The changing of Arda to a round world

[jaredmith.livejournal.com]

http://jaredmithrandirolorin.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-changing-of-arda-to-round-world.html

After Arda became round at the destruction of Numenor and the removal of Valinor. The New Lands appear on the other side of the world.

In the sense that Arda is roughly analogous to the real world, the New Lands are thought of a The Americas.

It is often speculated that the New Lands was previously The Land of The Sun, where the Sun rested during the night when Arda was flat. I think that is valid but I want to add something.

When Valinor was removed I don't think the actual continent, Aman, was fully removed. It's mystical unmarred quality was removed as well as the Aniur and Elves who lived there and it's cities and buildings. But the land itself remained.

I think when Arda became round the Land of the Sun in the East and Aman in the west came together to become the new lands. With Aman roughly analogues to North America and the Land of The Sun roughly analogous to South America.

And The Dark Land would be Australia.

Has there been any Tolkien fan fic exploring possible inhabitants of these continents during the 3rd and 4th ages?

Comments

[periantari.livejournal.com]

That's an interesting notion!! Thanks for sharing !

[hhimring]

I'm trying to think of any fic I might have come across about the possible inhabitants.
I think there might have been one--maybe it will come back to me.

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Personally, I do think Aman actually was physically removed, and the Lands of the Sun are the entire continent of America (with a Southern and Northern part, like). The Dark Land/South Land is Australia, of course. But we'll probably never know for sure!

I don't think I've seen any Tolkien fanfic exploring these continents - possibly because it's so far into the realm of speculation that it would be practically o-fic, just as anything that explores the distant South or East of Middle-earth. Speaking of which, The Man Who Grew Tomatoes (http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/archive/home/viewstory.php?sid=747) by Pandë is set in the far East of Middle-earth... not quite what you were looking for, but an excellent story nonetheless.

[jaredmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I'll give that a look