The Swamps of Sadness are where all the despair of Fantasia rests. Fantasia itself is a glorious place, but the swamps are where the brokenness lives. They are also the home of Morla the Ancient One, who knows how to stop the Nothing. To become the warrior he needs to be in order to truly champion Fantasia, Atreyu must walk through the swamps and not let the sadness overtake him.
