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Location
The lands east of the Great Sea
Origins
Made by the Valar, and especially Aulë
Meaning
'This shore' (as opposed to the shore of Aman beyond the Sea)
Other names

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Hither Shore

A poetic name for Middle-earth

In general use, 'Hither Shore' was a term used especially by the Elves for the mortal lands of Middle-earth, a reminder of the far distant shores of Aman. In First Age Sindarin, it also had a more specific meaning, since it translates into that language as the name Nevrast, a cold seaward region in the northwest of Beleriand.


See also...

Haerast, Lords of the Sea

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