Location

Originally lying in the far West of Arda, later removed from the world

Origins

At first the home of the Ainur in Arda, but later many Elves also settled here

Settlements

Numerous halls, mansions and fortresses; the city of the Valar was Valmar, and the Elves' most important cities were Tirion and Alqualondë

Important peaks

Taniquetil in the Pelóri

Passes

Other names

The Ancient West, Aman, The Blessed Realm, The Deathless Lands, The Far West, Otherworld, The Twilight, The Undying Lands, The Undying Realm, The Uttermost West, The West, West over Sea, West-that-was

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West of the World

The Blessed Realm

Map of Aman

The West of the World (conjectural)

The West of the World (conjectural)

The lands west beyond the Great Sea. In the Uttermost West was Aman, the Blessed Realm of the Valar, and the lands and cities of the Elves. After the Downfall of Númenor, the West of the World became inaccessible to mortals (apart from a very few exceptions) and could only be reached by the Elves sailing the Straight Road.

See also...

Anar, Door of Night, Great Armament, Lamps of the Valar, Light in the West, Lords of the West, Lords of Valinor, Mountain Wall, Powers of Arda, Queen of Doriath, The Moon, The Twilight, Third Ring, Undying Realm, Uttermost West, [See the full list...]Valmar, Western Shore

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