Where is.....
 

Where is Aman? I just started the Sil. (im on page 2!)
i just wanted 2 know.
Also, where is Beleriand?

Hantale

I;m in the process of reading the sil too! I think the lands mentioned are waaay north of where LOTR takes place. Although i'm not exactly clear on it either [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] I think Aman is....um...someone help me out here?? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Aman: "Blessed, free from evil", the name of the land in the Wrst, beyond the Great Sea, in which the Valar dwelt after they had left the Isle of Almaren. Often referred to as The Blessed Realm.

Let's start with the LoTR map. On the far left, just west of the Shire is a mountain range called Ered Luin (Blue Mountains). It is split by the Gulf of Lune. To the west of the mountains are Forlindon and Harlindon. The Ered Luin is the same mountain range as appears on the far right (east) of the map of Beleriand found in the Silmarillion. Lindon is the last remnant of Beleriand (primarily Ossiriand) which exists during the Third Age almost 7000 years later. The Sil. tells how the lands changed.

Aman was a large land mass west of Beleriand and Middle Earth. To get there you must cross the ocean or the Helcaraxe (the Grinding Ice) of the far north.

thankz..... I just looked in the back of the Sil and in RotK and I saw the maps. I get it now! I now dont have 2 be riding my bike around saying 'Where is Aman? Where is Beleriand?" [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Here is advice (which I have not yet taken): go and buy the book that is like an atlas of Tolkien's Arda. I don't know exactly what it is called, but I have seen it in the book store many times, but did not feel like forking out about 40 dollars for it (so I'm waiting for it for Christmas, 15th b'day, etc.).

It might help you!

That would be the Atlas of Middle Earth by Karen Wynn Fonstad and is available in paperback from Amazon.com for $16.80 throught the BarrowDowns site store. Just type it in the search bar at the bottom. Site Store [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

'The Atlas of Middle Earth' is a wonderful reference book for reading all the books. Every map-loving hobbit should have one!!

Ooooh maps maps maps! goodie goodie goodie

*bounces happily* [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]