"As should be expected, there are any number of tales and legends to explain the appearance of Enuk's Wall, the vast, mortal-made barrier that sealed the realm of Isumbras from the lands to the north.

"The prevalent story, though even this version has many variations, is that Enuk was a half-god king from across the sea, summoned by the gods to Isumbras to defend it from invasions from the north. After years of warfare, Enuk saw that the hordes from the north were too numerous and he finally called upon the help of elemental mountain spirits, who crafted for him the wall. With the consent of the gods, Enuk had himself encased in the wall, so the power of his spirit and prowess would make the wall impenetrable and unscalable.

"Another, less fantastic tale is similar in theme, though not in execution. This version suggests that Enuk was the king of the last tribe of Narti to immigrate from the north. In the most common version of this tale, his people came to Isumbras fleeing moral degeneration. They settled in the mountains north of Cilan and prospered for some time until the sinister fingers of wickedness began to creep into their society from their northern heritage and intercourse. Thus, Enuk assembled the good men of his kingdom and together, for nearly forty years, they build the wall. Enuk himself died some time before the completion of the wall and, like his mythical counterpart, was buried in the wall itself as a symbol of purity and goodness standing against evil."

From Asdod's Architecture of the Old Worlds: "Enuk's Wall is an astounding feat. It is nearly fifty miles long, over five hundred feet at its tallest point, and seamlessly integrated with the rocky mountains in which it dwells. For years, adventurers have sought a weakness in it, a way through the fabled treasures of the north, to no avail."

Enuk's Wall completed--approx. 1750 prior