- Cities and buildings
- Fields, plains and deserts
- Forests
- Hills and mountains
- Islands and promontories
- Lands, realms and regions
- Rivers and lakes
- Seas and oceans
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Location
Approximately, the lands of Middle-earth westward of the course of Anduin1
Races
Primarily Elves (especially during the Second Age) and Men (especially during the Third); also contained populations of Hobbits, Dwarves, Ents and others
Settlements
Numerous, but for the Elves notably Eregion, Imladris, Lindon and Lórien; in the Third Age, the Two Kingdoms of Men, Arnor and Gondor, dominated the Westlands; the great Dwarf mansions of Khazad-dûm also lay within this region
Meaning
The western lands of Middle-earth
Other names
In some uses, closely equivalent to Eriador, though elsewhere used much more broadly
Note
The western promontory of Númenor was known as the Andustar, also translated 'Westlands'; for that use of the term, see the separate entry for the Westlands of Númenor
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Westlands of Middle-earthThe northwestern lands of Middle-earth![]() The Westlands of Middle-earth at the time of the War of the Ring
The Westlands of Middle-earth at the time of the War of the Ring
A term of rather uncertain meaning. It appears to refer to the entire north-western region of Middle-earth, although it may also be used more specifically as a name of Eriador. Notes
See also...Aragorn Elessar, Aragorn I, Black Years, Chronology of the Westlands, Common Language, Crows, Dark Lord, Days of Dearth, Hornets, Ithryn Luin, Lords of the West, Men of the Sea, Necromancer, Realms in Exile, River Anduin, [See the full list...] Indexes: About this entry:
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