Warcraft Wiki:Featured articles/Northrend
Northrend is the northernmost, icy continent on the world of Azeroth and the source of the evil Scourge. It is also the location of Icecrown Citadel, the seat of the malevolent Lich King. The continent was featured in the second World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King.
Often called "the roof of the world" and sometimes referred to as "the crown of Azeroth", Northrend is a frozen wasteland that lies far from most of civilization. As with the other continents, it was once part of the original landmass of Kalimdor that was broken apart during the Great Sundering. The land that became Northrend drifted far from Azeroth's temperate zones, which destroyed large portions of its remaining wildlife. Other creatures soon came to live on the continent as well.