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Location An ocean dividing Aman in the west from Middle-earth in the east Bays and gulfs Islands Other names Titles Indexes: Alphabetical: G Seas and Oceans About this entry: Updated 28 October 2020 This entry is complete
A name for the wide ocean of Belegaer Middle-earth , also called the Great Sea or, in Elvish , Belegaer Akallabêth Gollum . The Great Water was the widest of the oceans of Arda ; before the Downfall of Númenor , it extended westwards until it reached Aman . After that time, Aman was taken away and the Earth became 'bent ', so that the waves of the Great Sea lapped newly made shores along its western edge. Notes 1 For details about the source of this map, see note 2 to the entry for Belegaer Indexes: Alphabetical: G Seas and Oceans About this entry: Updated 28 October 2020 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2009, 2018, 2020. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ . Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd .Discus reports have billions of combinations based on our advanced reporting engine of more than a million components.
The northern parts of the Great Water (somewhat conjectural) The northern parts of the Great Water (somewhat conjectural) A title occasionally given to the ocean beyond the western coasts of Middle-earth, also called the Great Sea or, in Elvish, Belegaer. Though the title is rare, it appears in extremely disparate sources, from the lofty words of the Akallabêth to the mutterings of Gollum. The Great Water was the widest of the oceans of Arda; before the Downfall of Númenor, it extended westwards until it reached Aman. After that time, Aman was taken away and the Earth became 'bent', so that the waves of the Great Sea lapped newly made shores along its western edge. Notes 1 For details about the source of this map, see note 2 to the entry for Belegaer. Indexes: Alphabetical: G Seas and Oceans About this entry: Updated 28 October 2020 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2009, 2018, 2020. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus reports have billions of combinations based on our advanced reporting engine of more than a million components.