Hither Shore

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"On Hither Shores where mortals are."
Song of Eärendil[1]

Hither Shore was a term used especially by the Elves for the mortal lands of Middle-earth, a reminder of the far distant shores of Aman.[2][3]

In Sindarin of the First Age, it also had a more specific meaning, since it translates into that language as the name Nevrast, a cold seaward region in the northwest of Beleriand.[4]

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