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Dates
The Valar removed into this Western land after the destruction of Almaren, approximately 15,000 years before the first rising of the Sun
Location
A continent originally lying in the far West of Arda, but later removed from the mortal world
Race
Ainur, but also inhabited by Elves
Settlements
The main city of the Valar was Valmar, while the chief cities of the Elves were Tirion and Alqualondë
Meaning
A realm inhabited by immortal beings
Other names
The Ancient West, Aman, The Blessed Realm, The Deathless Lands, The Far West, Otherworld, The Twilight, The Undying Lands, The Uttermost West, The West, West over Sea, West of the World, West-that-was

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Undying Realm

The lands of the Uttermost West

Map of Aman
The Undying Realm in the West (somewhat conjectural)
The Undying Realm in the West (somewhat conjectural)

The lands of Aman in the West of the World where the High Elves lived, and especially Valinor, the golden land of the immortal Valar.


See also...

The West, Wide World

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