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1357: 1112: 744: 1057:, from the long-lost mythical world of Númenor in the Second Age, to his fantasy world of Middle-earth in the Third Age, also now lost, to the real ancient Germanic and Anglo-Saxon thousands of years later, and finally down to the modern world, where names like Edwin still survive, all (in the fiction) that is left of Middle-earth, carrying for the knowledgeable philologist a hint of a rich living English mythology. Shippey notes that in Númenor, the myth would have been still stronger, as being an Elf-friend, one of the hated 579:, who had claimed to be the King of Men and overlord of Middle-earth. Ar-Pharazôn landed at Umbar to do battle, and upon seeing the might of Númenor, Sauron's armies fled, forcing Sauron to surrender without a fight. He was brought back to Númenor as a prisoner, but soon seduced the king and many other Númenóreans, promising them eternal life if they worshipped his master Melkor. With Sauron as his advisor, Ar-Pharazôn had a 500-foot (150 m) tall temple erected in Armenelos. In this temple 965: 607: 243: 522:, the king of the High Elves of the northwest of Middle-earth, whose ships sailed from the Grey Havens. Aldarion founded the Uinendili, a guild of sea-farers, in honour of Uinen, goddess of the Sea. He succeeded to the throne and became known as the Mariner-king. He established Vinyalondë (later called Lond Daer), the first Númenórean settlement in Middle-earth. This port provided access to the great forests of 336:, with three clans: the people of Hador, the people of Bëor, and the Folk of Haleth. Most descended from the fair-haired and blue-eyed people of Hador. The settlers of the western regions, especially Andustar, came mostly from the people of Bëor, with darker hair and grey eyes. A few remnants of the Folk of Haleth and a few families of the 312:, from which the smoke of numerous burned sacrifices rose, tarnishing the silver. Andúnië, "Sunset", was a western port, facing the Undying Lands; the Eldar used to land there. Valandil was the first Lord of Andúnië. Other ports included Rómenna and Eldalondë. As the Shadow fell over Númenor, Armenelos overtook Andúnië. 376:
upon the prow of a departing ship, the ceremonies concerned with the passing of the Sceptre, and laying down one's life. The most famous traditions were the Three Prayers, during which the people climbed to the summit of Meneltarma and the King praised Eru Ilúvatar. These were the spring prayer for a
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in the south. The two kingdoms attempted to maintain Númenórean culture. Gondor flourished, and "for a while its splendour grew, recalling somewhat of the might of Númenor". Sauron gathered strength in Mordor, setting the scene for a struggle lasting thousands of years. Some of his servants, called
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as an "Avallonian," that is Elvish, word. In this, Tolkien emulated how Plato rearticulated the origin of the name of Atlantis as being derived from its first high king, Atlas, although its name was in fact a reference to the Titan Atlas who held the sky on his shoulders outside of the Pillars of
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According to Tolkien in a letter from 1968, he had written the story of Númenor as "a new version of the Atlantis legend" as a result from a challenge by C. S. Lewis to write a time-travel story. Tolkien himself had recurring dreams of an "ineluctable Wave" from the quiet sea or towering over the
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estimated the island to be 167,691 square miles in area. Númenor had six main regions: the five promontories, named Andustar, Hyarnustar, Hyarrostar, Orrostar, and Forostar; and the central area, Mittalmar, which contained the capital city Armenolos. The fifth king Tar-Meneldur built a tower in
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The increasing power of the Númenóreans had a dark side; the exploitation of Middle-earth's forests devastated much of Eriador. The Númenóreans established further settlements in Middle-earth, coming to rule a coastal empire with no rival. At first, they engaged with the Men of Middle-earth in a
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Similarly to how Plato internally claimed in his text that his account of Atlantis represented the truth behind the confused words of the Egyptian priests, Tolkien himself also described his story of Númenor as being the truth behind Plato's own account, and he had Lowdham in
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to the east, and explored its coasts including the Eastern Sea on the far side of Middle-earth. They brought their civilization to the Men of Middle-earth, who called them the Sea-kings. News of Númenórean seafarers spread far inland in Middle-earth; even the reclusive
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Sauron himself was caught in the cataclysm he had helped bring about. His body was destroyed, and he never again had a fair form. He fled back to Middle-earth as a monstrous spirit of hatred that "passed as a shadow and a black wind over the sea", and returned to
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designed to convey the character of its people. The set is described as "an entire seaside city" with buildings, alleyways, shrines, graffiti, and a ship docked at the harbour. The production designer Ramsey Avery based Númenor's "looming marble structures" on
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the Black Númenóreans since they worshipped the Darkness and were "enamoured of evil knowledge", had left Númenor before its destruction. For over a millennium, their descendants lingered on and remained allied to Sauron in Middle-earth.
