# Why Can't Men Go to the Undying Lands? - LOTR

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Podcast: [In Deep Geek](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-deep-geek-7564861)
Published: 2026-04-27T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

The Ban of the Valar is an important concept in the Second Age of Middle-earth, but why exactly were humans not allowed to go to Valinor?

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