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In the earliest fragment of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', Bilbo offered to walk to the | In the earliest fragment of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', Bilbo offered to ''"walk from here to'' [cancelled: [[Wikipedia:Hindu Kush|Hindu Kush]]] ''the [[Wikipedia:Gobi Desert|Great Desert of Gobi]] and fight the Wild Wire worm(s) of the [[Wikipedia:China|Chinese]]"''.<ref>{{HH|Pryftan}}, p. 9</ref> In a slightly later version [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] made this "the last desert in the East and fight the Wild Wireworms of the Chinese".<ref>{{HH|Bladorthin}}, p. 40</ref> In these early stages Tolkien was blending his legendary stories with the real world; later the references would be removed. | ||
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Revision as of 06:22, 5 May 2016
The Last Desert was a distant and likely mythical desert in the far east of Middle-earth, the abode of Were-worms.[1]
It is not clear if the Last Desert could really fit in the known maps of Arda, or if it was simply a creation of Hobbitish folklore.
Other Versions of the Legendarium
In the earliest fragment of The Hobbit, Bilbo offered to "walk from here to [cancelled: Hindu Kush] the Great Desert of Gobi and fight the Wild Wire worm(s) of the Chinese".[2] In a slightly later version J.R.R. Tolkien made this "the last desert in the East and fight the Wild Wireworms of the Chinese".[3] In these early stages Tolkien was blending his legendary stories with the real world; later the references would be removed.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "An Unexpected Party"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, John D. Rateliff (ed.), The History of The Hobbit, Mr. Baggins, The First Phase, "The Pryftan Fragment", p. 9
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, John D. Rateliff (ed.), The History of The Hobbit, Mr. Baggins, The First Phase, "The Bladorthin Typescript", p. 40
Legendary locations in Arda | |
Islands: | Isle of Meneltarma |
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Mountains: | Astulat · Mountains of the Moon · Merlock Mountains |
Regions: | Aerie · Belmarie · Fantasie · Last Desert · Sindanórie · Thellamie · Tode |
Rivers: | Derrilyn |
Other: | Caves of the Forgotten · Gorbelgod |