Serenia

Serenia is the is name of several things in world of Daventry. It is the name for the continent of Serenia, it is the name for the Land of Serenia, the name for the Sovereignty of Serenia (the kingdom), and the name of town within kingdom.

Continent of Serenia
The continent of Serenia is where the Sovereignty of Serenia, Kingdom of Daventry and several other smaller nations are located. The continent is also known as Daventry, as for a time that kingdom was only land on the continent as the northern Serenia had mysteriously vanished (but later reappeared around 24 GC). Other Continents in the world include Kolyma and Tanalore, and an unnamed continent north of Serenia, where Harlin's castle was located. Serenia can also refer to Serenia towne and the Village of Serenia.

Land of Serenia
The Land of Serenia is a land lying to the north of Daventry. It encompasses the regions containing the Endless Desert of Serenia, the Sovereinty of Serenia, northern Great Mountains (including Queen Icebella's Realm), and the eastern shore of the continent. By some extension the Harpy Island and Mordack's Isle fall into the boundaries of this land.

Sovereignty of Serenia
The Soveriengty of Serenia is the name of the kingdom in the northern half of the continent of Serenia. It lies between the Endless Desert of Serenia to the west, the Great Mountains to the east, and to the south of the Dark Forest.

Behind the scenes
This land of Serenia first appeared in The Wizard and the Princess and Adventure in Serenia, and was later revisited in [[King's Quest V] ].

The continent was originally called Daventry in King's Quest Companion, First Edition, and King's Quest 3. As shown in the book and game during the era's of King's Quest 1-4, the Sovereignty of Serenia was missing. The KQ3 Charts, 1st Edition Maps and Alexander's account of his escape from Manannan show that Serenia was missing at the time (and the continent was referred to as Daventry). In the Second Edition, Serenia reappeared, and the book uses the name Daventry and Serenia interchangeably for the name of the continent. The continent is referred to as Daventry in the An Encyclopedia of Daventry in the 2nd Edition. The 2nd Edition Maps and 3rd Edition Maps show the continent being referred to as Daventry as well. Though Derek Karlavaegen began referring to the continent as Serenia in his descriptions of the world.

Fan Fiction
In fan fiction, fans prefer to call the whole KQ world as 'Serenia', not only that particular realm. Therefore, Daventry, Green Isles, Tamir and other realms are only parts of Serenia.

The designers of King's Quest ZZT on the other hand, have the characters within the game refer to the world as "King's Quest".

However in the official literature the entire world is referred to as the World of Daventry, simply Daventry, or Earth.