Oin

By sorcery and by superior weapons and intelligence he has effected the conquest of two mean nations, one of which is called Oin and the other of which is called Yu.

Elric of Melnibone Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1972

And thus they made their way to the interior of the land called Oin, which lay to the north of the River Ar, which marked the border between Oin and the land called Yu with which Oin shared a single capital.

Elric of Melnibone Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1972

'You've heard nothing of a Melnibonean renegade who has conquered Oin and Yu and set about training these peasants to make war?'

Elric of Melnibone Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1972

Thus anyone who ventures into Oin or Yu or travels by sea to the capital which serves both is confronted by the mirror and forgets that he has seen Prince Yyrkoon and his Imrryrians in those lands.

Elric of Melnibone Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1972

Again Dyvim Tvar had the impulse to move, but this time he desired to go to Elric and tell him to stop, to consider some other means of reaching the lands of Oin and Yu.

Elric of Melnibone Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1972

Oin was a country consisting largely of unforested jungle and infertile plains where the inhabitants farmed, for they feared the forest and would not go into it, even though that was where Oin's wealth might be found.

Elric of Melnibone Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1972

The summoning is over and now we have the vessel we need to take us swiftly to Prince Yyrkoon and the lands of Oin and Yu. '

Elric of Melnibone Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1972

There is no need for it, for who would approach Oin and Yu from the wastelands beyond their borders and who but the inhabitants of Oin or Yu would need to come overland to their capital? '

Elric of Melnibone Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1972

Remembering Straasha's warning concerning his brother Grome, I suggest we travel by sea for as far as possible, calling in here ... 'he pointed to a sea-port on the western coast of Lormyr --' to get our bearings and learn what we can of the lands of Oin and Yu and how those lands are defended. '

Elric of Melnibone Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1972

There was talk of the equipment they would need in their expedition to the mysterious lands of Yu and Oin, speculation concerning the capacity of the Ship Which Sails Over Land and Sea -- how many men it would take, what provisions they should put aboard and so on.

Elric of Melnibone Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1972