@LiberalLibrarian
Ding ding!

Bonus follow-up: What's the even bigger physical change to Arda that went along with this?

@voltronic Well! Before the Fall, it was flat. After the Fall, Eru made it round and moved Aman to a sort of heavenly realm.

@LiberalLibrarian
Figures a librarian has this stuff nailed down.

@voltronic A librarian, and a Tolkienist of long-standing.

@LiberalLibrarian @voltronic And yet the ships departing from the Grey Havens still had a path. Else Frodo and Samwise would have never made it to the undying lands.

@sfleetucker Yep. Those who were allowed into Aman could sail the true path. Men who tried would sail until they found the new continents created by Illuvatar. @voltronic

@sfleetucker Of course, Men did find their way to Aman, but only after death to the Halls of Mandos, and then to pass beyond the ken of everyone, even the Valar. @voltronic

@LiberalLibrarian @voltronic Fuckin men. 🤣