Location

Middle-earth: the mortal lands east of the Great Sea

Origins

Made by Aulë the Smith

Meaning

'Hither' refers to the lands on this¹ side of the Sea, as opposed to the distant Undying Lands

Other names

The Dark Lands, Endor, Endóre, Ennor, Great Lands, Hither Shore, Middle-earth, Outer Lands, The Wide World

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Hither Lands

The lands east of the Great Sea

Map of the Hither Lands

The Hither Lands (Middle-earth) at the time of the War of the Ring

The Hither Lands (Middle-earth) at the time of the War of the Ring

A name for Middle-earth; the lands of mortals as opposed to Aman, the Undying Lands.

Notes

1	It stands to reason that the name 'Hither Lands' would only make sense used by a speaker or writer within Middle-earth itself. Beings who dwelt in the Blessed Realm of Aman, beyond the western shores of the Sea, used a different term: they called the lands over the Sea the Outer Lands.

See also...

Battle-under-Stars, Elvish World, Endóre, Far West, Galadriel, Great Gulf, Losgar, Narrow Ice, The Sun

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