Table of Contents
- 1 How far was Númenor from Middle-Earth?
- 2 When did the Numenoreans come to Middle-Earth?
- 3 What did the Númenóreans build?
- 4 What are Black Númenóreans?
- 5 How did the Númenóreans get to Middle-earth?
- 6 What cities were built by the Númenóreans?
- 7 What is the relationship between the Númenóreans and the men?
How far was Númenor from Middle-Earth?
1,600 to 1,900 miles
It’s 1,600 to 1,900 miles over uninterrupted ocean. The distance between Númenor and Middle-earth is roughly the same as the distance between Norway and Greenland, but the Norse never did that trip in one go: they could, for example, stop at Shetland, the Faroe Islands, and Iceland.
When did the Numenoreans come to Middle-Earth?
Númenor, which had been raised up by Ulmo, was shaped like a star upon the ocean, and was in between Aman and Middle-earth. These Edain reached the island in the year SA 32.
Where did the Númenóreans come from?
Númenor was the kingdom of the Númenóreans, the Dúnedain, located on an island in the Great Sea, between Middle-earth and Aman. The land was brought up from the sea as a gift to Men.
What did the Númenóreans build?
The Numenoreans began building true fortresses around the year 1800, a century after the War of the Elves and Sauron. The Gwathlo forts and some works along the Baranduin and Lhun rivers had served the Numenoreans and Eldar in the war, but Sauron began expanding his power into the east and south after the war.
What are Black Númenóreans?
The Black Númenóreans emerged from the King’s Men party; they were cruel oppressors and overlords over the primitive Men of Middle-earth. Since they were colonising the continent, they survived the Downfall of Númenor but swiftly diminished.
How old do Númenóreans live?
Later, royal Númenóreans were said to have “five times” the lifespan of normal men, or 300–350 years. Men of the House of Elros lived for some 400 years; this diminished due to their rebellion. Coming-of-age was at 25 years.
How did the Númenóreans get to Middle-earth?
Cast ashore by the storm on the western lands of Middle-earth, they founded the Númenórean realms in exile: Arnor and Gondor. Other Númenóreans survived the Downfall, these were of the King’s Men that settled in Middle-earth.
What cities were built by the Númenóreans?
Cities built by the Númenóreans were Armenelos, Andúnië, Nindamos, Eldalondë and Almaida . Númenor was the kingdom of the Dúnedain, located on an island in the Great Sea, between Middle-earth and Aman.
What did the Númenóreans give to the king of Armenia?
One notable gift was a seedling of Celeborn, the White Tree of Tol Eressëa which grew at the courts of the King in Armenelos and it was named Nimloth Due to the fact that the Ban of the Valar restricted them from sailing West, the Númenóreans began to explore the eastern part of the world, reaching the shores of Middle-earth in S.A. 600.
What is the relationship between the Númenóreans and the men?
The Númenóreans never dwelt long in the shores of Middle-earth, but the Men, who populated the western shores, were comforted. They revered the memory of the tall Sea-kings whom they remembered as gods hoping each time for their return.