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The '''Land of the Sun''', also known as the '''Burnt Land of the Sun''', '''Easterness''', '''Eastland''',<ref name=A5>{{SM|A5}}</ref> and '''Eastern Land''',<ref name=5b>{{SM|5b}}</ref> was a continent in the far east of [[Arda]] that corresponded symmetrically to [[Aman]] in the far west. The land was separated from [[Middle-earth]] by the waters of the [[East Sea]]. | The '''Land of the Sun''', also known as the '''Burnt Land of the Sun''', '''Easterness''', '''Eastland''',<ref name=A5>{{SM|A5}}</ref> and '''Eastern Land''',<ref name=5b>{{SM|5b}}</ref> was a continent in the far east of [[Arda]] that corresponded symmetrically to [[Aman]] in the far west. The land was separated from [[Middle-earth]] by the waters of the [[East Sea]]. | ||
In the Land of the Sun was a great, curve-shaped mountain range called the [[Walls of the Sun]] | In the Land of the Sun was a great, curve-shaped mountain range called the [[Walls of the Sun]].<ref name=5b/> | ||
==Other versions of the legendarium== | ==Other versions of the legendarium== | ||
In ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part One]]'', the easternmost land of Arda was called '''''[[Oronto]]''''' ("East")<ref>{{LT1|Appendix}}</ref>. This region was connected to the [[ | In ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part One]]'', the easternmost land of Arda was called '''''[[Oronto]]''''' ("East")<ref>{{LT1|Appendix}}</ref>. This region was connected to the [[Great Lands]], laying directly east of [[Palisor]], with no separating water. The huge peak [[Kalormë]] stood in Oronto.<ref name=LT1>{{LT1|IX}}</ref> | ||
[[Oromë]] described the East to the [[Valar]], saying that "''there is a silent beach and dark empty seas''". It is also told that [[Aulë]] and [[Ulmo]] "''builded great havens'' [of the Sun and Moon] ''beside the soundless sea''".<ref name=LT1/><ref>{{SM|5e}}</ref> | [[Oromë]] described the East to the [[Valar]], saying that "''there is a silent beach and dark empty seas''". It is also told that [[Aulë]] and [[Ulmo]] "''builded great havens'' [of the Sun and Moon] ''beside the soundless sea''".<ref name=LT1/><ref>{{SM|5e}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 23:33, 10 December 2018
| Land of the Sun | |
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| Continent | |
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| "Arda" by Šárka Škorpíková | |
| General Information | |
| Other names | Burnt Land of the Sun, Eastern Land, Eastland, Easterness |
| Location | East of the East Sea |
| Type | Continent |
| Regions | Walls of the Sun |
The Land of the Sun, also known as the Burnt Land of the Sun, Easterness, Eastland,[1] and Eastern Land,[2] was a continent in the far east of Arda that corresponded symmetrically to Aman in the far west. The land was separated from Middle-earth by the waters of the East Sea.
In the Land of the Sun was a great, curve-shaped mountain range called the Walls of the Sun.[2]
Other versions of the legendarium
In The Book of Lost Tales Part One, the easternmost land of Arda was called Oronto ("East")[3]. This region was connected to the Great Lands, laying directly east of Palisor, with no separating water. The huge peak Kalormë stood in Oronto.[4]
Oromë described the East to the Valar, saying that "there is a silent beach and dark empty seas". It is also told that Aulë and Ulmo "builded great havens [of the Sun and Moon] beside the soundless sea".[4][5]
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Shaping of Middle-earth, "V. The Ambarkanta: Map V"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Shaping of Middle-earth, "V. The Ambarkanta: Of the Fashion of the World"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "IX. The Hiding of Valinor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Shaping of Middle-earth, "V. The Ambarkanta: Commentary on the Ambarkanta"
