Aman
From Realms of Arda
| Type: Continent |
| Names: (Q. "Blessed Realm" or "Free from Evil"); Ad. "Thâni anAmân" or "Amatthâni"1; the Undying Lands, the Ancient West. |
| Location: Beyond Arda |
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Short Description
"And tales and rumours arose along the shores of the sea concerning mariners and men forlorn upon the water who, by some fate or grace or favour of the Valar, had entered in upon the Straight Way and seen the face of the world sink below them, and so had come to the lamplit quays of Avallónë, or verily to the last beaches on the margin of Aman, and there had looked upon the White Mountain, dreadful and beautiful, before they died." (The Silmarillion)
In the Elder Days, this name was given to the continent of Aman and its adjoining islands west of Endor over the Sundering Sea, inhabited by the immortal Valar and those of the Elves who "passed into the West". After the fall of Númenor in the Second Age the Undying Lands are removed from the "sphere of the world." Only ships that can "sail the straight path," which usually requires the permission of the Valar, can leave the surface of Arda and reach Aman.
Topics
The Land
Regions of Aman
Aman Gazetteer
Flora and Fauna
The People
Items of Note
