Featured article/Week 20, 2014

The Northern Kingdoms are a group of human states north of the Amell mountains. A large part of the Witcher saga is set in the Northern Kingdoms and to date, both computer games have been set there as well.

Their inhabitants are called Nordlings by their southern neighbours, the Nilfgaardians (both the ones from the core of the Empire, and from the conquered provinces). Aside from humans, a number of dwarves, elves, gnomes and halflings live in the Northern Kingdoms, but as second-class citizens.

The Northern Kingdoms have been invaded twice and partly conquered by the Nilfgaardian Empire.