The Encyclopedia of Arda - Helcaraxë (original) (raw)

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Dates Presumably at least partially destroyed at the end of the First Age1 Location The far North of the world, bridging the lands of Aman and Middle-earth Meaning 'Grinding Ice' Other names The Grinding Ice, The Narrow Ice Indexes: Alphabetical: H About this entry: Updated 26 April 2018 Updates planned: 1 The Grinding Ice Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV The perilous icy wastes that formerly lay between Aman and Middle-earth in the north of the world. Fingolfin and his people made their way into Middle-earth across the treacherous wastes of the Helcaraxë as the Moon first rose into the sky. Notes 1 We know that the Helcaraxë formed a bridge between Aman and Middle-earth during the First Age, but its fate in later ages remains mysterious. In the destruction of the War of Wrath at the end of the First Age, Beleriand (at the eastern end of the Grinding Ice) sank beneath the Sea, so at least some of the Helcaraxë must presumably have been lost at that time. In the late Second Age, at the time of the Downfall of Númenor, the entirety of Aman was taken out of the world of Men, irrevocably dividing Middle-earth from the Blessed Realm. That presumably included any remaining physical link across the Helcaraxë, so if any of the western part of the Ice survived the First Age, it would certainly no longer have been accessible after II 3319, the year of the Downfall. See also... Aman, Elenwë, Fëanorians, Galadriel, Grinding Ice, Lake Mithrim, Losgar, Morgoth, Narrow Ice, Oiomúrë, Outer Ocean, Queen of Gondolin Indexes: Alphabetical: H About this entry: Updated 26 April 2018 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2000, 2016, 2018. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Candidate experience is key. The Discus personality test works across every browser and operating system.

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Dates Presumably at least partially destroyed at the end of the First Age1 Location The far North of the world, bridging the lands of Aman and Middle-earth Meaning 'Grinding Ice' Other names The Grinding Ice, The Narrow Ice Indexes: Alphabetical: H About this entry: Updated 26 April 2018 Updates planned: 1 The Grinding Ice

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Map of the Helcaraxe

The perilous icy wastes that formerly lay between Aman and Middle-earth in the north of the world. Fingolfin and his people made their way into Middle-earth across the treacherous wastes of the Helcaraxë as the Moon first rose into the sky. Notes 1 We know that the Helcaraxë formed a bridge between Aman and Middle-earth during the First Age, but its fate in later ages remains mysterious. In the destruction of the War of Wrath at the end of the First Age, Beleriand (at the eastern end of the Grinding Ice) sank beneath the Sea, so at least some of the Helcaraxë must presumably have been lost at that time. In the late Second Age, at the time of the Downfall of Númenor, the entirety of Aman was taken out of the world of Men, irrevocably dividing Middle-earth from the Blessed Realm. That presumably included any remaining physical link across the Helcaraxë, so if any of the western part of the Ice survived the First Age, it would certainly no longer have been accessible after II 3319, the year of the Downfall. See also... Aman, Elenwë, Fëanorians, Galadriel, Grinding Ice, Lake Mithrim, Losgar, Morgoth, Narrow Ice, Oiomúrë, Outer Ocean, Queen of Gondolin Indexes: Alphabetical: H About this entry: Updated 26 April 2018 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2000, 2016, 2018. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Candidate experience is key. The Discus personality test works across every browser and operating system.