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'''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]].<ref>{{FR|II6}}</ref><ref>{{FR|II8}}</ref> | |||
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]].<ref>{{S|Index}}, ''Nevrast''</ref> | |||
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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]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Many Meetings"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Lothlórien"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Farewell to Lórien"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names", Nevrast
