Some go but some remain in Middle Earth to face its darkness. The Valar then invite the elves back to Aman. When the Elves of Middle Earth are captured and forced to work, the Valar intervene, beginning a war to rescue them.
This clearly symbolizes that Aman is the land of light in a world of darkness. The trees are later killed and replaced by a luminous flower and fruit that become the sun and moon and maintain the balance of light in this place. They represent the sun and the moon.Īudiences have all seen the light of the two trees before, perhaps without realizing it, in the phial of light that Galadriel gives Frodo from her fountain. When the two lands are split, they are left in darkness, until the Valar (the God-like people of Valinor) create two luminous trees to light Aman. In the beginning, the king of Valinor was vanquished and Aman was sent off, out of reach to the mortal men of Middle Earth. To fully answer what the Undying Lands are, it is vital to examine their background. It is resemblant of several tales from different religions and folklore that focus on the concept of good and bad, in which it represents the place of light, or good. Much like the beginning of Heaven and Hell, the tale of the creation of the world in which these stories exist has its own divine origin. RELATED: LOTR: Aragorn’s Backstory And The History Of The Numenoreans The explanation of the history and spiritual beginnings that all lead up to the Hobbit storyline is recorded in Tolkien’s tales that are less popular but predate the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings series. Put simply, the Undying Lands are the countries of Aman (Valinor), a name considered to mean “land that is not touched by evil.” This is indicative of the place’s backstory and the explanation of why it is not a place that the storylines we’re familiar with spend much time in.Īs with most worlds, the spiritual background of this universe is very important to its history and what we’ve come to know as its present. However, the history of the world in which these stories take place long precedes them and the Undying lands are a significant part of it.
When most people consider the world that encapsulates the Lord of the Rings or the Hobbit stories, their minds go to Middle Earth, given that this is where much of both storylines take place.
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