A Map of Middle-earth and the Undying Lands
The Undying Lands were a realm inhabited by Ainur and Eldar. The area included the continent of Aman and the island of Tol Eressëa. The ocean Belegaer separated the Undying Lands from the western shores of Middle-earth. Only immortals and ring-bearers were allowed to live in this realm.
History
Eldar days and Second Age
Originally, mortals were allowed to trade with those from Valinor in the Undying Lands, but were forbidden to sail west beyond the sight of Númenor. However, in SA 3319 (Second Age), the treacherous Sauron deceived Ar-Pharazôn, the last King of Númenor, to believe that the ruler of the Undying Lands would be granted immortality and persuaded him that this was man's right and he had but to claim it. To prevent the king's invasion, Ilúvatar destroyed Númenor beneath the ocean and set the Undying Lands forever beyond the reach of mortal Men. Elves were still permitted to sail across the sea to the Undying Lands, if they chose to (which most did).[1]
Third Age
In TA 3021 (Third Age), Círdan the Shipwright accompanied Elrond, Galadriel, and Gandalf, the Keepers of the Rings, on a voyage to the Undying Lands, where they intended to remain. They were also joined by Frodo and Bilbo Baggins, Hobbits who were among the very few mortal beings to be allowed passage to the Undying Lands.[2]
Fourth Age
Eventually, Samwise Gamgee, another Hobbit of the Shire, and the Dwarf Gimli along with his good friend Legolas have made the journey to the Undying Lands.[3]
Translations around the World
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Die Onheilspellende Lande |
| Arabic | الأرض التي لا تفنى |
| Armenian | Անմահ հողեր |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | несмяротныя зямлі |
| Bosnian | Besmrtna zemlja |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Нестихващи земи |
| Catalan | Terres etern |
| Croatian | Besmrtna zemljišta |
| Czech | Země neumírajících |
| Estonian | Surematud maad |
| Finnish | Kuolemattomat Maat |
| French | Terres Immortelles |
| Danish | De udødelige lande |
| Dutch | De onsterfelijke landen |
| German | Die Unsterblichen Lande |
| Greek | Τα Αθάνατα Εδάφη |
| Gujarati | અમર જમીનો |
| Hebrew | ארץ הלא מתים |
| Hindi | अमर भूमि |
| Hungarian | Halhatatlanföld |
| Indonesian | Tanah Keabadian |
| Italian | Terre Immortali |
| Japanese | 不滅の土地 |
| Korean | 불멸의 땅 |
| Latvian | Nemirstīgās zemes |
| Lithuanian | Nemirštančios žemės |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Бесмртни земјишта |
| Malaysian | Tanah Tanpa Kematian |
| Norwegian | De udødeliges land |
| Persian | زمین بی مرگی |
| Portuguese | Terras Imortais |
| Romanian | Tărâmurile Nemuririi |
| Russian | Бессмертные земли |
| Serbian | Бесмртнe земље (Cyrillic) Besmrtne zemlje (Latin) |
| Slovak | Nehynúca zem |
| Slovenian | Nesmrtne dežele |
| Spanish | Tierras Imperecederas |
| Swedish | De odödligas land |
| Tamil | என்றென்னும் நிலங்கள் |
| Telugu | అమర భూములు |
| Yiddish | ימאָרטאַל לענדער |
References
- ↑ The Silmarillion
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Chapter IX: "The Grey Havens"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings