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Ekkaia (also known as Vaiya, the Outer Ocean, the Outer Sea, or the Encircling Sea) was a vast, cold and dark ocean completely surrounding the world of Arda, at least until the Undying Lands were removed from the "circles of the world" in the cataclysm near the end of the Second Age.
History
Ekkaia flowed completely around the world, forming a sea below it and a form of air above it. Arda is described as having floated on Ekkaia, like a ship on a sea. The Sun passed through Ekkaia on its way around the world, warming it as it did so. Within Ekkaia lay Ilmen, the upper atmosphere, and Vista, the lower atmosphere. At sea level, Ekkaia met the Belegaer at the Helcaraxë. Ekkaia itself was enclosed within the Walls of the Night.
Ulmo, the Lord of Waters, dwelt in Ekkaia, below the roots of Arda. Ekkaia is described as extremely cold: the strait where it met Belegaer in the northwest of Middle-earth, the Helcaraxë, was filled with ice floes and icebergs. Ekkaia cannot support any ships except the boats of Ulmo.
Ekkaia apparently disappeared after Arda was made round, although it may have been changed into the upper atmosphere of the world.[1][2][3]
Etymology
Ekkaia (at first spelled Eccaia) was a Quenya word.[1]
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Arabic | أكايا |
| Armenian | Էկկիա |
| Assamese | এক্কাইয়া |
| Bengali | এককাইয়া |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Екая |
| Danish | Det Omkredsende Hav (Ekkaiahavet) |
| Georgian | ეკაია |
| Greek | Εκκαια |
| Gujarati | એકકાઆ |
| Japanese | エッカヤ |
| Hebrew | אקאיה |
| Hindi | एक्क्ऐअ |
| Japanese | エカイア |
| Kannada | ಏಕಿಯ |
| Kazakh | Эккая (Cyrillic) Ékkaya (Latin) |
| Korean | 에 카시아 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Эккаиа |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Еккаиа |
| Marathi | एक्कैअ |
| Malayalam | എക്ഖിയ |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Эккаиа |
| Nepalese | एक्क्ऐअ |
| Punjabi | ਏਕਾਇਆ |
| Russian | Эккайа |
| Serbian | Еккаиа (Cyrillic) Ekkaia (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | එකයියා |
| Tamil | இக்கையே |
| Telugu | ఎక్కాయ |
| Thai | เอคไคอา |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Еккайа |
| Urdu | ایککایا |
| Yiddish | עקקאַיאַ |
| Seas of Arda |
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Belegaer | Eastern Sea | Ekkaia | Inner Seas | Helcar | Núrnen | Rhûn | Ringil | Shadowy Seas |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, Introduction
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Second Age, "Introduction"