The Dead Marshes is a vast swamp on the northern border of Mordor. Gollum leads Frodo and Sam into Morder through Cirith Ungol. It is guarded by a watchtower manned by orcs and Shelob, an ancient evil. Most of the events recorded in the The Silmarillion take place in Beleriand.Ĭirith Ungol is a high pass through Mordor's mountainous western border. Beleriand was destroyed and was lost beneath the sea during the defeat of Morgoth. It was home to great Elven cities and saw the arrival of the first race of men?the Edain. The northwestern corner of Middle-earth throughout the Age of the Stars and the First Age of the Sun, Beleriand comprised several kingdoms including Hithlum, Doriath, and Nevrast. Cardolan and Rhudaur became overtly allied with Angmar, the realm of the Witch-King in the Third Age.
The tenth king of Arnor, Earendur, split the realm between his three sons, so it later comprised Arthedain, Cardolan, and Rhudaur. Its first ruler was Elendil, who was high king of both Arnor and Gondor. Arnor was founded in the the Second Age, after the destruction of Nmenor. The North Kingdom of the Dundain (descendants of the Nmenoreans). The characters in The Lord of the Rings, with the exception of Saruman, have little knowledge of what lies to the south and east. Most of the events in Tolkien's work take place in the northwestern region of Middle-earth. The name "Middle-earth" is a translation of the Old English "Middangeard"?the world beneath heaven and above hell. Just east of Aman lies the elves' island of Tol Eressea. When Ilvatar destroyed Nmenor Aman was removed from the world and thereafter only the ships of the elves could sail to it. This continent west of Middle-earth is home to the Ainur or "Holy Ones" (demi-gods or angels), the high elves, and the spirits of the dead.
However, when Ilvatar changed the shape of the world and destroyed the island of Nmenor, the world was made into a sphere.Īman (The Blessed Realm, The Undying Lands) At first Arda was flat, encircled by a great sea. The world, created by Ilvatar, the high god in Tolkien's stories. Here are the most important locations in the The Lord of the Rings and its backstory. In writing his tales, Tolkien created an alternative mythic history for our own world.
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