In the fictional world of Warhammer Fantasy, the 'Old World' refers to the main 'European' setting where most Human nations are based. The old world is usually defined as the area of land west of the World Edge Mountains and north of Blood River and the Dwarf sea fortress of Barak Varr. Warhammer Battle miniatures - Dwarves, Gotrek & Felix Warhammer or Warhammer Fantasy is a fantasy setting created by Games Workshop, in which many games of that company are set, the best known ones being the Warhammer Fantasy Battles wargame, and the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay role-playing game. ... This article is about the continent. ... Trinomial name Homo sapiens sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Humans, or human beings, are animals biologically classified as bipedal primates belonging to the mammalian genus Homo, in particular to its only extant species, Homo sapiens (Latin for wise man or knowing man), under the family Hominidae (the great apes). ... The Dwarfs are a race in Warhammer Fantasy, very much akin to the portrayal of dwarves in many other fantasy worlds, such as Lord of the Rings and Dungeons & Dragons. ...

This includes the nations of the Empire, Bretonnia, Tilea, Estalia, The Wasteland, Athel Loren the Border Princes and Norsca, as well as most of the Dwarf holds. In the past, before the rise of humans, the Old World was ruled by Dwarfs and Elves, until the 'War of the Beard'. For the Empire from Star Wars, see the Galactic Empire. ... Book Cover of 6th Edition Bretonnian Army Book In the Warhammer Fantasy setting, Bretonnia is a country located west of the Empire, between the Grey Mountains and the Great Ocean in the lands that were once part of the domain of the Elves. ... Tilea In Warhammer Fantasy, the region of the warhammer world roughly corresponding with Italy. ... In the tabletop wargame Warhammer Estalia is a fictional nation. ... Marienburg is a fictional city in the Warhammer Fantasy universe. ... For more general description of Wood Elves, see Wood-elves, and for other meanings, see Wood Elves (disambiguation). ... Norsca are a fictional part of the Warhammer world. ...