Realms of Arda
This is a list of the known realms of Arda in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. Major locations within realms, if any, are listed under each. Dates given in brackets refer to the fictional timeline of Arda.
First Age and before
Realm of the Dwarves
Realm of Morgoth
Realms of the Elves
Noldorin realms
- Hithlum (founded c. 1)
- Nargothrond (founded c. 50)
- Dorthonion (founded c. 1)
- Tol Sirion (founded c. 1)
- Gondolin (founded c. 64)
- 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)
Sindarin realms
Avarin and Nandorin realms
Telerin realms
Realms of the Edain (Men)
- Estolad (until c. 450)
- Dor-lómin (inhabited by men c. 400)
- Brethil (after c. 400)
- Ladros (after c. 400)
Realms of the Ents
Realms of the Valar
Second Age
Realms of Men
Númenóreans
- Númenor (founded 32, destroyed 3319)
- Lond Daer originally Vinyalondë (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)
Others
- "Dead Men" of the White Mountains
- Men of the First and Third Houses in Eriador (merged with Arnor)
- Men of the Second House in Enedwaith and Minhiriath (later Dunlendings)
- Drúedain of Drúwaith Iaur and Drúadan Forest
- Lossoth of Forodwaith
Realms of the Elves
Avarin and Nandorin realms
- Lórinand (after c. 1400 Lothlórien)
- Edhellond (southern 'colony' of Lórinand)
Noldorin realms
Sindarin realms
Third Age
Realms of Men
Dúnedain and allies
- Gondor
- Dol Amroth (de facto independent realm)
- Umbar (943–1447 and 1810–1944 only)
- Arnor (divided 861)
- Kingdom of Rhovanion (until 1851)
- Éothéod (until 2510), afterwards:
- Dale and Esgaroth (c. 2940 onwards)
- Bree-land (shared with Hobbits)
- Dunland
Others
- Harad
- Umbar (until 943, 1447–1810 and 1944 onwards Corsairs of Umbar)
- Khand
- Rhûn
- Forodwaith
Realms of the Elves
Noldorin, Sindarin, and Sindarized Nandorin realms
- Lindon
- Lothlórien
- Northern Mirkwood (of Thranduil)
- Rivendell
Realms of the Hobbits
- Gladden Fields
- The Shire
- Bree-land (shared with Men)
- Buckland
Realms of the Ents
- Fangorn forest and possibly the Old Forest
Fourth Age
Realms of Men
- Reunited Kingdom of Gondor and Arnor
- Containing within it, the autonomous realms of:
- Drúadan Forest (Drúedain)
- The Shire (Hobbits)
- Treegarth of Orthanc (Ents)
Realms of the Elves
- Greenwood the Great
- Lórien on both sides of Anduin
- Elves of Ithilien
- Remnant of Lindon
See also
External links
- Map of Middle-Earth, showing the movements of characters from both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film series
- Interactive map of Middle Earth, based on a rendition by Daniel Reeve, props maker[1] for the Peter Jackson films
References
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