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'''West''' is a relative term in [[Arda]], usually associated with the sunset. It was known in [[Sindarin]] as ''[[annûn]]'' or ''[[dûn]]'', in [[Quenya]] as ''[[andúnë]]'' or ''[[númen]]'', and in [[Adûnaic]] as ''[[adûn]]''. ''West'' may refer to:
{{quote|So we always do, we look towards Númenor that was, and beyond to Elvenhome that is, and to that which is beyond Elvenhome and will ever be.|[[Faramir]], ''[[The Window on the West]]''}}
'''West''' is a relative term in [[Arda]], usually associated with the sunset. It was known in [[Sindarin]] as ''[[annûn]]'' or ''[[dûn]]'', in [[Quenya]] as ''[[andúnë]]'' or ''[[númen]]'', and in [[Adûnaic]] as ''[[adûn]]''.  
 
In an abstract sense, "the West" was honored as the place of the [[Valar]] and the [[Eldar]], and the legacy of [[Númenor]]. Politically, it encompassed the realms and peoples of the [[Westlands]] who belonged to the cultural sphere of the [[Elves]] and the [[Dúnedain]], and were allied to them against [[Sauron]].
 
''West'' may refer to:
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* The [[Westfarthing]], the western quarter of [[The Shire]] which included [[Hobbiton]], [[Michel Delving]] and [[Tuckborough]].
* The [[Westfarthing]], the western quarter of [[The Shire]] which included [[Hobbiton]], [[Michel Delving]] and [[Tuckborough]].
* The [[West-gate of Bree]], one of the entrances to [[Bree-land]].
* The [[West-gate of Bree]], one of the entrances to [[Bree-land]].
* The [[Westmarch of the Shire|Westmarch]], an area added to [[the Shire]] in {{SR|1452}}.
* The [[Westmarch]], an area added to [[the Shire]] in {{SR|1452}}.
* The [[West-mark]], the western half of [[Rohan]].
* The [[West-mark]], the western half of [[Rohan]].


:'''Also:'''
:'''Also:'''
* [[Beleriand]], the most western land east of Belegaer. Elves who dwelt here were occasionally known as [[Dúnedhil]], West-elves, to distinguish them from the [[Avari]].
* [[Beleriand]], the most western land east of Belegaer. Elves who dwelt here were occasionally known as [[Dúnedhil]], West-elves, to distinguish them from the [[Avari]].
* '''After the drowning of both Beleriand and Númenor, "the West" generally referred to the north-western portions of [[Middle-earth]], or at least [[Free peoples|those who opposed Sauron]].'''
* '''After the drowning of both Beleriand and Númenor, "the West" generally referred to the north-western portions of [[Middle-earth]], or [[Westlands]]; or at least [[Free peoples|those who opposed Sauron]].'''


===Titles===
===Titles===
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* Flame of the West, the translation of [[Andúril]].
* Flame of the West, the translation of [[Andúril]].
* [[King of the West]], [[Aragorn|Elessar]]
* [[King of the West]], [[Aragorn|Elessar]]
* [[Lords of the West]], the [[Valar]].
* [[Valar|Lords of the West]], the [[Valar]].
* [[Mighty of the West]], [[Tuor]].
* [[Mighty of the West]], [[Tuor]].



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"So we always do, we look towards Númenor that was, and beyond to Elvenhome that is, and to that which is beyond Elvenhome and will ever be."
Faramir, The Window on the West

West is a relative term in Arda, usually associated with the sunset. It was known in Sindarin as annûn or dûn, in Quenya as andúnë or númen, and in Adûnaic as adûn.

In an abstract sense, "the West" was honored as the place of the Valar and the Eldar, and the legacy of Númenor. Politically, it encompassed the realms and peoples of the Westlands who belonged to the cultural sphere of the Elves and the Dúnedain, and were allied to them against Sauron.

West may refer to:

Middle-earth

Location

Also:

Titles

Real World


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