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A continent originally lying in the far West of Arda, now removed from the world Other names
The Ancient West, Aman, The Blessed Realm, The Deathless Lands, The Far West, Otherworld, The Twilight, The Undying Lands, The Undying Realm, The Uttermost West, West over Sea, West of the World, West-that-was
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Aman, the lands in the West (somewhat conjectural)
Aman, the lands in the West (somewhat conjectural)
Throughout the earlier ages of Arda, the Undying Lands had been present in the world. Though they were protected by Shadowy Seas and Enchanted Isles, they could be reached by a hardy traveller passing west across the Great Sea. In the closing years of the Second Age, Ar-Pharazôn of Númenor formed an immense fleet and attempted an invasion of the land of the Valar. The results were utterly cataclysmic: Aman, the Undying Realm, was taken out of the world.
Even after this, a westward way remained, so that the Elves could pass along a Straight Road to reach the Blessed Realm. For most Mortals, though, this road was lost: if they sailed westward they would pass around the Bent World and eventually return to their starting-place. So the realm of the immortals came to be known in Middle-earth as the Uttermost West, or West-over-Sea, or most often simply as 'The West'.
The term 'West' was sometimes also used to refer to the lost island of Númenor, which also lay far out in the western Sea, within sight of the coasts of Aman, before it was destroyed. For example, the name Dúnadan, 'Man of the West', makes use of 'West' in this sense.
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Alcarondas, Almaren, Aman, Amanyar, Ancient Speech, Ancient Tongue, Ancient West, Arda, Awakening of Men, Baggins Family, Ban of the Valar, Bay of Elvenhome, Bent World, Bird-tamer, Black Years, [See the full list...]Bridge of Esgalduin, Castle of the Sea, Celebrían, Círdan the Shipwright, Company of the Ring, Curumo, Dark Days, Dark Elves, Dark Lord, Dark Power of the North, Days of Flight, Days of the Rings, Dead Tree, Deep Elves, Dominion of Men, Doors of Angband, Dorwinion, Downfall of Melkor, Dweller in the Deep, Eärendil, Eärrámë, Eärwen, East-elves, Eglador, Eldar of Eressëa, Eldar of the West, Eldar of Valinor, Elendil, Elessar, Elf-friend, Elf-towers, Elfstone, Elmo, Elostirion, Elrohir, Elu Thingol, Elven-kings, Elvendom, Elves, Elves beyond the Sea, Elves of Eregion, Elves of Lindon, Elves of the Darkness, Elves of the High Kindred, Elves of the Twilight, Elves of the West, Elves of the Wood, Elves of Valinor, Elvish, Elvish World, Endóre, Enemies Beyond the Sea, Enemy of Sauron, Ered Engrin, Erellont, Ever-eve, Evereven, Evernight, Fading Years, Falathrim, Far West, First Homely House, First War, Flower of the West, Foam-flower, Foamriders, Ford of Stones, Forester, Forsaken Elves, Forsaken People, Fragrant Trees, Galadriel, Gandalf, Gasping Dust, Gates of Morning, Gondorians, Great Isle, Great Rider, Green Mound, Grey Havens, Grey-elves of Mithrim, Guardian of the Third Ring, Half-elven, Harding of the Hill, Havens of Círdan, Havens of Sirion, Havens of the Shipwrights, High Folk of the West, High Sea, High Speech, Hildórien, Hithaeglir, Hobbiton Hill, Horsebreeders, Horses, Host of the West, House of Finarfin, House of Fingolfin, Incánus, Inner Seas, Iron Crown, Isildur, Isles of the West, Ithryn, Ithryn Luin, King of Arda, King of Kings, King of the World, Lady of Rivendell, Lady of the Golden Wood, Lady of the Noldor, Land of the Girdle, Land of the Valley of Singing Gold, Last Riding of the Keepers of the Rings, Last Ship, Last Shore, Lay of Eärendil, Lay of Nimrodel, Lenwë, Light in the West, Lindar, Lisgardh, Lockbearer, Long Night, Lord of Andúnië, Lord of Lórien, Lord of Lothlórien, Lord of Rivendell, Lord of the Darkness, Lord of the Earth, Lord of the West, Lords of the West, Lórien of the Blossom, Lost Isle, Mar-nu-Falmar, Master of the Grey Havens, Master Stone, Melian, Men of the Three Houses, Middle Days, Mistress of Magic, Misty Mountains, Mithrellas, Mountains of the East, Narrow Ice, Narya, Númenor, Nurtalë Valinóreva, Olórin, Otherworld, Outer Lands, Palantíri, Pass of Light, Peace of Arda, People of the Great Journey, People of the Stars, Ponies, Ponto Baggins, Powers of the World, Rána, Ring of Adamant, Ring of Sapphire, River Anduin, Rochallor, Ruin of Beleriand, Saruman, Sea-elves, Sea-longing, Second Age, Seeing-stone of Emyn Beraid, Seeing-stones of Númenor, Seven Seeing Stones, Seven Stones, Sindar of Nevrast, Singollo, Sleep of Yavanna, Sons of Elrond, Soronúmë, Spirits, Star of High Hope, Stone of Eärendil, Stones of Arnor, Straight Way, Sunset, Tale of the Downfall of Númenor, Tar-Minastir, Tauron, Teleri of Valinor, The Blessed, The Deathless, The Downfallen, The East, The Farsighted, The Five, The Gift, The Great, The Green, The Highway, The Light, The Lords, The Mariner, The Red, The Rider, The Sheen, The Singers, The Star, The Towers, The Twilight, The Unwilling, Three Jewels, Three Keepers, Three Kindreds, Three Rings, Timeless Halls, Tom Bombadil, Tower of Avallónë, Tuor, Two Kindreds, Two Trees of the Valar, Úmanyar, Usurpers, Uttermost West, Vilya, Voyage of Eärendil, War of the Great Jewels, War of the Jewels, War of the Last Alliance, Water of Awakening, West over Sea, West Wind, West-shores, West-that-was, Western Shore, White Mountains, White Ring, White Towers, Wide World, Wizards, World’s End, Yavannamírë, Years of the Sun
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