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The continent of Middle-earth was shaped at the most ancient days of Arda. It lay to the east of the other great continent of Aman (Undying Lands), and was separted from Middle-earth by the Great Sea Belegaer.

At the end of the Third Age, the continent of Aman finally departs from Arda, leaving the mortal realm of Middle-earth which would eventually evolve into Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.

Image:Middle-earth.png\|Map of Middle-Earth circle 238 100 15 [Fornost](Fornost "wikilink") circle 224 159 10 [The Old Forest](Old_Forest "wikilink") rect 561 75 680 105 [Iron Hills](Iron_Hills "wikilink") rect 155 133 227 173 [The Shire](Shire "wikilink") rect 364 129 389 150 [Rivendell](Rivendell "wikilink") circle 279 228 15 [Tharbad](Tharbad "wikilink") circle 404 242 15 [Lothlórien](Lothlórien "wikilink") circle 437 133 15 [Ingrove](Anduin_Vale#Ingrove "wikilink") circle 345 128 15 [Warrens](Trollshaws#Warrens "wikilink") circle 337 316 15 [Isengard](Isengard "wikilink") circle 461 234 20 [Dol Guldur](Dol_Guldur "wikilink") circle 340 352 20 [Helms Deep](Helms_Deep "wikilink") circle 496 414 20 [Minas Tirith](Minas_Tirith "wikilink") circle 579 385 20 [Barad-dûr](Barad-dûr "wikilink") circle 385 353 20 [Edoras](Edoras "wikilink") circle 390 120 15 [Zaugurz Orc Caves](Goblin_Caves#Zaugurz_Orc_Caves "wikilink") circle 411 123 15 [Tarkhnarb Orc Caves](Goblin_Caves#New_Orc_Caves "wikilink") circle 108 107 20 [Belegost](Blue_Mountains#Belegost "wikilink") circle 331 145 10 [Last Bridge](Old_East_Road#Last_Bridge "wikilink") circle 265 146 10 [Midgewater Marshes](Midgewater_Marshes "wikilink") circle 295 147 10 [Weathertop](Old_East_Road#Weathertop "wikilink") circle 527 110 10 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              527 110 10      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              527 110 10      end_of_the_skype_highlighting [Dale](Dale "wikilink") circle 531 90 20 [The Lonely Mountain](Lonely_Mountain "wikilink") circle 491 352 20 [Dead Marshes](Dead_Marshes "wikilink") poly 356 230 378 236 379 228 356 224 [Redhorn Pass](Misty_Mountains#Redhorn_Pass "wikilink") circle 369 218 15 [Moria](Moria "wikilink") poly 452 141 534 140 533 127 449 134 [Old Forest Road](Mirkwood#Old_Forest_Road "wikilink") poly 368 262 355 317 398 314 404 272 [Fangorn](Fangorn "wikilink") poly 335 145 364 148 367 130 336 135 [Trollshaws](Trollshaws "wikilink") poly 128 121 155 140 155 171 73 182 79 149 [The Grey Havens](Grey_Havens "wikilink") poly 227 146 240 143 255 142 255 152 271 156 259 167 241 160 230 163 [Bree](Bree "wikilink") poly 317 28 315 46 330 87 386 106 413 108 392 53 [Misty Mountains](Misty_Mountains "wikilink") poly 391 141 415 144 394 216 370 203 354 205 349 194 367 184 [Misty Mountains](Misty_Mountains "wikilink") poly 351 225 362 233 382 231 374 263 355 323 346 320 335 305 326 316 330 330 316 322 328 296 323 278 338 270 348 254 [Misty Mountains](Misty_Mountains "wikilink") poly 333 335 336 345 312 371 254 361 226 289 279 256 342 251 318 280 324 293 314 315 319 328 [Dunland](Dunland "wikilink") poly 272 243 269 259 343 248 351 214 295 223 [Eregion](Eregion "wikilink") poly 359 148 382 150 368 181 349 196 354 206 349 212 321 216 313 203 [Ancient Broken Road](Ancient_Broken_Road "wikilink") poly 239 163 258 168 259 185 276 211 260 218 238 197 233 185 [Greenway](Greenway "wikilink") poly 227 110 260 113 255 142 229 143 [Road to Fornost](Road_to_Fornost "wikilink") poly 140 6 67 34 81 148 120 137 98 101 102 71 106 43 148 16 [Blue Mountains](Blue_Mountains "wikilink") poly 121 161 144 171 127 195 149 221 114 240 85 197 [Blue Mountains](Blue_Mountains "wikilink") poly 247 142 250 161 380 149 380 134 [Old East Road](Old_East_Road "wikilink") poly 432 102 448 76 509 80 539 129 528 179 533 193 507 200 504 208 531 215 507 252 469 259 454 252 483 238 463 212 [Mirkwood Forest](Mirkwood "wikilink") poly 404 71 448 76 433 96 465 212 439 238 419 238 397 223 414 147 [Anduin Vale](Anduin_Vale "wikilink") poly 317 373 337 330 451 318 473 387 473 404 363 370 [Rohan](Rohan "wikilink") poly 213 456 271 383 352 368 522 409 526 506 422 514 377 444 325 439 264 464 [Gondor](Gondor "wikilink") poly 534 358 538 497 674 501 718 456 717 357 [Mordor](Mordor "wikilink") rect 155 173 257 286 [Eriador](Eriador "wikilink") desc none

{ |- ! colspan = “2” style=”margin:0; background:#cedff2; border:1px solid #a3b0bf; padding:0.2em 0.4em;” | Map of Middle-Earth |-

Cities of the Free People

| Harlond/ForlondBelegostFornostBreeTharbadRivendellCaras GaladhonIngrove |-

Fortresses of the Dark Lord

| WarrensNOC  –  ZOC |-

Locations in Mume

| ShireTower HillsFangornDunlandEregionMoriaMirkwoodRohanOERABRMisty Mountains |}