Valinor

Valinor (Quenya: Land of the Valar), the Blessed Realm, or the Undying Lands is a fictional location in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the home of the immortal Valar and Maiar on the continent of Aman, far to the west of Middle-earth; he used the name Aman mainly to mean Valinor. It includes Eldamar, the land of the Elves, who as immortals are permitted to live in Valinor.

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Fictional location.name: Valinor
Fictional location.series: Tolkien's legendarium
Fictional location.creator: J. R. R. Tolkien
Fictional location.first: The Lord of the Rings
Fictional location.ruler: Manwë
Fictional location.people: Valar, Maiar, Elves
Fictional location.alt_name: The Undying Lands, The Blessed Realm, The Uttermost West, Faerie, Aman
Fictional location.type: Continent
Fictional location.blank_label: Location
Fictional location.blank_data: On the west of The Great Sea, far to the West of Middle-earth

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Contents

Geography
Physical
Political
History
Years of the Trees
The Darkening of Valinor
The Hiding of Valinor
Later history
Analysis
Paradise
Good against evil
Original sin
''Beowulf''
Lost home
Atlantis, Babel
Celtic influence
See also
References
Primary
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The name "the Undying Lands" does not mean that the land itself causes mortals to live forever. Generally, only immortal beings are allowed to reside there. Exceptions are made for the surviving bearers of the One Ring: Bilbo and Frodo Baggins and Sam Gamgee, who dwell there for a time, and the dwarf Gimli.