Location An ocean dividing Aman in the west from Middle-earth in the east Culture This usage of 'Water' for the Great Sea is only recorded among the Drúedain Bays and gulfs Bay of Balar, Bay of Belfalas, Bay of Forochel, Great Gulf, Gulf of Lune, Haven of Umbar Islands Enchanted Isles, Himling, Isle of Balar, Isle of Meneltarma, Númenor, Shadowy Isles, Tol Fuin, Tol Morwen, Tolfalas Other names Belegaer, Great Sea, Great Water, High Sea, Sundering Seas, Western Sea Titles The Shoreless Indexes: Alphabetical: W Seas and Oceans About this entry: Updated 9 December 2023 This entry is complete The name among the Drúedain for the Great Sea  The northern parts of 'Water', the Great Sea (somewhat conjectural)1 The northern parts of 'Water', the Great Sea (somewhat conjectural)1 "Wild Men live here before Stone-houses; before Tall Men come up out of Water." Words of Ghân-buri-GhânThe Return of the King V 5_The Ride of the Rohirrim_ A word used by the Wild Men who lived in Drúadan Forest in Anórien. Our only example of it is in a comment by the headman Ghân-buri-Ghân, who referred to a time when Tall Men appeared from 'Water'. Ghân's awkward phrasing can probably be taken to mean that he was translating words and grammar from his own language into the Common Speech. His intended meaning is clear, however: he referred to the time when Númenóreans (the 'Tall Men') arrived in Middle-earth from their island kingdom across the Great Sea, or 'Water' as Ghân termed it. The first Númenóreans arrived in Middle-earth (or 'Tall Men came up out of Water') in the year II 600. In context, though, Ghân-buri-Ghân seems to have in mind a rather later generation of Númenóreans: Elendil and his companions, who were swept across the Sea in II 3319 to land in Middle-earth. Ghân's point was that his people had occupied the lands at the feet of the White Mountains from a time before the Dúnedain established their land of Gondor. Notes 1 For details about the source of this map, see note 2 to the entry for Belegaer. Indexes: Alphabetical: W Seas and Oceans About this entry: Updated 9 December 2023 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2020, 2023. 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. |
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