The Encyclopedia of Arda - Great Sea of the West (original) (raw)

Location An ocean dividing Aman in the west from Middle-earth in the east Bays and gulfs Islands Other names Titles Indexes: Alphabetical: G Alphabetical: S Seas and Oceans About this entry: Updated 12 April 2014 Updates planned: 1

The immense ocean to the west of Middle-earth The northern parts of the Great Sea (somewhat conjectural)1 The northern parts of the Great Sea (somewhat conjectural)1 Belegaer, the mighty ocean that lay off the western coasts of Middle-earth. Far across the Sea to the west lay Aman, the Undying Lands, and in the midst of this ocean was set Númenor during the Second Age. Notes 1 For details about the source of this map, see note 2 to the entry for Belegaer. See also... 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Tar-Ciryatan, Taras-ness, Tareldar, Teleri, Teleri of Valinor, The Blessed, The Deathless, The Downfallen, The East, The Ethir, The Ever-cold, The Gift, The Great, The Guardians, The Light, The Lords, The Mighty, The Minstrel, The Pillar, The Seen, The Sheen, The Ship and the Silver Swan, The Shoreless, The Star, The Sun, The Towers, The Unwilling, The West, The White, The Wise, The Wooden Whale, Third Clan, Three Jewels, Three Keepers, Three Kindreds, Three Rings, Timeless Halls, Timeless Halls, Tol Fuin, Tower of Avallónë, Tower of Ingwë, Travellers, Turuphanto, Uinendili, Ulmo, Úmanyar, Unrest of the Noldor, Usurpers, Vales of Anduin, Valmar, Vice-regent of Eriador, Vilya, Vingilot, Voyage of Eärendil, War of the Great Jewels, War of the Jewels, War of the Last Alliance, War of Wrath, Wars of Beleriand, Water, Water of Awakening, Waterlands of the Swans, West Beleriand, West of the World, West over Sea, West Wind, West-shores, West-wings, Western Gondor, Western Mountains, Western Shore, White Mountains, White Ring, White Towers, White Tree of Tol Eressëa, Wide World, Willow-man, Wizards, World’s End Indexes: Alphabetical: G Seas and Oceans Alphabetical: S About this entry: Updated 12 April 2014 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. 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