

He explains: "Each of the three tribes, the Pegasi, the unicorns, and the Earth ponies, cared not for what befell the other tribes, but only for their own welfare. The episode's most prominent feature is a play about the founding of Equestria, narrated by Spike. The story of the founding of Equestria is relayed in software, and part of this explanation is covered in Hearth's Warming Eve. A unicorn named Gusty the Great eventually rose up against Grogar and banished him. He created various monsters to seize what they wanted and destroy everything else.
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In this sense, "Equestria" would translate as "land of the horsemen" instead of "land of horses."ĭepiction in the series History See also: Fictional chronology Before EquestriaĪccording to a storybook in A Flurry of Emotions and Lord Tirek in The Beginning of the End - Part 1, the land that would eventually become Equestria was originally a collection of farms and pastures until Grogar declared himself emperor of everything. The English word most similar to the placename Equestria is equestrian, "of or relating to horse riding", from the Latin equester, "belonging to a horseman", from equus, "horse", which is also the origin of equine. However, in subsequent interviews, both Faust and Jayson Thiessen mentioned that the geography and continuity of the show are loosely defined and may change as necessary, and a layout artist stated on Decemthat the production team had no official map of Equestria at their disposal. Lauren Faust wrote in a comment on her DeviantArt page that the Everfree Forest is west of Ponyville, Sweet Apple Acres is southwest, and Fluttershy's cottage and meadow are located north of the farm, presumably between Ponyville and the forest. Consequently, it also has an origin in equus, the Latin word for "horse." The name "Equestria" is derived from the word "equestrian", which denotes a relation to horseback riding. Equestria was co-ruled by Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, who resided in a palace in the city of Canterlot until The Last Problem, when they retire with Twilight Sparkle taking their place. Equestria is called a kingdom in the first episode of the show and in other media, though it does contain other "kingdoms" within it such as the Crystal Empire the show and other media take place in many locations and their exact affiliation with Equestria is not explored. Other animals and creatures also live in Equestria.

Equestria is inhabited by magical ponies and other talking creatures, such as griffons and dragons. For the songs, see Equestria (song), Equestria, the Land I Love, and Equestria, the Land I Love (Reprise).Ī map of Equestria designed for the series artbook My Little Pony: The Art of Equestria.Įquestria is the main setting of the My Little Pony Friendship is Magic franchise.
