Andrast

Minor Spiritwell-documentedTolkien's Middle-earth cartography and Sindarin toponymyGondorBay of BelfalasAnfalas/Lebennin coast (southwest Gondor)

Andrast is a Sindarin place-name in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, denoting a long coastal cape or peninsula in southwest Gondor (also identified with Ras Morthil). It is a geographic toponym recorded in Tolkien's maps and scholarly indexes rather than a sentient or supernatural being.

Origin

Andrast originates within Tolkien's secondary-world corpus as a Sindarin descriptive place-name. Lexical analysis in Tolkienian scholarship interprets the name as formed from Sindarin elements meaning 'long' + 'cape', producing the sense 'Long Cape'. It appears across Tolkien's maps, indexes, and later editorial and cartographic materials as a named coastal promontory of Gondor and is also equated with Ras Morthil in some map traditions.

Appearance

Andrast is described in the sources as a long, uninhabited coastal cape or peninsula on the southwest coast of Gondor near the Bay of Belfalas. Sources variously render it as 'Long Cape' or 'Dark Cape', and interactive maps and indexes note it as a remote, sparsely inhabited promontory north of nearby coastal regions such as Anfalas and Lebennin.

Abilities

Not applicable: in the supplied sources Andrast functions purely as a physical geographic feature and is not ascribed agency, powers, or behaviors.

Community Record

Sources
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    Andrast - Tolkien Gateway. Tolkien Gateway entry for Andrast (place-name in Tolkien's legendarium).wiki
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    Andrast — Map of Middle-earth (interactive map). Interactive map entry labeling Andrast (Long Cape / Ras Morthil) and describing it as a long uninhabited cape.other
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    Eldamo : Sindarin : Andrast. Eldamo Sindarin lexical entry analyzing Andrast as 'Long Cape' from Sindarin elements.academic
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    Andrast (NameNerds). NameNerds entry proposing an alternative personal-name reading (Andraste/Andrast ~ 'invincible'); noted in sources as an uncertain, non-Tolkien etymology.other
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    Andrast map/card references. Map-card / game reference listing Andrast among coastal features (used as corroboration of map usage).other
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    Andrast (3rin.gs article). Web article referencing Andrast in Tolkien cartographic materials and indexes.other
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    What is the role and related lore of Andrast in LOTR? (Scifi.StackExchange). Community question and answers noting the appearance of Andrast on Tolkien maps and discussing its identification with Ras Morthil.other
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