Planets of the Hainish Cycle third planet of our solar system. Terrans are descendents of colonists from Hain. At some unspecified date, Terrans join the "League of All Worlds", which includes the Cetians and other peoples of Hainish descent. In "The Left Hand of Darkness", it is said that 'Hainish Normal' people were placed among Terra's own proto-hominid autochthones by the ancient Hainish 'colonizers'. After that initial contact with Hainish civilization Terra experiences two more cycles of isolation followed by the restoration of extraterrestrial contact and community with other worlds. The second period of contact with the interstellar Hainish community is the background for "The
Terra Mariana Terra Mariana Terra Mariana (Medieval Latin for "Land of Mary") was the official name for Medieval Livonia or Old Livonia (, , ), which was formed in the aftermath of the Livonian Crusade in the territories comprising present day Estonia and Latvia. It was established on 2 February 1207, as a principality of the Holy Roman Empire but lost this status in 1215 when proclaimed by Pope Innocent III as directly subject to the Holy See. Terra Mariana was divided into feudal principalities by Papal Legate William of Modena: After the 1236 Battle of Saule the surviving members of the