Tag: The Second Age of Middle-earth (Years of the Sun)

These articles discuss events, peoples, individuals, or realms associated with Middle-earth in the Second Age of the Years of the Sun.

An illustration of an ancient port city built along the coast of Middle-earth under teh words 'Where Were the Permanent Havens the Númenóreans Built after S.A. 1200?'

Where Were the Permanent Havens the Númenóreans Built after S.A. 1200?

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April 11, 2024April 15, 2024 Michael Martinez 2 comments

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 […]

David Weyman portrays the Stranger in the Amazon Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power under the words 'Could Gandalf Have Visited Middle-earth in the Second Age?'

Could Gandalf Have Visited Middle-earth in the Second Age?

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March 25, 2024April 29, 2024 Michael Martinez 5 comments

Q: Could Gandalf Have Visited Middle-earth in the Second Age? ANSWER: Yes. Of course. Why not? He was one of the Maiar, free to come […]

Orcs assemble for battle in Amazon's 'Rings of Power' TV series under the words 'Did Any Orcs and Trolls Fight against Sauron in the War of the last Alliance?'

Did Any Orcs and Trolls Fight against Sauron in the War of the last Alliance?

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September 21, 2023April 29, 2024 Michael Martinez 2 comments

Q: Did Any Orcs and Trolls Fight against Sauron in the War of the last Alliance? ANSWER: I have rephrased a question I received in […]

The image of a mystical face covered by a brass clock floats over a misty river valley.

Could Amazon Have Covered 3,441 Years of Second Age History In 5 Seasons?

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October 24, 2022April 15, 2024 Michael Martinez 10 comments

Q: Could Amazon Have Covered 3,441 Years of Second Age History In 5 Seasons? ANSWER: Yes, Amazon could easily have covered 3,000 years of history […]

Gil-galad and Elrond pose for a picture at the end of the Second Age.

Why Did J.R.R. Tolkien Write So Little about the Second Age?

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June 6, 2022April 15, 2024 Michael Martinez 4 comments

Q: Why Did J.R.R. Tolkien Write So Little about the Second Age? ANSWER: If you ask most scholars about Tolkien’s Second Age, they’ll usually say […]

A picture of a model of an ancient Greek Trireme, which may have influenced J.R.R. Tolkien's ideas for ships in Middle-earth.

Why did Minastir Organize the Númenórean Military in Support of Gil-galad, Rather than his Father, Isilmo?

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March 11, 2019April 15, 2024 Michael Martinez 3 comments

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. […]