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{{trope}}
'''Shadowland''' is an archetypal setting. That is, it is a setting that meets the needs of the [[Shadow Archetype]] out of Jungian philosophy. Fancy way of saying that this setting has the specific purpose in the story of providing a darker view of ''another'' setting in the story. [[Mordor]] serves as a shadowland of The Shire in Tolkien's works, for example. Another example would be the grimy underground dwellings of the Morlocks, provided as a shadow of the [[Arcadia|agrarian paradise]] enjoyed by the Eloi in H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine."
Its exact composition depends on what it is the shadow ''of''. It might be densely wooded, to contrast a prairie, if [[Garden of Evil|life in the woods is dark and dangerous]], and life on the prairie is free and breezy. It could be [[Vice City|a bleak dystopian cityscape]] versus [[Arcadia|a vibrant agrarian hamlet]], or [[The Lost Woods|a dark and haunted wilderness]] versus a [[Shining City|shining crystal city]] or [[Deadly Decadent Court|the vicious royal court]] versus the [[Ghibli Hills|peaceful countryside]] ... you get the picture.
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May be the "before" setting of the realm during the [[Rightful King Returns]], if the [[Fisher King]] trope is deployed.
Not to be confused with ''[[
Compare [[Foil]], which works with characters.
{{examples}}
* [[Bad Future]]
* [[Crapsack World]]
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