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| othernames=Burnt Land of the Sun, Eastern Land, Eastland, Easterness | |||
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In the Land of the Sun was a great, curve-shaped mountain range called the [[Walls of the Sun]] | The '''Land of the Sun''', also known as the '''Burnt Land of the Sun''', '''Easterness''', '''Eastland''',<ref>{{SM|A5}}, p. 250</ref> and '''Eastern Land''',<ref name=5b>{{SM|5b}}, p. 239</ref> was a continent in the far east of [[Arda]] that corresponded symmetrically to [[Aman]] in the far west. The land was separated from [[Middle-earth]] by the waters of the [[East Sea]]. In the Land of the Sun was a great, curve-shaped mountain range called the [[Walls of the Sun]].<ref name=5b/> | ||
The Land of the Sun likely comprised all or part of the [[Empty Lands]] that [[Ilúvatar]] "cast back" during the [[Downfall of Númenor]].<ref name=LR>{{LR|P1II4}}, p. 32 ("If this region [the Empty Lands] ... is to be related to ''Ambarkanta'' Map V it must be what is there called the ''Burnt Land of the Sun''; perhaps also ''the [[Dark Land]]''")</ref> | |||
==Other versions of the legendarium== | ==Other versions of the legendarium== | ||
In ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part One]]'', the easternmost land of Arda was called '''''[[Oronto]]''''' ("East"). This region was connected to the [[ | In ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part One]]'', the easternmost land of Arda was called '''''[[Oronto]]''''' (''Oronto'', a [[Qenya]] word for "East", was a name for the Uttermost East).<ref>{{LT1|Appendix}}, entry "Oronto"</ref> This region was connected to the [[Great Lands]], laying directly east of [[Palisor]], with no separating water. The huge peak [[Kalormë]] stood in Oronto.<ref name=LT1>{{LT1|IX}}</ref>{{rp|212}} | ||
[[Oromë]] described the East to the [[Valar]], saying that "''there is a silent beach and dark empty seas''". It is also told that [[Aulë]] and [[Ulmo]] "''builded great havens'' [of the Sun and Moon] ''beside the soundless sea''".<ref name=LT1 | [[Oromë]] described the East to the [[Valar]], saying that "''there is a silent beach and dark empty seas''".<ref name=LT1/>{{rp|214}} It is also told that [[Aulë]] and [[Ulmo]] "''builded great havens'' [of the Sun and Moon] ''beside the soundless sea''".<ref name=LT1>{{LT1|IX}}</ref>{{rp|215}} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Land of the Sun | |
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Continent | |
"Arda" by Šárka Škorpíková | |
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Other names | Burnt Land of the Sun, Eastern Land, Eastland, Easterness |
Location | East of the East Sea |
Type | Continent |
Regions | Walls of the Sun |
The Land of the Sun, also known as the Burnt Land of the Sun, Easterness, Eastland,[1] and Eastern Land,[2] was a continent in the far east of Arda that corresponded symmetrically to Aman in the far west. The land was separated from Middle-earth by the waters of the East Sea. In the Land of the Sun was a great, curve-shaped mountain range called the Walls of the Sun.[2]
The Land of the Sun likely comprised all or part of the Empty Lands that Ilúvatar "cast back" during the Downfall of Númenor.[3]
Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]
In The Book of Lost Tales Part One, the easternmost land of Arda was called Oronto (Oronto, a Qenya word for "East", was a name for the Uttermost East).[4] This region was connected to the Great Lands, laying directly east of Palisor, with no separating water. The huge peak Kalormë stood in Oronto.[5]:212
Oromë described the East to the Valar, saying that "there is a silent beach and dark empty seas".[5]:214 It is also told that Aulë and Ulmo "builded great havens [of the Sun and Moon] beside the soundless sea".[5]:215
See also[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Shaping of Middle-earth, "V. The Ambarkanta: Map V", p. 250
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Shaping of Middle-earth, "V. The Ambarkanta: Of the Fashion of the World", p. 239
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part One: II. The Fall of Númenor, (iv) The further development of The Fall of Númenor", p. 32 ("If this region [the Empty Lands] ... is to be related to Ambarkanta Map V it must be what is there called the Burnt Land of the Sun; perhaps also the Dark Land")
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I, entry "Oronto"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "IX. The Hiding of Valinor"