Hord Peninsula

Centrally located on the North Sea, the Hord Peninsula is sometimes considered the heart of the Northlands despite the cultural prominence of neighboring Storstrøm Vale. The coastal areas slope gently down to the sea and are dotted with hundreds of tiny anchorages. These coastal lands are also very fertile and crossed by several small streams that flow from the interior. As a result, they are densely settled and cut up into nearly a hundred jarldoms, some rather petty, some grand (such as the jarldoms of Halfstead and Galvë). The central portion of the peninsula is lightly wooded, though only in the southern regions where lies the Forest of Woe can it be truly considered a forested area. As a result of the presence of this ominous woodland to the south, most of the settlements are concentrated in the central and northern areas or along the coasts.
In the center of the peninsula, the trees become sparse in a marshy upland that is called the Moors. A portion of these moors is dry with firmer footing and holds the area known as the Barrow Lands, which are generally considered a haunted and evil place. Beyond the settled lands, a thin Fringe of forest, either not yet cleared or intentionally left wild, permits hunting and logging without venturing into the forest to the south.
Toward the northern end of Hordaland lies a series of Low Hills that resemble the knuckles of a gigantic troll pushing its hand out of the ground. These stony and barren hills are home to bandits and monsters. Lying outside of the boundaries of any jarl, the Trollfist Hills are often the refuge of outlaws cast out of Northlander civilization. A small path winds its way through the hills and leads to the Barrowlands beyond.

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Peninsula