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were offered to Melkor. The White Tree Nimloth, which stood before the King's House in Armenelos and whose fate was tied to the line of kings, was cut down and burned as a sacrifice to Melkor, at Sauron's direction.
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Il est évident que dans ce cadre, Númenor est une réécriture de l'Atlantide, et la lecture du Timée et du Critias de Platon n'est pas nécessaire pour suggérer cette référence au lecteur de Tolkien
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was even then awaiting the end of the world. Burns comments that in that mythology, even the gods can die, everything has an end, and that, "though Sauron may go, the elves will fade as well."
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Nimloth, living symbol of the Kingdom, was planted in the days of the sixth King, the explorer Tar-Aldarion. During the reign of the last King, the proud Ar-Pharazôn, a giant circular temple to
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friendly manner, but Minastir's successors, Tar-Ciryatan and Tar-Atanamir "the Great", became tyrannical, oppressing the Men of Middle-earth and exacting heavy tribute. The Númenóreans made
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has as its central device a brother and sister named Edred ("Bliss-counsel") and Elfrida ("Elf-strength") who visit several earlier times, always meeting a similar pair of characters.
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Prompted by Sauron and fearing old age and death, Ar-Pharazôn built a great armada and sailed into the West to make war upon the Valar, intending to seize the Undying Lands of
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Both the use of a pair of related time-travellers with Old English names, and the idea of visiting Atlantis at the time of its destruction, echo events in children's books by
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The Biblical temptation before the fall was the desire for knowledge of good and evil, and the prohibition that was broken was eating the fruit of the tree of that knowledge.
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writes that the feeling of "inevitable disintegration" is borrowed from the Nordic world view, which emphasises that all may be lost at any moment. She writes that in
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in two of his letters. He equated the Númenórean practice of having just one place of worship at the summit of Mount Meneltarma with that of the Jews at their single
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in their love of and power to build large monuments, and in their interest in ancestry and tombs. The crown of Gondor was tall and winged, like an ancient Egyptian
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The commentator Charles Delattre has noted that Númenor matches the myth of Atlantis, the only drowned island in surviving ancient literature, in multiple details:
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was transformed into a globe, Númenor sank beneath the ocean, and the Undying Lands were removed from the Earth forever. Only the Elves could continue to sail the
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from the sea were a significant part of Númenórean diet; those providing this food were Númenor's first sea-farers. The Númenóreans swiftly became skilled
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it abounds in valuable minerals; and it has unmatched power, with a strong fleet able to project control far beyond its shores, like ancient Athens;
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was built in the city, over five hundred feet in diameter and as much in height to its cornice line, with a silver dome above that. The dome had an
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Tolkien's history of the Downfall of Númenor therefore remained faithful to Plato's story of Atlantis, and exhibits significant influences from
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Delattre states that the position of Númenor in Tolkien's Middle-earth is curious, being "at once marginal and central", not least because in
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claim that if Atlantis referred to Atlas, then it would connect the story with a "mountain regarded as the Pillar of Heaven," that is
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and of Middle-earth. The Elves of Eressëa brought gifts including skills and plants. Elros brought a measure of Elvish blood and
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as being derived from Atlas's twin brother Gadiros despite the fictional king's name being in reality a reference to the city.
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literary discussion group. The misspelling came from Lewis's only hearing Tolkien say the name in one of his readings.
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that the ban was "soon defied", as in the Biblical fall. The temptation for the Númenoreans was the desire for
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The Downfall of Númenor and the Changing of the World. The outlines of the continents are purely schematic.
