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The landmass lying to the east of the Great Sea
Origins
Created by the Valar, and especially Aulë the Smith
Other names
Endor, Endóre, Ennor, Great Lands, Hither Lands, Hither Shore, Middle-earth, Outer Lands, The Wide World

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Dark Lands

The lands to the east of the Great Sea

Map of the Dark Lands of Middle-earth
The northwestwern parts of the Dark Lands of Middle-earth at the time of the War of the Ring
The northwestwern parts of the Dark Lands of Middle-earth at the time of the War of the Ring

From the Númenórean perspective, the largely unexplored lands east of the Sea were inhabited by wild and uncivilized peoples (apart, of course, from those lands where the Elves were still to be found). So, in Númenor, the term 'Dark Lands' came to be used as a reference to the whole of Middle-earth.


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