Thread:Aramirtheranger/@comment-27097330-20160729224639/@comment-26347028-20160813080138

Maltalidenta Kwuitidherali wrote: Aramirtheranger wrote: The Lands of the Sun are either incredibly overestimated in size Japan (hence the name) or another lost continent. They also might just be the other side of the land where Aman was, mistaken for another place due to the belief of Arda being flat. Japan or Australia and the islands to the North, are the possibilities. Although from the supposed 'of the Sun' bit makes me think the Outback, rather than that oh so scorching Japan. Because we can presume that it's Sindarin originally, and Sindarin names are always very literal (think "Orodruin")