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What other worlds are there besides Middle-earth?
2 Answers. No other planets are visited in the Legendarium1, but several of Tolkien’s dictionaries (published in History of Middle-earth in a number of places) include Quenya and Sindarin names for what we now know of as planets2; whether they were known to be planets by the inhabitants of Middle-earth is unknown.
What are the worlds of Lord of the Rings?
Here are the most important locations in the The Lord of the Rings and its backstory.
- Arda. The world, created by Ilvatar, the high god in Tolkien’s stories.
- Aman (The Blessed Realm, The Undying Lands)
- Middle-earth.
- Arnor.
- Beleriand.
- Cirith Ungol (“Pass of the Spider”)
- Dead Marshes.
- Erebor (“The Lonely Mountain”)
What are the other continents in Arda?
History. Arda consisted of land masses, chiefly the continents of Middle-earth and Aman, oceans and seas, and an atmosphere.
How many Ainur are there?
After the creation of Arda, many of the Ainur descended into it to guide and order its growth; of these there were fifteen more powerful than the rest. Fourteen of these great Ainur became known as the Valar, or Powers of Arda. The fifteenth, Melkor, turned aside from that path and became the first Dark Lord.
What is the world of Middle-earth called?
According to “The Atlas of Middle-Earth” by Karen Wynn Fonstad, the name of the world is Arda. This is also how it is referred to in Christopher Tolkien’s “The History of Middle-earth.
What world is Middle-earth in?
This part of Middle-earth is suggestive of Europe, the north-west of the Old World, with the environs of the Shire resembling reminiscent of England, but, more specifically, the West Midlands, with the town at its centre, Hobbiton, at the same latitude as Oxford….
| Middle-earth | |
|---|---|
| Type | Central continent of fantasy world |
What is Middle-earth Lord of the Rings?
Middle-earth is the main continent of Earth (Arda) in an imaginary period of the Earth’s past, ending with Tolkien’s Third Age, about 6,000 years ago. Tolkien’s tales of Middle-earth mostly focus on the north-west of the continent.
Where is Middle-earth on Arda?
| Arda | |
|---|---|
| Location | Within Eä |
| Type | The World |
| Description | A habitable round mass of land, water and airs under the Sun, Moon and stars. |
| Regions | Aman (including Valinor), Middle-earth (including Beleriand), Dark Land, Númenor, Land of the Sun |
Who is the god of Middle-Earth?
Eru
Eru is introduced in The Silmarillion as the supreme being of the universe, creator of all existence. In Tolkien’s invented Elvish language Quenya, Eru means “The One”, or “He that is Alone” and Ilúvatar signifies “Allfather”.
Where is Middle-earth in the real world?
How many countries are in Middle-earth?
There are seven kingdoms in The Lord of the Rings/Middle-earth.