![]() Northerns often explore the 'Matter of Canada' (the national mythos of Canada, after the Matter of Rome). ![]() The primary antagonist in a Northern can be the wilderness, the weather and other natural elements, which the protagonists must endure, overcome and survive. Scenes involving attacks by bears date back to The Klondyke Nugget. Dogs and dog sleds were popularized by The Call of the Wild and White Fang. Snow featured to such an extent that Northern films were sometimes termed "snow pictures". Generic names used for this general setting included the "Far North", the "Northlands", the "North Woods", and the "Great Woods".Ĭommon settings include boreal forests, isolated cabins, and mining towns. Popular locations within Canada are the Yukon, the Barren Grounds, and area around Hudson Bay. Of the two, Canada was the most common setting, although many tropes could apply to both. Northerns are similar to westerns but are set in the frozen north of North America that is, Canada or Alaska. The Yukon (occasionally near the Alaskan border) was a common setting for Northern fiction.
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