Barony of Mejis
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The Barony of Mejis is a coastal, Western-style region in Stephen King’s Dark Tower universe, notable as the backdrop for Roland Deschain’s tragic early love story and formative adventures.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
barony
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fictional location ⓘ region in Mid-World ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Dark Tower series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Alain Johns
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Big Coffin Hunters NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuthbert Allgood NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonas NERFINISHED ⓘ Roland Deschain NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Delgado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coastal | true ⓘ |
| conflictType | political intrigue and rebellion ⓘ |
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| economy |
coastal shipping
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oil-related trade ⓘ ranching ⓘ |
| factionPresence |
Affiliation
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Farson’s rebel forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Dark Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass (1997) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Western-inspired setting
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dark fantasy setting ⓘ |
| geographicalOrientation | western-style ⓘ |
| governmentType | barony ⓘ |
| hasClimate | dry and windy coastal climate ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | Western Sea of Mid-World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicMeaning | loss of innocence for Roland Deschain ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Western genre elements
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coming-of-age for Roland Deschain ⓘ tragic romance ⓘ |
| influencedBy | American Old West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
affiliation with Affiliation forces
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horse ranches ⓘ oil tankers and coastal trade ⓘ |
| languageContext | High Speech and Low Speech of Mid-World ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mid-World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | setting of Roland’s flashback in Wizard and Glass ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Roland Deschain’s early love story
ⓘ
Roland Deschain’s formative adventures ⓘ |
| partOf |
In-World in The Dark Tower cosmology
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Outer Baronies of Mid-World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTown | Hambry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInRolandLife |
location of Roland’s first great personal tragedy
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site of Roland’s first ka-tet mission away from Gilead ⓘ |
| timePeriodWithinStory | before the fall of Gilead ⓘ |
| tone | tragic ⓘ |
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