Dark Land

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see also Mordor, the dwelling place of Sauron in the southeast of Middle-earth. Mordor literally means "Dark Land".

The Dark Land or South Land is a mysterious continent south of Middle-earth. No Elves or Dwarves live there, but it is possible that wild Men may be living there. The Númenóreans probably visited it on their long journeys, although it is not known if they established dwellings there. Most of the continent is covered by vast dense forests bordering much of its shorelines.^[1]

As seen in the Ambarkanta, it occupies a position on Arda much like Antarctica and Australia do compared to Eurasia, if Antarctica and Australia were one land-mass.

In the game Middle Earth Role Play by Iron Crown Enterprises, a Sindarin name for the Dark Land — Morenor (probably intended to mean "Dark Middle-earth") — was given, although it does not appear in any of Tolkien's writings. If the name existed in Sindarin at all the form would more likely be Morennor.

[edit] Behind the Scenes

Before Africa was visited by people from Europe, it was known as the "Dark Land". It is possible that Tolkien could have been inspired by this; also, he was born in South Africa.

[edit] References

↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth Pgs 5 & 39

Places of Middle-earth and Arda

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Forests & Mountains:

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Miscellaneous:

The rest of Arda:

Valinor | Númenor | Dark Land | Aman | Tol Eressëa

[0] The Atlas of Middle-earth Pgs 5 & 39

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