Nether Darkness refers to the far south of Arda. In the Second Age, the Númenóreans reached the Nether Darkness by sea.[1] It was probably uninhabited and, as the name suggests, apparently unlit by the Sun and Moon.[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Akallabêth: The Downfall of Númenor"
- ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, entry "Nether Darkness"