North Sea
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| North Sea | |
|---|---|
| Ocean | |
.gif) | |
| "The First Map" in composite version by Christopher Tolkien | |
| General Information | |
| Location | west of the Icebay of Forochel |
| Type | Ocean |
| Regions | Forochel |
| History | |
| Created | After the War of Wrath |
The North Sea was a sea north of the Belegaer and west of the Icebay of Forochel.[1][2]
History
Given that the North Sea is just west of the Icebay of Forochel, a place which was once a part of the lands to the north of Beleriand, it seems possible that the North Sea was at least partly formed as a result of the War of Wrath.[3]
Islands
The North Sea lies just north of the following islands:
Bays and inlets
Other versions of the legendarium
The North Sea is not marked on any of the maps that were published with The Lord of the Rings, Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth or The Silmarillion and is not mentioned in the text of those works. J.R.R. Tolkien pencilled in the name on the First Map of The Lord of the Rings and Christopher Tolkien included the label on the map that he drew in 1943.[4]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Treason of Isengard, "XV. The First Map of The Lord of the Rings", "Maps I and IA", Map I, p. 302 and commentary on p. 301
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "First Map of The Lord of the Rings", (accessed 29 December 2020), fainted pencilled label on map squares A 2, B 2 and C 2
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age", third paragraph, "Beleriand was broken and laid waste; and northward and westward many lands sank beneath the waters of the Great Sea"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Treason of Isengard, "XV. The First Map of The Lord of the Rings", "Maps I and IA", p. 301
