the Straight Road
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The Straight Road is the hidden, magical sea-route in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium that allows specially permitted ships to sail from the mortal world to the undying lands of Valinor beyond the curvature of the earth.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Straight Road | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium
ⓘ
fictional magical sea-route ⓘ |
| accessRestrictedTo |
Elves
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ring-bearers ⓘ special mortals granted permission by the Valar ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Straight Road to Valinor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Straight Way ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfinished Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
the Great Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Straight Way into the West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Aman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ Tol Eressëa NERFINISHED ⓘ Valinor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | link between the bent world and the true West ⓘ |
| creator | J.R.R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
ordinary sea-routes of the Great Sea
ⓘ
the Bent World ⓘ |
| endpoint |
the Undying Lands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the shores of Aman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | a straight path out of the bent world ⓘ |
| governedBy | the Valar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | created after the Downfall of Númenor ⓘ |
| locatedAfter | the Bending of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metaphoricalMeaning | a path of grace beyond the mortal world ⓘ |
| navigatedBy |
Elven-ships
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the ship carrying Bilbo Baggins ⓘ the ship carrying Elrond ⓘ the ship carrying Frodo Baggins ⓘ the ship carrying Galadriel ⓘ the ship carrying Gandalf ⓘ |
| orientation | westward from Middle-earth ⓘ |
| property |
bypasses the curvature of the world
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hidden from ordinary mariners ⓘ invisible to normal navigation ⓘ magical ⓘ |
| purpose | to connect the mortal world with the Undying Lands ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Akallabêth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Ban of the Valar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | the former direct route to Valinor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
special grace of the Valar
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specially permitted ships ⓘ |
| travelMedium | ships ⓘ |
| travelType | sea-voyage ⓘ |
| universe | Middle-earth legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Straight Road