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Dates
Created during the First Age;1 no longer present in the world after the Downfall of Númenor in II 3319
Location
The extreme West of the world
Origins
Created by the Valar
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Door of NightThe gateway to the Timeless VoidA guarded portal in the distant West of the World, through which Morgoth was cast after his defeat in the War of Wrath. Its origins are unclear: according to some accounts, it was made by the Valar as a passage for the Sun, which would return into the world through the Gates of Morning in the east. According to others, though, it was made expressly as a gateway through which to expel Morgoth. The Door of Night was guarded by Eärendil, bearing his Silmaril aloft in his shining ship Vingilot. Notes
See also...Aman, Ancient Darkness, Foam-flower, Last Battle, Outer Void, Timeless Void, Walls of the World Indexes: About this entry:
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