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{{quote|Lost and forgotten be, darker than the darkness, <br>Where gates stand forever shut, till [[Arda Unmarred|the World is mended]]|[[Tom Bombadil]], ''[[Fog on the Barrow-downs]]''}}
{{quote|Lost and forgotten be, darker than the darkness, <br>Where gates stand forever shut, till [[Arda Unmarred|the World is mended]]|[[Tom Bombadil]], ''[[Fog on the Barrow-downs]]''}}


'''The Void''', or the '''Timeless Void''' was a term used in various ways.
'''The Void''', or the '''Timeless Void''', was a term used in various ways.


Cosmologically, it describes the uninhabited regions of existence outside the World, the absence of the [[Flame Imperishable]].
Cosmologically, it describes the uninhabited regions of existence outside the World, the absence of the [[Flame Imperishable]].
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The [[Timeless Halls]] of [[Ilúvatar]] seem to be apart from the Void; [[Eä]] is created amidst the Void but is not a part of it.  
The [[Timeless Halls]] of [[Ilúvatar]] seem to be apart from the Void; [[Eä]] is created amidst the Void but is not a part of it.  


After his defeat in the [[War of Wrath]], [[Morgoth|Melkor]] was cast out into the Timeless Void, but legends predict that he will return to the World before its end. Elves and Men often confused this Void into which Morgoth was cast, that surrounded Arda and was thus a part of [[Eä]], with the void that existed before the creation of [[Eä]].<ref>{{MR|P5VII}}</ref>
After his defeat in the [[War of Wrath]], [[Morgoth|Melkor]] was cast out into the Timeless Void, but legends predict that he will return to the World before its end. The Void into which Morgoth was cast, which surrounded Arda and was thus a part of [[Eä]], was often confused by [[Elves]] and [[Men]] with the void that existed before the creation of [[Eä]].<ref>{{MR|P5VII}}</ref>


==Names==
==Names==

Revision as of 03:00, 17 June 2014

"Lost and forgotten be, darker than the darkness,
Where gates stand forever shut, till the World is mended
"
Tom Bombadil, Fog on the Barrow-downs

The Void, or the Timeless Void, was a term used in various ways.

Cosmologically, it describes the uninhabited regions of existence outside the World, the absence of the Flame Imperishable.

Melkor used to wander in the Void to look in vain for the Flame Imperishable.

The Timeless Halls of Ilúvatar seem to be apart from the Void; is created amidst the Void but is not a part of it.

After his defeat in the War of Wrath, Melkor was cast out into the Timeless Void, but legends predict that he will return to the World before its end. The Void into which Morgoth was cast, which surrounded Arda and was thus a part of , was often confused by Elves and Men with the void that existed before the creation of .[1]

Names

The Void was also known as the Outer Dark (or the Outer Darkness), the Everlasting Dark, the Ancient Darkness. Quenya names were Avakúma, Oiakúma[2], and Kúma.[3][4]

References

Middle-earth Cosmology
 Constellations  Anarríma · Durin's Crown · Menelmacar · Remmirath · Soronúmë · Telumendil · Valacirca · Wilwarin
Stars  Alcarinquë · Borgil · Carnil · Elemmírë · Helluin · Luinil · Lumbar · Morwinyon · Nénar · Star of Eärendil · Til 
The Airs  Aiwenórë · Fanyamar · Ilmen · Menel · Vaiya · Veil of Arda · Vista
Narsilion  Arien · Moon (Isil, Ithil, Rána) · Sun (Anar, Anor, Vása) · Tilion
See also  Abyss · Arda · Circles of the World · · Timeless Halls · Two Lamps · Two Trees · Void