Ix (Oz)
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The Oz series location | |
First appearance | Queen Zixi of Ix |
Created by | L. Frank Baum |
Genre | Juvenile fantasy |
In-universe information | |
Other name(s) | Kingdom of Ix |
Type | Fairy country |
Ruler | Queen Zixi |
Ethnic group(s) | Ixeys, Boxers |
Locations | Boxwood |
Characters | King Chillywalla of Boxwood |
Ix is a fictional region in The Oz series of novels created by L. Frank Baum. It neighbors the Land of Oz and Noland, and is ruled by the centuries-old witch-queen Zixi.[1]
History
Ix is one of the settings featured in the 1905 novel Queen Zixi of Ix and its 1914 film adaptation, The Magic Cloak of Oz. It is later visited in The Silver Princess in Oz where it is home to King Chillywalla of Boxwood and his subjects, the Boxers, who box up everything, including their own bodies down to individual features.
Points of interest
- Box Wood - A forest that the Boxers live in.
- City of Ix
Known inhabitants
- Queen Zixi
- Boxers
- King Chillywalla
References
- ^ Manguel, Alberto; Guadalupi, Gianni (1987). The Dictionary of Imaginary Places. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. p. 186. ISBN 0-15-626054-9.