Middle-earth by the Great Sea

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Middle-earth by the Great Sea is the vast western region of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fictional world, lying across the ocean from the Undying Lands and serving as the primary setting for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

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Middle-earth by the Great Sea canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fantasy setting
fictional geographic region
alsoKnownAs Endor
Hither Lands
appearsIn The History of Middle-earth
The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
The Silmarillion
Unfinished Tales
borderedBy Great Sea
linked to: the Great Sea
containsRegion Barad-dûr
Bree
Dead Marshes
Dol Guldur
Emyn Muil
Erebor
Ered Luin
Eriador
Fangorn Forest
Forodwaith
Gondor
Grey Havens
Harad
Helm's Deep
Isengard
Lindon
Lothlórien
Minas Morgul
Minas Tirith
Mirkwood
Misty Mountains
Mordor
Moria
Mount Doom
Pelennor Fields
Rhovanion
Rhûn
Rivendell
Rohan
The Shire
White Mountains
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
genre high fantasy
governedBy Dwarven kingdoms
Elven realms
various kingdoms of Men
hasMapDrawnBy Christopher Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
influencedBy European mythology
medieval literature
inhabitedBy Dragons
Dwarves
Elves
Ents
Hobbits
Men
Orcs
inspiredBy mythological concept of Midgard
languageFamily Khuzdul
Quenya
Sindarin
Westron
locatedAcrossSeaFrom Aman
Undying Lands
medium literature
notableEvent Fall of Númenor (impact on its coasts)
War of the Last Alliance
War of the Ring
partOf Arda
primarySettingOf The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
timePeriod First Age
Fourth Age
Second Age
Third Age
universe legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien

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Undying Lands separatedFrom Middle-earth by the Great Sea