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==Location==
==Location==
As the Empty Lands were east of Middle-earth, [[Christopher Tolkien]] infers that they correspond to the [[Land of the Sun]] and possibly also the [[Dark Land]].<ref name=LR />
As the Empty Lands were east of Middle-earth, [[Christopher Tolkien]] infers that they correspond to the [[Land of the Sun]] and possibly also the [[Dark Land]].<ref name=LR>{{LR|P1II4}}, pp. 29-30</ref>


==Other versions of the legendarium==
==Other versions of the legendarium==
In their earliest appearance in Tolkien's drafts, the Empty Lands were called the "Barren Land".<ref name=LR>{{LR|iv}}, pp. 29-30</ref> When Belegaer and the Barren Land were "cast back," the "new lands and seas" were said to appear in areas where previously "nought had been but the paths of the [[Sun]] and [[Moon]]."<ref name=LR /> In a later draft, "Barren Land" was replaced with "Empty Land," which was eventually replaced with the final term "Empty Lands."<ref name=LR />
In their earliest appearance in Tolkien's drafts, the Empty Lands were called the "Barren Land".<ref name=LR /> When Belegaer and the Barren Land were "cast back," the "new lands and seas" were said to appear in areas where previously "nought had been but the paths of the [[Sun]] and [[Moon]]."<ref name=LR /> In a later draft, "Barren Land" was replaced with "Empty Land," which was eventually replaced with the final term "Empty Lands."<ref name=LR />


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 19:45, 3 March 2018

The Empty Lands were regions in the East of Arda, beyond the eastern boundaries of Middle-earth. Along with Belegaer, they were "cast back" at the Changing of the World, "and new lands and seas were made".[1]

Location

As the Empty Lands were east of Middle-earth, Christopher Tolkien infers that they correspond to the Land of the Sun and possibly also the Dark Land.[2]

Other versions of the legendarium

In their earliest appearance in Tolkien's drafts, the Empty Lands were called the "Barren Land".[2] When Belegaer and the Barren Land were "cast back," the "new lands and seas" were said to appear in areas where previously "nought had been but the paths of the Sun and Moon."[2] In a later draft, "Barren Land" was replaced with "Empty Land," which was eventually replaced with the final term "Empty Lands."[2]

See also

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