Q: Where Were the Permanent Havens the Númenóreans Built in the 1200? ANSWER: In November 2022 a reader asked: Where were the permanent havens the […]
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These articles discuss the history, culture, and other topics associated with the island of Númenor.
How Many Númenórean Colonies Were There in Middle-earth?
#tolkien #fantasy #middleearth Q: How Many Númenórean Colonies Were There in Middle-earth? ANSWER: To the best of my knowledge, J.R.R. Tolkien never attempted to provide […]
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How Could the Númenoreans Not Know Who the Nazgûl Were?
Q: How Could the Númenoreans Not Know Who the Nazgûl Were? ANSWER: A blog follower submitted 2 questions in October 2020. This is the 2nd […]
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What Was the Course of Ar-Pharazôn’s Last Campaign Against Sauron?
Q: What Was the Course of Ar-Pharazôn’s Last Campaign Against Sauron? ANSWER: This question has nothing to do with the Amazon production. A blog reader […]
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Why did Minastir Organize the Númenórean Military in Support of Gil-galad, Rather than his Father, Isilmo?
Q: Why did Minastir Organize the Númenórean Military in Support of Gil-galad, Rather than his Father, Isilmo? ANSWER: I received this question in July 2017. […]
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Why Didn’t the Elves Sail to Númenor?
Q: Why Didn’t the Elves Sail to Númenor? ANSWER: A reader wants to know why Cirdan’s people are never said to have sailed to Numenor […]
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What Did Tolkien Mean When He Said the Blood of Númenor Ran Nearly True in Faramir and Denethor?
Q: What Did Tolkien Mean When He Said the Blood of Númenor Ran Nearly True in Faramir and Denethor? ANSWER: Well, I think this is […]
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How Could the Númenóreans Defeat Sauron in the Second Age?
Q: How Could the Númenóreans Defeat Sauron in the Second Age? ANSWER:This is one of the classic “Tolkien fan questions” that was included in the […]
Continue readingHow Did the One Ring Survive the Downfall of Numenor?
Q: How Did the One Ring Survive the Downfall of Numenor? ANSWER: J.R.R. Tolkien answered this question in part in Letter No. 211, where he […]
Continue readingWhere Did the People of Arnor Come From?
Q: Where Did the People of Arnor Come From? ANSWER: I am not aware of any published writing by J.R.R. Tolkien that directly answers this […]
Continue readingDo We Know the Size of the Armies of Númenór?
Q: Do We Know the Size of the Armies of Númenór? ANSWER: A curious reader asked about “armies Númenór size”. J.R.R. Tolkien appears to have […]
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Seeking the Wayward Children of Númenor
Something should be said about the founding of Arnor and Gondor, but it’s not easy to assign the establishment of the Dunadan realms in exile […]
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Gondor Rising: Echoes of Númenor in Middle-earth
The shores and river valleys are quiet now but the memory of the Great Cataclysm are still raw and unnerving. Whenever the western skies darken […]
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