Arda

Arda (Quenya for "realm") is the name given to the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium. It was created by the music of the Ainur. and given to them to cultivate.

Within Arda lay both Aman (Valinor, until it was removed from the world at the end of the Second Age) and Middle-earth, as well as Tol Erresëa and many other minor lands.

See also:

• Arda on Wikipedia
• Arda on the Tolkien Gateway
• Arda on the Encyclopedia of Arda