Ettinsmoor

Ettinsmoor (derived from Ettins' Moor) was the Giant-inhabited country directly to the north of the Kingdom of Narnia, bordered on the south by the River Shribble and on the north by the Great Northern River. To the west it was bordered by the great western mountains, and to the east by the Eastern Ocean. It is the only official nation (recognised by the Kingdom of Narnia) in the Wild Lands of the North.

The country was a rough and stony moor traversed by many streams and rivers. Wild geese commonly fly over Ettinsmoor in the late autumn.

People
The land of Ettinsmoor was inhabited by the Ettins, a race of Giants notorious for their stupidity and vicious temperment. They resembled rock formations when standing still, helping them to blend into their barren surroundings.

History
The northern Giants regularly waged unofficial war with their southern neighbours in Narnia. The High King Peter, during a northern expedition, finally declared war and defeated the Giants in the Ettinsmoor War of Narnian-year 1014. The Ettins were again encroaching on Narnian territory in the time of Caspian X, who defeated them in 2304 and forced them to pay tribute.

Trivia
Ettinsmoor is spelt Ettinsmoor in The Silver Chair, but Ettinsmuir in The Last Battle. Both are acceptable spellings. The word Ettin is an obsolete form of the word eten giant, and a "moor" is a high, open wasteland.