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King Krewl's Castle

also the King's castle · Royal Castle · the royal castle

The turreted castle in Jinxland from which King Krewl rules, where Trot, Cap'n Bill and Button-Bright are received as strangers and where the Scarecrow later confronts the King.

First named in The Scarecrow of Oz, ch. 11

So they entered the castle, escorted by one of the soldiers.

Where this is

  • placed In Oz worked out

    read out of the chapters cited on this page, not stated in any one sentence of them

    The castle stands in Jinxland, which a Jinxland woman says is 'In the Quadling Country' of the Land of Oz, cut off from the rest of Oz by mountains (ch. 9).

What the books say it is

  • inhabitants King Krewl, his niece Princess Gloria, his courtiers and soldiers 1 chapter
  • made of stone walls 1 chapter
    • King Krewl was blown out of his throne and went tumbling heels over head until he landed with a bump against the stone wall of his own castle, and before he could rise a big Ork sat upon him and held him pressed flat to the ground.
      The Scarecrow of Oz, ch. 18
  • appearance a fine castle of many large, beautifully furnished rooms and winding passages, with an open court at the centre of the huge building 1 chapter
    • It was certainly a fine castle, with many large rooms, all beautifully furnished. The passages were winding and handsomely decorated, and after following several of these the soldier led them into an open court that occupied the very center of the huge building.
      The Scarecrow of Oz, ch. 11

Appearances

The Scarecrow of Oz (6 of 24 chapters)

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