Land of the Sun: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
Protospace (talk | contribs) mNo edit summary |
||
Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
}} | }} | ||
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 | 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]], which corresponded symmetrically to the [[Pelóri]] of Aman. The Walls of the Sun were great, but not as tall as the Pelóri.<ref name=5b/> | In the Land of the Sun was a great, curve-shaped mountain range called the [[Walls of the Sun]], which corresponded symmetrically to the [[Pelóri]] of Aman. The Walls of the Sun were great, but not as tall as the Pelóri.<ref name=5b/> |
Revision as of 18:55, 11 March 2018
Land of the Sun | |
---|---|
Continent | |
"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, which corresponded symmetrically to the Pelóri of Aman. The Walls of the Sun were great, but not as tall as the Pelóri.[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"