The Land of the Sun
I’m very curious about this particular part of Tolkien’s world. Any thoughts on why it’s so obscure? And why didn’t the Valar settle East instead of West? Visitant (talk) 10:48, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
- Hello and welcome Visitant! Much of Tolkien's legendarium is obscure by design, to quote the man himself;
Part of the attraction of The L.R. is, I think, due to the glimpses of a large history in the background : an attraction like that of viewing far off an unvisited island, or seeing the towers of a distant city gleaming in a sunlit mist. To go there is to destroy the magic, unless new unattainable vistas are again revealed.
- Much of the history of Middle-earth happens in the far North-west, or at least that is where the Loremasters lived and recorded it.
- As for why the Valar didn't go East instead of West - no specific reason really, except that the island of Aman already existed in the far West and was perhaps the furthest most point from the strongholds of Melkor.
- Finally, whilst these questions are interesting and I enjoyed answering it (hopefully to your satisfaction), Tolkien Gateway is not the place for questions about the Legendarium. You are welcome to join our Discord server which has a channel for such things - or Reddit or a plethora of other websites that facilitate questions such as yours. JR Snow (talk) 11:08, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you! I’ll be sure to join the Discord server. Visitant (talk) 11:11, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
"Land" or "Lands" ?
In the Ambarkanta's text, "Land of the Sun" is written once. But on the map IV, it is clearly "Lands of the Sun".
Maybe put a "(s)" or write "Land ou Lands of the Sun" at the beginning of the article ? Erendis (talk) 17:11, 9 April 2025 (UTC)