Realms of Arda

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This is a list of the known realms of Arda.

Contents 1 First Age and before 1.1 Realms of the Dwarves 1.2 Realm of the Enemy 1.3 Realms of the Elves 1.3.1 Realms of the Noldorin exiles 1.3.2 Sindarin Realms 1.3.3 Avarin and Nandorin Realms 1.4 Realms of the Edain (Men) 1.5 Realms of the Ents (Ents) 2 Second Age 2.1 Realms of Men 2.2 Realms of the Elves 2.2.1 Avarin and Nandorin realms 2.2.2 Noldorin Realms 2.2.3 Sindarin Realms 2.3 Realms of the Dwarves 2.4 Realm of the Enemy 3 Third Age 3.1 Realms of Men 3.1.1 Dúnedain and allies 3.1.2 Others 3.2 Realms of the Elves 3.2.1 Noldorin, Sindarin, and Sindarized Nandorin Realms 3.2.2 Nandorin and Avarin Realms 3.3 Realms of the Dwarves 3.4 Realms of the Enemy 4 Fourth Age 4.1 Realms of Men 4.2 Realms of the Dwarves 4.3 Realms of the Elves

[edit] First Age and before

[edit] Realms of the Dwarves

• Khazad-dûm of Durin's Folk (Longbeards) (founded at least 400 years before the rising of the Moon)
• Belegost of the Firebeards (founded at least 400 years before the Moon, but after Moria and the Great Journey)
• Nogrod of the Broadbeams (founded when Belegost was founded, destroyed during the War of Wrath)

[edit] Realm of the Enemy

• Dor Daedeloth (until the War of Wrath)
• Angband (founded before the First Age, rebuilt a few years before the rising of the Moon)
• Utumno (destroyed during the First Age and not rebuilt)

[edit] Realms of the Elves

[edit] Realms of the Noldorin exiles

• Hithlum (founded c. 1)
  • Dor-lómin (founded c. 1, given to Men c. 400)
  • Nevrast (founded c. 1, until 104)
• Nargothrond (founded c. 50)
• Dorthonion (founded c. 1)
• Tol Sirion (founded c. 1)
• Gondolin (after 104, until 511)
• March of Maedhros (founded c. 1)
• East Beleriand (founded c. 1)
  • Himlad (founded c. 1)
  • Thargelion (founded c. 1)
  • Maglor's Gap (founded c. 1)

[edit] Sindarin Realms

• Falas (destroyed 473)
• Eglador, later Doriath (destroyed 510)

[edit] Avarin and Nandorin Realms

• Dorwinion
• Lórinand
• Ossiriand

[edit] Realms of the Edain (Men)

• Estolad (until c. 450)
• Dor-lómin (inhabited by men c. 400)
• Brethil (after c. 400)
• Ladros (after c. 400)

[edit] Realms of the Ents (Ents)

• Forests of Eriador
• Fangorn Forest
• Forests of South Beleriand

[edit] Second Age

[edit] Realms of Men

• Númenor (founded 32, destroyed 3319)
  • Lond Daer (foresting colony, founded c. 1000)
• Arnor (first colonized c. 800, founded 3320 by Elendil)
• Gondor (first colonized c. 1100, founded 3320 by Elendil)
• Umbar (first colonized c. 1100, founded c. 3220 by Black Númenóreans)

[edit] Realms of the Elves

[edit] Avarin and Nandorin realms

• Lórinand (after c. 1400 Lothlórien)
  • Edhellond (southern 'colony' of Lórinand)
• Dorwinion

[edit] Noldorin Realms

• Eregion (until 1697)
• Lindon

[edit] Sindarin Realms

• Greenwood the Great (of Oropher)

[edit] Realms of the Dwarves

• Belegost (partially ruined)
• Khazad-dûm

[edit] Realm of the Enemy

• Mordor

[edit] Third Age

[edit] Realms of Men

[edit] Dúnedain and allies

• Gondor
  • Dol Amroth (de facto independent realm)
  • Umbar (943–1447 and 1810–1944 only)
• Arnor (divided 861)
  • Arthedain (until 1975)
  • Cardolan (until c. 1410)
  • Rhudaur (until 1409)
• Kingdom of Rhovanion (until 1851)
• Éothéod (until 2510), afterwards:
  • Rohan
• Dale and Esgaroth or Laketown (c. 2940 onwards)

[edit] Others

• Harad
• Umbar (until 943, 1447–1810 and 1944 onwards Corsairs of Umbar)
• Khand
• Rhûn
• Dorwinion (later in the Third Age)

[edit] Realms of the Elves

[edit] Noldorin, Sindarin, and Sindarized Nandorin Realms

• Lindon
• Lothlórien (after c. 1400)
• Northern Mirkwood (of Thranduil)
• Rivendell

[edit] Nandorin and Avarin Realms

• Dorwinion

[edit] Realms of the Dwarves

• Khazad-dûm/Moria (destroyed 1981)
• Belegost (partially ruined, influx from Durin's folk 2770)
• Erebor the Lonely Mountain (1999–2210, re-established 2570–2770, re-taken 2941)
• Grey Mountains (populated 2210, abandoned 2589)
• Iron Hills (populated 2589)

[edit] Realms of the Enemy

• Mordor
• Dol Guldur
• Angmar
• Isengard (after c. 2530)

[edit] Fourth Age

[edit] Realms of Men

• Reunited Kingdom of Gondor and Arnor

Containing within it the autonomous realms of:

• The Glittering Caves of Aglarond (Dwarves)
• Drúadan Forest
• The Shire (Hobbits)
• Treegarth of Orthanc (Ents)

• Rohan
• Harad
• Khand
• Rhûn
• Núrnen
• Dale and Esgaroth or Laketown

[edit] Realms of the Dwarves

• Iron Hills
• Glittering Caves of Aglarond
• Kingdom under the Mountain at Erebor
• Moria refounded by Durin the Last

[edit] Realms of the Elves

• Greenwood the Great
• Lórien on both sides of Anduin
• Elves of Ithilien
• Remnant of Lindon

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