12/28/2023 0 Comments Argonath book endsThey landed in Middle-earth, and founded the Realms in Exile, Arnor and Gondor. Aman and Tol Eressëa were removed from the spheres of Arda forever, changing the world's shape from flat to round and Númenor itself was sunk beneath a great wave, killing all its inhabitants, including the body of Sauron who was thereby robbed of his ability to assume fair and charming forms.Įlendil, son of the leader of the Faithful during the reign of Ar-Pharazôn, his sons and his followers had been warned of the disaster that was to befall Númenor, and they had set sail in nine ships before the island fell. Manwë, chief of the angelic Valar, called upon Ilúvatar, who broke and changed the world, burying Ar-Pharazôn and his mighty host in mounds of dirt where they are said to lie inside the Caves of the Forgotten until the Last Battle. In the year SA 3319 of the Second Age, Ar-Pharazôn landed on Aman and marched to the city of Tirion. Prompted by Sauron and fearing death and old age, Ar-Pharazôn built a Great Armament and set sail into the west to make war upon the Valar and seize the Undying Lands (Sauron remained behind). The Downfall of Númenor, by Darrell Sweet Isildur rescued a fruit of the tree which grew to become the White Tree of Gondor, preserving the ancient line of trees. With Sauron as his advisor, Ar-Pharazôn had a 500 foot tall Temple for Morgoth erected in which he offered human sacrifices.ĭuring this time, the White Tree, Nimloth the Fair, whose fate was said to be tied to the line of Kings, was cut down and burned as a sacrifice to Morgoth. Sauron then poisoned the mind of the King and soon corrupted the Númenóreans, promising them eternal life if they worshipped Morgoth. The Númenoreans came in such force that Sauron himself surrendered to their might. In the year SA 3255, the 25th King, Ar-Pharazôn, sailed to Middle-earth. Soon the Númenóreans came to rule a great but terrorizing maritime empire that had no rival, but a few remained loyal to the Valar and friendly to the Elves. They tried to compensate this by sailing eastward and colonizing large parts of Middle-earth, first in a friendly way, but later as tyrants. Over time the Númenóreans came to resent the Ban of the Valar and to rebel against their authority, seeking the everlasting life that they believed was begrudged them. But Sauron extended his power and his shadow fell on Númenor. Around SA 1800 Númenoreans started settling on the coast of Middle-earth in places such as Umbar. Númenor took notice and Tar-Minastir, King of Númenor sent a fleet to save Lindon and by SA 1701 Eriador was liberated and Sauron driven back into Mordor. By SA 1693, the Elves and Sauron were at war and in SA 1699 Eriador was overrun. In Middle-earth in the year SA 1600 the Dark Lord Sauron (former servant of Morgoth), enemy of the Valar, deceived the Elven smiths of Eregion and forged a master Ring. Under the Ban of the Valar the Númenóreans were forbidden from sailing so far westward that Númenor was no longer visible, for fear that they would come upon the Undying Lands, to which Men could not come. The first ships sailed from Númenor to Middle-earth in the year SA 600 of the Second Age, making contact with Gil-galad and helping the Twilight Men of Middle-earth as teachers.Īrmenelos as illustrated by Ralph Damiani Under his rule ( SA 32 to SA 442 of the Second Age), and those of his descendants, the Númenóreans rose to become very powerful, with lifespans several times that of the Men of Middle-earth. Elros son of Eärendil was the first King of Númenor, taking the name of Tar-Minyatur ("High-First King"). The island had only two rivers: Siril, which began at Meneltarma and ended in a small delta near the town of Nindamos, and the Nunduinë, which reached the sea in the Bay of Eldanna near the human haven Eldalondë.Īfter the great war with the Dark Lord Morgoth, the Valar took pity on the Three Houses of the Edain for their sufferings and gifted the survivors the island of Elenna, that was called "Númenor" or "Andor". The largest city and capital of the island was Armenelos. At the center of the island the mountain Meneltarma was used by the Dúnedain as a temple to Ilúvatar. The island was called originally Elenna or the Isle of Elenna (" Starwards"), because the Dúnedain were led to it by the star of Eärendil, and because the island was in the shape of a five-pointed star. The land was brought up from the sea as a gift to Men. Númenor was the kingdom of the Númenóreans, the Dúnedain, located on an island in the Great Sea, between Middle-earth and Aman. ![]() The culture of the Númenóreans originated there shortly afterwards. Númenor was a kingdom of Men, established on an island that was brought up out of the sea by the Valar in the early Second Age, after the final ruin of Beleriand.
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