Enchanted Forest

"Elsa: What do we even know about this Misthaven? How have I never heard of it? Kristoff: You might know it better by what the inhabitants call it. Elsa: What's that? Kristoff: The Enchanted Forest."

- Elsa and Kristoff

The Enchanted Forest, also known as Misthaven, is a Fairy Tale Land realm featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time and Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. It first appears in the first episode of the first season of Once Upon a Time.

Society and Culture

 * Nature and respect for it is important in the Enchanted Forest, so the glass coffin is carved out of a log, Snow White has flowers in her hair at her royal wedding, and the magic wardrobe is made out of a tree trunk.
 * Given names taken from nature like "Snow White" or "Briar Rose" also exist.
 * The currency in the Enchanted Forest includes coppers, silvers, gold, shillings, pennies and doubloons.
 * Execution exists in the Enchanted Forest, as when it was found out that the Genie of Agrabah killed King Leopold, Regina, the Queen, told the Genie that he would be executed. This is further confirmed when The Evil Queen was almost executed by Snow White and Prince Charming but the execution was stopped in the last minute.
 * There are several ways to execute someone, as in Prince Charming's case, he was almost executed by guillotine by King George, but for the Evil Queen, several soldiers shot their arrows to a blindfolded Regina.
 * Execution seems to be used for the people who commit major crimes, like for killing a king or terrorizing people for far too long.
 * Religion in the Enchanted Forest seems to be majorly polytheistic, with people such as Maurice, Red Riding Hood, Peter, Granny, Baelfire or Rumplestiltskin calling upon "the gods".
 * However, characters such as Baelfire, Lancelot or Rumplestiltskin also make occasional reference to a singular God.
 * Christianity also seems to be present in the Enchanted Forest, as a cross can be seen on a shield dropped by a fallen soldier outside the dragon's cave, on Daniel's grave, and on the cover of a book in Maurice castle. Churches are also known to exist there.
 * Also prominent is the character of a Bishop.
 * Christian dignities also exist in the Enchanted Forest, as a man named Clemmons is a vicar.
 * According to David Nolan, there's no thanksgiving in the Enchanted Forest.
 * In "The Queen Is Dead", Mary Margaret celebrates her birthday, indicating that the inhabitants use the Gregorian calendar. This is confirmed in the novel Red's Untold Tale, where the Gregorian calendar is used to organize days. It is further confirmed on-screen in "Our Decay", where it is revealed that Zelena was born on April 15.
 * The stone is used as a unit of mass. This can be seen on the list of items (seen upside-down) that King Xavier is making.
 * There is education and schools in the Enchanted Forest, as Red Riding Hood went to school.

Locations
For detailed location information, please see the Enchanted Forest Locations category or the list of minor Enchanted Forest locations.

Kingdoms
The Enchanted Forest is divided into kingdoms, much as the Land Without Magic is currently divided into countries. Known kingdoms of the Enchanted Forest are: Additionally, there are some other locations:
 * Snow White and Prince Charming's kingdom (formerly ruled by King George)
 * The Evil Queen's kingdom (previously ruled by King Leopold and Queen Eva and now belongs to Snow White and Prince Charming)
 * The King's kingdom (Prince Thomas' and Cinderella's home kingdom)
 * Maurice's kingdom (Belle's home kingdom)
 * Aurora's kingdom (previously ruled by King Stefan and Queen Briar Rose)
 * Prince Phillip's kingdom
 * King Xavier's kingdom (Prince Henry's and Cora's home kingdom)
 * The King's kingdom (ruled by an unnamed king, Liam and Killian Jones served in his navy)
 * Maritime kingdom (Prince Eric's home kingdom)
 * Rapunzel's kingdom (ruled by her parents)
 * The Northern Kingdom (Princess Eva's home kingdom)
 * King Midas' kingdom (Abigail's home kingdom)
 * Lord LeGume's kingdom (a kingdom next to Maurice's and Gaston's home kingdom)
 * Avonlea, a location close to Maurice's castle
 * The Dark Castle and its surrounding mountains (home to Rumplestiltskin)
 * The Forbidden Fortress and the Forbidden Mountain (home to Maleficent)
 * The Frontlands, a location where Rumplestiltskin, Milah and Baelfire lived (ruled by a duke)
 * Helmsville, where Prince Benjamin is from
 * Longbourn, a port town
 * Port Bennet, the port town that Claire Fairchild is from
 * Pleasure Island

Trivia

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On-Screen Notes

 * There are birds and animals in the Enchanted Forest that can communicate with humans and understand human speech.
 * The Enchanted Forest does not appear for the first time in the twelfth episode of the second season.

GEOGRAPHY
 * The exact size and scope of the Enchanted Forest is not known.
 * A map of the area surrounding Sir Maurice's kingdom, mentions the locations West Mountains, East Mountains, Westery Plains, The Endless Ocean, The Dark Forest, Kitsis River and Tigelaar River.
 * The rivers are named after show writers Edward Kitsis and Liz Tigelaar.
 * The Enchanted Forest is across the desert from Agrabah, across the sea from Arendelle and a few days ride away from Camelot.
 * One of Merlin's books refers to the Enchanted Forest as a riding. Ridings are also used as a geographical designation within the Enchanted Forest itself. David's board in "Murder Most Foul", which maps a series of taverns located in the Enchanted Forest, mentions a location known as the East Riding.
 * Liam's navigation map mentions the locations The Spit, Miraud Is. and Kei Is. One area is described as "A mighty swell when the Wind is at N.W."
 * "Kei Islands" is another name for the Kai Islands of Indonesia.
 * The navigation map used by Hook aboard the Nautilus mentions a body of water called the Gulf of Fortune.


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Production Notes

 * The shot of the Jewel of the Realm in the Enchanted Forest at the end of "The Brothers Jones" was reused for a wide shot of the Wish Realm version of the Jolly Roger in the scene where Davy Jones' treasure is hoisted onto the ship in "Breadcrumbs".


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Filming Locations

 * Many of the Enchanted Forest scenes are shot at British Columbia's Golden Ears Park.

Appearances
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.