Barbaric Archipelago

Franchise

The Barbaric Archipelago is the setting for much of the DreamWorks Dragons franchise. The Archipelago is located in the Greenland and Norwegian Seas.^[1]

Climate and Geography[]

Dominated by water and littered by sea stacks, the Archipelago is a colony of more than 70 islands, according to Hiccup's map.

Due to its geographical location near the Arctic Circle, the Archipelago is inevitably cold. Berk is described to have snow for nine months of the year and hail the other three. However, a wide array of climates and landscapes exist throughout the Archipelago, from glaciers to steep cliffs, and waterfalls to volcanoes.

Valka's Mountain, for example, is a frigid, hostile cluster of spikes on the outside, and is surrounded by landscapes equally as remote and chilly. However, the inside of the Mountain is kept warm by natural hot springs, and several high-pressure air vents exist around the Mountain. Glacier Island, just south of the Mountain, also has a similarly chilly climate.

On the other hand, places like Dark Deep are barren, craggy, and rocky, with barely any ice or plants to begin with. While Melody Island is one of the few other islands to have dense, lush foliage.

Most islands are small and sculpted by wind and sea waves, thus explaining its uneven cliff surfaces and numerous sea stacks. Due to the small size and thus proximity to the coastline, the formation of volcanoes and vents is rather common. Caldera Cay and Dragon Island are both active volcanic islands, and the Rookery has numerous hot springs.

List of Locations[]

The Lands of

Lands undocumented in the Map

Trivia[]

There are multiple known continuity errors in the interactive map.
The reason for why the map in How to Train Your Dragon 2 differs from every other adaptation of itself is that it had been adjusted for the release of the movie. The other versions of the map, such as the ones in The Art of How to Train Your Dragon 2, Dragons: Race to the Edge and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, had been developed from an earlier concept design.
- One noteable adjustment on the HTTYD2 map was the addition of Outcast Island, which was otherwise absent from the earlier stages.