The great J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Land of the Middle-earth in the fantastical world of Arda was surrounded by a mythical ocean.
Âryânâ, Land of the Nobles, historical domain of the Persians, was the land of the highest mountains, always in want of water...
By all accounts, J. R. R. Tolkien was a masterful linguist and a student of ancient cultures and mythology. Arda, corruption of the Persian Ârta and Avestan Asha, meant 'eternal law of universe', God's will, the second godly attribute of Ahura Mazdâ.
