The Moor may refer to:
* Personification of the
Moors
The term Moor, derived from the ancient Mauri, is an exonym first used by Christian Europeans to designate the Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, the Iberian Peninsula, Sicily and Malta during the Middle Ages.
Moors are not a distinct or ...
, in their collective role as a medieval political force
Geography
* The Moor, the core street of
The Moor Quarter
The Moor Quarter is one of Sheffield's twelve designated quarters, built around and named for The Moor, a pedestrianised thoroughfare. It is bound by Furnival Gate in the north-east, Eyre Street in the south-east, St Mary's Gate to the south, ...
of Sheffield, England
* The Moor,
Hawkhurst, the green within The Moor Quarter's village and civil parish, England
Arts, entertainment, and media
*
Othello (character), often referred to as "The Moor", e.g., by Shakespeare
*
''The Moor'' (novel) (1998) by L.R. King
*
"The Moor" (''The Borgias'') (2011), episode of the television series
See also
*
Moor (disambiguation)
Moor or Moors may refer to:
Nature and ecology
* Moorland, a habitat characterized by low-growing vegetation and acidic soils.
Ethnic and religious groups
* Moors, Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, Iberian Peninsula, Sicily, and Malta during ...
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