Nome King
also King Roquat · Roquat · Gnome King · Roquat the Red · King Roquat the Red · Ruggedo · Metal Monarch · King Ruggedo
Roquat the Red, the Nome King: he turned the royal family of Ev into ornaments, lost his Magic Belt to Dorothy, took the name Ruggedo, was deposed in favour of Kaliko in Tik-Tok of Oz, and went on scheming against Oz as an exile.
First named in Ozma of Oz, ch. 4
he sold them all to the Nome King, who by means of his mag-ic arts changed them all in-to oth-er forms and put them in his un-der-ground pal-ace
Names in the books
called Nome King 70 chapters
What the books say it is
species Nome 1 chapter
But I must not blame King Roquat too severely, for he is a Nome, and his nature is not so gentle as my own."
The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 18
role king 1 chapter
"For the king, whose name is Roquat of the Rocks, owns a splendid palace underneath the great mountain which is at the north end of this kingdom, and he has transformed the queen and her children into ornaments and bric-a-brac with which to decorate his rooms."
Ozma of Oz, ch. 9
colour rock-colored 1 chapter
"But--thunder-ation! Don't you know that eggs are poison?" roared the King, while his rock-colored eyes stuck out in great terror.
Ozma of Oz, ch. 15
Where the books disagree
disputed how the name is spelled 2 chapters
The books spell the name two ways. "Nome King" is used 301 times by Baum; "Gnome King" 89 times by Thompson, 1 time by Baum. They are one and the same.
answered the Nome King, "but I'll take it.
L. Frank Baum · Rinkitink in Oz, ch. 19 · 1916muttered the Gnome King in a weak whisper.
Ruth Plumly Thompson · The Hungry Tiger of Oz, ch. 11 · 1926
Appears in
Ozma of Oz (5 of 21 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (7 of 30 chapters)
Little Wizard Stories of Oz (1 of 6 chapters)
Tik-Tok of Oz (10 of 25 chapters)
The Magic of Oz (7 of 23 chapters)
Kabumpo in Oz (5 of 22 chapters)
The Gnome King of Oz (10 of 20 chapters)
- 4 Peter Flies With An Odd Bird
- 5 Sea Tips Upside Down In Quake
- 6 Ruggedo Discovers Pirate’s Treasure
- 7 Kaliko Falls As King of Gnomes
- 8 Peter Meets Kuma Party
- 9 Queen Scraps Meets Peter
- 15 Wumbo, Wonder Worker, At Home
- 17 Mystery In The Emerald City
- 18 The Theft Of The Magic Belt
- 19 The Wizard Makes The Gnome King Visible
Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (1 of 21 chapters)
Mentioned in
Ozma of Oz (4 of 21 chapters)
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (3 of 20 chapters)
The Road to Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (5 of 30 chapters)
Tik-Tok of Oz (6 of 25 chapters)
The Lost Princess of Oz (3 of 26 chapters)
The Magic of Oz (3 of 23 chapters)
Glinda of Oz (2 of 24 chapters)
Kabumpo in Oz (5 of 22 chapters)
The Hungry Tiger of Oz (1 of 20 chapters)
The Gnome King of Oz (2 of 20 chapters)
Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (2 of 21 chapters)
Connections
rules General Guph 1 chapter
stated in The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 26
rules Nome Kingdom 1 chapter
the Ruler of the Underground World
Ozma of Oz, ch. 9
rules Nomes 1 chapter
the evil creatures of the North had allied themselves with the underground monarch
The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 25
rules Runaway Country 1 chapter
not yet confirmed
They watched until the Country plunged joyfully into the Nonestic Ocean and, when it was almost in the middle, Ozma stopped it by the magic spinning process and it became Ruggedo’s Island.
Kabumpo in Oz, ch. 22
travels with Kiki Aru 1 chapter
But up to the time when the cruel and crafty Nome, Ruggedo, conspired with Kiki Aru, the Hyup, all such attempts had failed.
The Magic of Oz, ch. 5
travels with Peter 1 chapter
not yet confirmed
“If we hadn’t come aboard we’d have been at the bottom of the sea by this time,” shuddered Ruggedo, as Peter sank down beside him.
The Gnome King of Oz, ch. 5
enemy of Dorothy Gale 2 chapters
The Nome King could not forgive Dorothy or Princess Ozma, and he had determined to be revenged upon them.
The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 1“Dorothy’s the girl who stole my belt,” sputtered Ruggedo, for it was the Gnome King.
The Gnome King of Oz, ch. 4
enemy of Kiki Aru 1 chapter
not yet confirmed
Ruggedo, on his part, decided that he could, by careful watching and listening, surprise the boy's secret, and when he had learned the magic word he would transform Kiki Aru into a bundle of faggots and burn him up and so be rid of him.
The Magic of Oz, ch. 4
enemy of Ozma 2 chapters
not yet confirmed
he has been harboring wicked thoughts of revenge
The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 24Later Ruggedo had tried to capture Oz, itself, and had been banished by Ozma to a lonely isle in the Nonestic Ocean.
