Vril-ya
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Vril-ya are a subterranean, technologically and psychically advanced humanoid race featured in Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s speculative novel "The Coming Race."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vril | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional humanoid species
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literary race ⓘ subterranean race ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Coming Race NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
science fiction precursor
ⓘ
speculative fiction ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | Vril energy ⓘ |
| authorNationalityOfCreator | British ⓘ |
| controls | Vril ⓘ |
| createdBy | Edward Bulwer-Lytton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalReception |
interpreted as satire
ⓘ
misread as occult fact by some readers ⓘ |
| describedAs |
humanoid
ⓘ
morally self-assured ⓘ physically graceful ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1871 ⓘ |
| governedBy | Vril-ya elders ⓘ |
| hasAbility |
destructive force via Vril
ⓘ
healing via Vril ⓘ levitation via Vril ⓘ psychic powers ⓘ telepathy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
danger of advanced power
ⓘ
degeneration of surface humanity ⓘ superior hidden race ⓘ |
| influenced |
early science fiction tropes
ⓘ
esoteric Vril societies ⓘ later occult literature ⓘ |
| inhabits | subterranean world ⓘ |
| language | Vril-ya language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedUnder | Earth's surface ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | object of awe and fear for the narrator ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
female social dominance in some roles
ⓘ
use of wings for flight ⓘ |
| populationPolicy | strict control ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Coming Race (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriodOfText | 19th century speculative future ⓘ |
| societalStructure | aristocratic ⓘ |
| technologyLevel | advanced ⓘ |
| threatens | possible extermination of surface humans ⓘ |
| usesEnergy | Vril ⓘ |
| usesTechnologyFor |
architecture
ⓘ
medicine ⓘ transportation ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| viewsSurfaceHumansAs | inferior ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vril