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For those living in the [[Westlands]], the '''East''' refers to [[Rhûn]] (which name indeed means "east" in [[Sindarin]]) and all unknown lands beyond.
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The eastern parts of [[Middle-earth]] had two great mountain ranges, the [[Red Mountains|Red]] and [[Yellow Mountains]]. Beyond them, Middle-earth ended on the shores of the [[East Sea]].
 
Other than that not much else is known about the lands or peoples outside the Westlands. [[Cuiviénen]], the lake where the [[Elves]] [[awakening of the Elves|awoke]]; and [[Hildórien]], the origin of [[Men]], were somewhere in the east of Middle-earth. Some of the [[Fathers of the Dwarves]] also awoke in the Red Mountains. But the stories follow only the [[Eldar]] and the [[Edain]] who migrated [[West]].
 
The [[Men]] living in the East were known as [[Easterlings]], being various tribes of [[Men of Darkness]], such as the [[Wainriders]], the [[Balchoth]] and the [[Variags]]. And the [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] clans of [[Ironfists]], [[Stiffbeards]], [[Blacklocks]] and [[Stonefoots]], occupied the Red Mountains.
 
In the [[Second Age|Second]] or [[Third Age]]s the [[Blue Wizards]] went into the East, never to return. [[Saruman]] also visited the East before returning and occupying [[Isengard]]. During the [[Watchful Peace]], [[Sauron]] went to hiding in the East for 400 years and gathered the Easterlings to his service.
==See also==
*[[Uttermost East]]
*[[Last Desert]]
*[[Rómen]]
*[[West]]
[[Category:Middle-earth]]
[[Category:Eastern_lands]]

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