hidden kingdom
Concealed sovereign territory
A hidden kingdom is a secret or concealed realm, often in fantasy literature or folklore—a place that exists unseen by ordinary people, protected by magic, geography, or deliberate isolation: The explorers stumbled upon a hidden kingdom in the mountains.
The phrase also works figuratively for any world that operates beneath notice: the hidden kingdom of underground music scenes.
- secretConcealed information
- secret passageConcealed route through structure
- realmGoverned territory or sphere
- enchantedUnder magical influence
- enchanted forestSupernatural woodland of folklore
lost · lost civilization · concealed · mysterious · fairy tale · once upon a time · fairytale · underground · forgotten · ancient ruins · magical · sanctuary · fortress · veil · ancient · throne · castle · buried
- fantasy fictionepic fantasy, high fantasy, low fantasy, dark fantasy, urban fantasy
- Mythic RealmsAsgard, Avalon, Elysium, Hades, Valhalla
- heroic questquest, odyssey, call to adventure, hero's journey, departure
- folklorefairy tales, fairytales, folktales, folk tales, folk tale
- fairy landsNarnia, Oz, Neverland, elfland, fairy ring
- faerylandsAvalon, fairy ring, enchanted forest, fairy mound, otherworld
hidden, hide, hides, hiding, hider, hiddenness, kingdom, king, kings