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Tolkien described the later Númenóreans of Gondor as "best pictured in (say) Egyptian terms", resembling
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A gateway to Sindarin : a grammar of an Elvish language from J.R.R. Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings'
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makes reference to Numinor, as "the true West", which Lewis credits as a then-unpublished creation of
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Late in the Second Age, Ar-Pharazôn, the 25th monarch of Númenor, sailed to Middle-earth to challenge
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A tall tower was constructed in Armenelos by the first King Elros, son of the seafaring hero
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Commentators have noted that the destruction of Númenor echoes the Biblical stories of the
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heard of the coming of "the Great Ships". Númenóreans had established good relations with
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it began as a perfect world, geometrically laid out to reflect its balance and harmony;
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The names connected by his philological studies formed for Tolkien the possibility of
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Herakles, as well as Plato's rearticulation of the origin of the name of the city of
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and achieve immortality. Sauron remained behind. Ar-Pharazôn landed on the shores of
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Before the coming of the Shadow, the Númenóreans maintained traditions of worship of
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is set mainly in the Second Age. It includes the port city of Armenelos in Númenor,
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extending from the central region, which was around 250 miles (400 km) across.
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makes reference to a land called Numinor as "the true West". The television series
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Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy
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and respect to the Valar. Among these were the setting a bough of the fragrant
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and his relatives, and that of Númenor among them. Eric Schweicher writes in
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influences were present in early versions of Númenor, such as Sauron's name
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is set mainly in the Second Age, with Númenor's port city of Armenelos.
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Plato also wrote the myth of Atlantis as an allegory of the archetypal
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and the "last tale" about the Elder Days. Later, with the emergence of
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The Road to Middle-Earth: How J. R. R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
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has Atlantis destroyed by a combination of volcanic eruption and a
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The Númenórean calendar, the "King's Reckoning", is similar to the
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Tolkien likened the winged crown of Gondor to the Egyptian winged
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and its downfall recalls the destruction of Atlantis, the divine
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were also present. The average Númenórean was taller than two
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who met the Elves who had preserved ancient lost knowledge.
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The downfall of Númenor has been compared to the Biblical
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rescued a fruit of the tree; it became an ancestor of the
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Breznican, Anthony; Robinson, Joanna (10 February 2022).
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of Middle-earth, into a great fortress and expanded
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Tolkien Encyclopedia 3907:The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen 2720:Revue de littérature comparée 832:and members of the family of 286:Forostar to watch the stars. 3415:Tolkien as a Literary Artist 3033:Kullmann & Siepmann 2021 1957: 1950: 1830: 1823: 1799: 1792: 1768: 1761: 1737: 1730: 1706: 1699: 1675: 1668: 1644: 1637: 1613: 1606: 1582: 1575: 1551: 1544: 1520: 1513: 1489: 1482: 1438: 1432: 1341: 1318: 1306: 1288: 1279: 1269: 1239: 1230: 1155: 1149: 1059: 1003: 984:to eat the forbidden fruit, 960:Christianity in Middle-earth 907: 885: 853: 747:Tolkien wrote of Númenor as 677:Originally intended to be a 561: 472: 408: 391: 385: 379: 371: 342: 324:Architecture in Middle-earth 219:A novel by Tolkien's friend 4966:Tolkien's impact on fantasy 4134:The Peoples of Middle-earth 4069:The Shaping of Middle-earth 3734:The Peoples of Middle-earth 3297:Journal of Inklings Studies 2793:(2013) . "Fall of Man". 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Index

Bay of Eldanna
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J. R. R. Tolkien's
legendarium
The Lord of the Rings
Middle-earth
Second Age
J. R. R. Tolkien
Middle-earth
Men
Eru Ilúvatar
Valar
Atlantis
fall of man
Sodom and Gomorrah
John Milton
Paradise Lost
decline and fall in Middle-earth
Tolkien's legendarium
ancient Egypt
Mesopotamia
Phoenicia
Carthage
Adûnaic
Semitic languages
French Republican calendar
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C. S. Lewis
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

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