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Location
Middle-earth: the mortal lands east of the Great Sea
Origins
Made by Aulë the Smith
Meaning
'Hither' refers to the lands on this1 side of the Sea, as opposed to the distant Undying Lands
Other names
Endor, Endóre, Ennor, Middle-earth, Outer Lands

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  • Updated 28 June 2003
  • Updates planned: 2

Hither Lands

The lands east of the Great Sea

A name for Middle-earth; the lands of mortals as opposed to Aman, the Undying Lands.


Notes

1

It stands to reason that the name 'Hither Lands' would only make sense used by a speaker or writer within Middle-earth itself. Beings who dwelt in the Blessed Realm of Aman, beyond the western shores of the Sea, used a different term: they called the lands over the Sea the Outer Lands.

See also...

Great Gulf, Losgar, Sun

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