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The good news is, this is a pretty good place to learn about Dave Arneson's Blackmoor setting. The bad news is, there are several different iterations of the place.
It originally appeared in the Original D&D ("white box" "three booklet") as Supplement II. Gary Gygax included it in a corner of his Greyhawk campaign world. There was a falling out between Arneson and Gygax/TSR, and Arneson left TSR. The Judges Guild did a treatment of the setting ("The First Fantasy Campaign"). When Arneson returned to working with TSR, the setting was retconned into the past of the D&D game world. It did not return for an official 2nd Edition run, but was licensed back to Arneson and his game company for 3rd edition and 4th edition apparances.
Lots of lore. Lots of it conflicting due to the various iterations of the setting, which just means there are lots of pieces for a DM to work with :D
_________________ Rob
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