Rhûn
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Rhûn is a vast, little-known eastern region of Middle-earth in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, homeland of many of Sauron’s human allies.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rhûn means “east” in Sindarin | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional region
ⓘ
location in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | literature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Balchoth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wainriders NERFINISHED ⓘ other Easterling peoples ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Tolkien legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Khand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhovanion NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea of Rhûn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cartographyStatus | largely unmapped in published maps ⓘ |
| conflictsInvolving | wars between Gondor and Easterlings ⓘ |
| contains |
Sea of Rhûn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lands of the Easterlings ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| describedAs |
little-known
ⓘ
vast ⓘ |
| genre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalDetailLevel | sparse ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | Sindarin word meaning “east” ⓘ |
| hasUncertainGeography | true ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Easterlings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | being homeland of many of Sauron’s human allies ⓘ |
| languageOfInhabitants | Easterling tongues ⓘ |
| locatedInDirection |
east of Rhovanion
ⓘ
east of the Sea of Rhûn ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverse | Arda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapAppearance | eastern edge of most Middle-earth maps ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
The Lord of the Rings
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ⓘ
The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfinished Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Gondor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Free Peoples of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oppositeDirectionOf | Eriador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | largely hostile to the West in the Third Age ⓘ |
| strategicRole | eastern stronghold of Sauron’s influence ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
First Age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Age NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | source of armies for Sauron ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rhûn means “east” in Sindarin