The Hungry Tiger of Oz, ch. 10
enemy of The Shaggy Man 1 chapter
For Ruggedo knew of the Love Magnet and its powers and was horrified at the thought that Shaggy might show him the magic talisman and turn all the hatred in his heart into love.
Tik-Tok of Oz, ch. 17
seeks The Emerald City 1 chapter
She saw that the tunnel was being made in the direction of the Emerald City
The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 18
seeks The Magic Belt 1 chapter
I want it! I must have it!
The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 1
owns Glegg's Box of Mixed Magic 1 chapter
not yet confirmed
The whole of the night after he had found Glegg’s box of Mixed Magic, Ruggedo had spent trying to open the box.
Kabumpo in Oz, ch. 9
Connections from others
Peter travels with Nome King 1 chapter
stated in The Gnome King of Oz, ch. 8
The Patchwork Girl enemy of Nome King 1 chapter
stated in The Gnome King of Oz, ch. 9
The Tin Woodman enemy of Nome King 1 chapter
stated in Ozma of Oz, ch. 16
Blackbird servant of Nome King 1 chapter
stated in The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 1
Chief Counselor servant of Nome King 1 chapter
stated in The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 1
Chief of the Whimsies servant of Nome King 1 chapter
stated in The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 6
Colonel Crinkle servant of Nome King 1 chapter
stated in The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 4
General Blug servant of Nome King 1 chapter
stated in The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 1
General Guph servant of Nome King 2 chapters
stated in The Emerald City of Oz, chs. 4 and 8
Growleywogs servant of Nome King 1 chapter
stated in The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 13
King Kaliko servant of Nome King 3 chapters
Nomes servant of Nome King 4 chapters
Phanfasms servant of Nome King 1 chapter
stated in The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 13
Potaroo servant of Nome King 1 chapter
stated in The Gnome King of Oz, ch. 7
Wag servant of Nome King 1 chapter
stated in Kabumpo in Oz, ch. 6
Whimsies servant of Nome King 2 chapters
stated in The Emerald City of Oz, chs. 6 and 11
Billina seeks Nome King 1 chapter
stated in Ozma of Oz, ch. 15
Iron Giant created by Nome King 1 chapter
stated in Ozma of Oz, ch. 10
Seen alongside
- Dorothy Gale 14
- King Kaliko 12
- The Scarecrow 12
- Ozma 11
- General Guph 9
- Peter 9
- The Shaggy Man 9
- Betsy Bobbin 8
- Polychrome 7
- Kiki Aru 6
- Files 5
- Queen Ann of Oogaboo 5
- Wag 5
- Billina 4
- Chief Steward 4
- Hank the Mule 4
- Peg Amy 4
- Chief of the Whimsies 3
- First and Foremost 3
- Growleywogs 3
- Kabumpo 3
- Nomes 3
- Quox 3
- Rose Princess 3
- The Tin Woodman 3
- The Shaggy Man's Brother 3
- Whimsies 3
- Winkies 3
- Wooden Doll 3
- Prince Evring 2
- Glegg 2
- Glinda, the Good Sorceress of the South 2
- Grand Gallipoot 2
- Grumpy 2
- Gugu the King 2
- Jack Pumpkinhead 2
- Kuma Party 2
- Long-Eared Hearer 2
- Loo the Unicorn 2
- Munchkins 2
- Ozga 2
- The Patchwork Girl 2
- Prince Pompadore 2
- Question Box 2
- Sawhorse 2
- Scrapper 2
- Sir Hokus 2
- Tik-Tok 2
- Aunt Em 1
- Belfaygor 1
- Biggen 1
- Bru the Bear 1
- Colonel Crinkle 1
- The Cowardly Lion 1
- Flying Cloak of Invisibility 1
- Fox 1
- General Cone 1
- Gillikins 1
- Glegg's Box of Mixed Magic 1
- Goose 1
- Great Book of Records 1
- Green Whiskers 1
- Hi-Swinger 1
- The Hungry Tiger 1
- Iffin 1
- Ivory Box 1
- The Magic Belt 1
- Mixed Magic 1
- Omby Amby 1
- Ozwold 1
- Pang 1
- Potaroo 1
- Prince of Pumperdink 1
- Quilties 1
- Rainbow 1
- Rango the Gray Ape 1
- Re-animating Rays 1
- Snif 1
- Tititi-Hoochoo 1
- Toto 1
- Tubekins 1
- Uncle Henry 1
Seen in
- Nome Kingdom 13
- The Land of Ev 8
- The Emerald City 7
- Down 5
- The Land of Oz 5
- Forest of Gugu 4
- Metal Forest 3
- Winkie Country 3
- Deadly Desert 2
- Nonestic Ocean 2
- Patch 2
- Hollow Tube 2
- Underground Palace 2
- Country of the Whimsies 1
- Forbidden Fountain 1
- Gillikin Country 1
- Great Cavern 1
- Philadelphia 1
- Ripple Land 1
- Rubber Country 1
- Swing City 1
- Underground Tunnel 1
- Zamagoochie 1