In the War of the Ring, the ruffians who took over the Shire had a staging post or barracks in Waymeet, and it was from here that Sharkey's Men set out for the Battle of Bywater, in which they were soundly defeated by the Shire-hobbits. For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1997-2020. Tolkien for his extraordinary and unparalleled creation. It lay between the Misty Mountains in the east, and the Blue Mountains on the borders of Lindon in the west, and encompassed the area where the Shire would be founded many years later.

The site is evolving into an illustrated hypertext encyclopedia of Tolkien's realms Tolkien with thousands of entries, and interactive features including a chronicle, calendar and lexicon of Elvish names. Arda (Quenya; IPA: [ˈarda]), also known as Earth, was the world in which all peoples of Middle-earth and of Valinor lived.
A detailed list of the source books behind the information on this site. In the language of the Elder Days, 'Arda' signified the World and all that is in it. This page was last modified on 24 August 2012, at 23:50.

and peoples. The Encyclopedia of Arda, is an online encyclopedia, owned and moderated by Mark Fisher. 'a'rrda' (the 'r' sound should be pronounced - 'rr' is used here to emphasise this). All rights reserved. A selection of awards received by this site. The Trees themselves waxed and waned, and as they did so their Light shone more or less brightly, with the Light of both Trees mingling every six hours. All rights reserved. Equally, the range stretching southwest from Helcar into the (unnamed) southern continent might possibly correspond to an older conception of a range known as the Grey Mountains (quite unrelated to the northern range of the same name).

Hence, we try to describe his world The Encyclopedia of Arda is a large database of material related to the world of Arda offering timelines, genealogies, historical layouts and other features. From the late Second Age onwards, the World began to take the shape that we know today.

Elendil fell in the Siege of Barad-dûr in II 3441, and his eldest son Isildur, who would have taken the rulership, was lost two years later as he journeyed back from the southlands with his three eldest sons, who were slain with their father at the Disaster of the Gladden Fields. Where these roadways came together, a town had grown up, appropriately known as Waymeet. The content of the Encyclopedia is written in the same context as Tolkien himself used; he presented himself

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The Encyclopedia of Arda In fact, Map V does not name these mountain ranges, but Map IV shows ranges in these locations, and labels them the 'Blue Mountains' and 'Red Mountains' respectively.

Arda was created through the Music of the Ainur to be a dwelling place for the Children of Ilúvatar (that is, Elves and Men).

The Encyclopedia of Arda is a large database of material related to the world of Arda offering timelines, genealogies, historical layouts and other features. Also featured is an interactive calendar that converts modern dates into dates from various calendars.

Founded by Elendil in the last years of the Second Age, Arnor was the great kingdom of Men in the north of Middle-earth. A guide to common elements found in place-names and personal names. For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. It has become one of the more popular Tolkien websites. The Encyclopedia of Arda app is available for iPhone and iPad.

In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the history of Arda, also called the history of Middle-earth,[a] began when the Ainur entered Arda, following the creation events in the Ainulindalë and long ages of labour throughout Eä, the fictional universe. In the First Age, the regions to the north and west of Middle-earth was occupied by the country of Beleriand, but this was destroyed during the tumults of the War of Wrath.

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The Encyclopedia of Arda contains thousands of articles covering topics from J.R.R. But the real Special Thanks, though, belong to the memory of J.R.R. It's important to remember that the original maps on which this one is based predate the stories of the Third Age, and aren't entirely compatible with the later geography of Middle-earth. J.R.R. Tolkien news and resources The Light that shone on the land of Valinor when the Two Trees still grew there, filling that land with shining silver and golden beams. This page has been accessed 13,596 times. A guide to characters and places from sources outside Tolkien's main canon, including not only material from unfinished works, but also well-known names from movies, games, and so on. Originally a flat world, the continents shown in the map above were surrounded by a mighty ocean, Ekkaia or the Encircling Sea , and separated by Belegaer , called the Great Sea . The site is evolving into an illustrated hypertext encyclopedia of Tolkien's realms and peoples.
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