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'''Ekkaia''' (also called the '''Encircling Sea''', the '''Outer Sea''', or the '''Outer Ocean''') was the mighty sea that surrounded all the lands of [[Arda]], [[Middle-earth]] and [[Aman]] alike. [[Ulmo]]'s halls were within the Outer Sea. | |||
At its distant unknown edge stood the [[Walls of Night]].<ref name=days>{{S|Days}}</ref> Beyond its edge was also a chasm, into which [[Tilion]] plunged and carried the [[Moon]] beneath the roots of [[Arda]].<ref>{{S|11}}</ref> | |||
Its dark waters lapped the western shores of [[Valinor]],<ref name=days/> and during their time in Valinor [[Fëanor]] and [[Sons of Fëanor|his sons]] visited the shores of these waters.<ref>{{S|Princes}}</ref> | |||
In the North, the [[Helcaraxë]] was the narrow strait between the Outer Sea and [[Belegaer]], where in the chilled waters clashed hills of ice amidst vast fogs of deathly cold.<ref>{{S|Flight}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name ''Ekkaia'', commonly understood to be [[Quenya]],<ref name=Helge/><ref name=quick/> was not explained by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]. | The name ''Ekkaia'', commonly understood to be [[Quenya]],<ref name=Helge/><ref name=quick/> was not explained by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]. | ||
[[Helge Fauskanger]] has tried to explain ''Ekkaia'' by deriving it from the unattested form ''et-gaya'' ("out-sea"; cf. ''[[et]]'' "out").<ref name=Helge>[[Helge Fauskanger]], "[http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/quen-eng.htm Quettaparma Quenyallo]" at [http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/ Ardalambion] (accessed 27 October 2011)</ref> | |||
Robert Ireland links ''Ekkaia'' to the [[Sundocarme|root]] KHAYA ("far, distant"), which appears to include among its derivatives an adverb similar in form: ''ekkaira'' ("far off, far away").<ref name=quick>Robert Ireland, [http://www.quicksilver899.com/Tolkien/SILM/SILM_CE.html The Silmarillion Dictionary (C-E)] at [http://www.quicksilver899.com/Tolkien/Tolkien_Dictionary.html A Tolkien Dictionary] (accessed 27 October 2011)</ref><ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 364 (entry KHAYA-)</ref> | |||
==Other versions of the legendarium== | |||
Ekkaia appears first time in [[The Later Quenta Silmarillion]], replacing the earlier concept of [[Vaiya]]. In earlier works such as the ''[[Ambarkanta]]'', Vaiya is not a sea, but an exotic material that encloses the flat [[Ambar]], becoming air above it, and water below it. In the published ''[[Silmarillion]]'' Ekkaia is clearly mentioned only to be a sea. However in the cosmological models of ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' (and fan-made maps), Ekkaia is conflated with the earlier concept of Vaiya, shown as an atmospheric layer that encloses the world. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Vaiya]] | *[[Vaiya]] | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Quenya locations]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Seas and oceans]] |
Revision as of 04:46, 25 October 2021
Ekkaia | |
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Other names | The Encircling Sea, The Outer Sea |
Location | Surrounding Arda |
Type | Ocean |
Inhabitants | Ulmo |
Ekkaia (also called the Encircling Sea, the Outer Sea, or the Outer Ocean) was the mighty sea that surrounded all the lands of Arda, Middle-earth and Aman alike. Ulmo's halls were within the Outer Sea.
At its distant unknown edge stood the Walls of Night.[1] Beyond its edge was also a chasm, into which Tilion plunged and carried the Moon beneath the roots of Arda.[2]
Its dark waters lapped the western shores of Valinor,[1] and during their time in Valinor Fëanor and his sons visited the shores of these waters.[3]
In the North, the Helcaraxë was the narrow strait between the Outer Sea and Belegaer, where in the chilled waters clashed hills of ice amidst vast fogs of deathly cold.[4]
Etymology
The name Ekkaia, commonly understood to be Quenya,[5][6] was not explained by Tolkien.
Helge Fauskanger has tried to explain Ekkaia by deriving it from the unattested form et-gaya ("out-sea"; cf. et "out").[5]
Robert Ireland links Ekkaia to the root KHAYA ("far, distant"), which appears to include among its derivatives an adverb similar in form: ekkaira ("far off, far away").[6][7]
Other versions of the legendarium
Ekkaia appears first time in The Later Quenta Silmarillion, replacing the earlier concept of Vaiya. In earlier works such as the Ambarkanta, Vaiya is not a sea, but an exotic material that encloses the flat Ambar, becoming air above it, and water below it. In the published Silmarillion Ekkaia is clearly mentioned only to be a sea. However in the cosmological models of The Atlas of Middle-earth (and fan-made maps), Ekkaia is conflated with the earlier concept of Vaiya, shown as an atmospheric layer that encloses the world.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Beginning of Days"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Flight of the Noldor"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Helge Fauskanger, "Quettaparma Quenyallo" at Ardalambion (accessed 27 October 2011)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Robert Ireland, The Silmarillion Dictionary (C-E) at A Tolkien Dictionary (accessed 27 October 2011)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 364 (entry KHAYA-)