

Compare {{Foil}}, which works with characters.

''Not to be confused with ''Film/{{Shadowlands}}'', the biographical movie about Creator/CSLewis, or ''Comicbook/{{Shadowland}}'', the Marvel crossover comic. Also not to be confused with the Shadowlands of ''{{Exalted}}'' or ''LegendOfTheFiveRings'', though they often play this role.''

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* BadFuture
* CrapsackWorld
* DarkWorld
* TheFairFolk
* {{Dystopia}}
* TheLostWoods
* {{Mordor}}
* ViceCity
* VillainWorld
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Not to be confused with ''Film/{{Shadowlands}}'', the biographical movie about Creator/CSLewis, or ''Comicbook/{{Shadowland}}'', the Marvel crossover comic. Also not to be confused with the Shadowlands of ''{{Exalted}}'' or ''LegendOfTheFiveRings'', though they often play this role.

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