The Empty Lands, also known as the Barren Land[1] and the Empty Land,[1] were a group of lands in Arda that lay far to the East beyond the boundaries of Middle-earth.[2]
History[]
The Empty Lands first came into being to the east of Middle-earth and may have been a collective name for the Burnt Land of the Sun and the Dark Land.[1][3]
The Empty Lands may have been visited by the Númenóreans on their sea voyages into the far east of Arda during the middle of the Second Age since it is mentioned that they journeyed as far as the Gates of Morning in the Burnt Land of the Sun.[2]
Near the end of the Second Age, the Empty Lands,[3] alongside Belegaer, may have been "cast back" during the Changing of the World in order to make room for new lands and seas.[2]
Background[]
The first mention of the concept of the Empty Lands was in J.R.R Tolkien's early drafts[1] and is then only mentioned again in the Changing of the World.[2] It was believed by Christopher Tolkien that the Empty Lands may have been a collective name for the Burnt Land of the Sun and the Dark Land.[1]
Translations[]
Foreign Language | Translated name |
Afrikaans | Leë Lande |
Albanian | Tokat Bosh |
Amharic | ባዶ መሬቶች |
Arabic | الأراضي الفارغة |
Armenian | Դատարկ հողեր |
Azerbaijani | Boş Torpaqlar |
Basque | Lur hutsak |
Belarusian Cyrillic | Пустыя землі |
Bengali | খালি জমি |
Bosnian | Prazne zemlje |
Bulgarian Cyrillic | Празни земи |
Cambodian | ដីទទេ |
Catalan | Terres Buides |
Croatian | Prazne zemlje |
Czech | Prázdné země |
Danish | Tomme lande |
Dari | زمین های خالی |
Dutch | Lege Landen |
Esperanto | Malplenaj Teroj |
Estonian | Tühjad maad |
French | Terres Vides |
Georgian | ცარიელი მიწები |
German | Leere Länder |
Greek | Άδεια Εδάφη |
Gujarati | ખાલી જમીનો |
Hebrew | אדמות ריקות |
Hindi | ख़ाली ज़मीनें |
Hungarian | Üres földek |
Icelandic | Tómlönd |
Indonesian | Tanah-tanah kosong |
Irish Gaelic | Tailte Folamh |
Italian | Terre Vuote |
Japanese | 空の土地 |
Kannada | ಖಾಲಿ ಭೂಮಿಗಳು |
Kazakh | Бос жерлер (Cyrillic) Bos jerler (Latin) |
Korean | 텅 빈 땅 |
Kurdish | (Sorani) زەوییە بەتاڵەکان
Welatên vala (Kurmanji) |
Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Бош жерлер |
Latvian | Tukšas zemes |
Lithuanian | Tuščios žemės |
Macedonian Cyrillic | Празни земји |
Malayalam | ശൂന്യമായ നിലങ്ങൾ |
Malaysian | Tanah-tanah kosong |
Maltese | Artijiet Vojta |
Marathi | रिकाम्या जमिनी |
Mongolian Cyrillic | Хоосон газар |
Norwegian | Tomme lander |
Pashto | خالي ځمکې |
Persian | زمین های خالی |
Polish | Puste ziemie |
Punjabi | ਖਾਲੀ ਜ਼ਮੀਨਾਂ |
Romanian | Terenuri Goale |
Russian | Пустые земли |
Sardinian | Terras Bòidas |
Serbian | Празне земље (Cyrillic) Prazne zemlje (Latin) |
Sicilian | Terri Vacanti |
Sindhi | خالي زمينون |
Sinhalese | හිස් ඉඩම් |
Slovak | Prázdne územia |
Slovenian | Prazna zemljišča |
Somali | Dalal Madhan |
Spanish | Tierras Vacías |
Swahili | Nchi zisizo na watu |
Swedish | Tomma landar |
Tamil | காலியான நிலங்கள் |
Tatar | Буш җирләр |
Telugu | ఖాళీ భూములు |
Thai | ดินแดนว่างเปล่า |
Turkish | Boş Araziler |
Turkmen | Boş Ýerler |
Ukrainian Cyrillic | Пусті землі |
Urdu | خالی زمینیں |
Uzbek | Бўш эрлар (Cyrillic) Bo'sh erlar (Latin) |
Venetian | Vuoto Teritori |
Vietnamese | Vùng đất trống |
Welsh | Tiroedd Gwag |
Yiddish | ליידיק לענדער |
Yoruba | Awọn ilẹ ti o ṣofo |
Middle-earth Locations:
Provinces/Regions: Arnor | Dunland | Ettenmoors | Forochel | Forodwaith | Gondor | Harad | Ithilien | Khand | Lindon | Minhiriath | Mordor | Rhovanion | Rhûn | Rivendell | Rohan | The Shire Forests & Mountains: Amon Dîn | Amon Hen | Amon Lhaw | Caradhras | Emyn Muil | Erebor | Fangorn Forest | High Pass | Iron Hills | Lórien | Mirkwood | Mount Doom | Mount Gundabad | Old Forest | Orod-na-Thôn | Tower Hills | Weathertop Hill City/Fortifications: Angband | Barad-dûr | Bree | Caras Galadhon | Dol Guldur | Fornost Erain | Hornburg | Isengard | Khazad-dûm (Moria) | Minas Morgul | Minas Tirith | Last Homely House | Tower of Amon Sûl | Tower of Orthanc | Osgiliath | Umbar | Utumno Miscellaneous: Argonath | Astulat | Buckland | Cair Andros | Dagorlad | Dead Marshes | Enedwaith | Fords of Isen | Gap of Rohan | Grey Havens The rest of Arda:
Aman | Burnt Land of the Sun | Dark Land | Empty Lands | Neldoreth | New lands | Númenor | Tol Eressëa |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part One, II: "The Fall of Númenor", (iv) "The further development of The Fall of Númenor", pgs. 31-2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Silmarillion, "Akallabêth: The Downfall of Númenor"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Second Age, "Introduction"