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Why were Númenóreans tall?
So what is the significance of height among Númenoreans? It is most certainly a sign of nobility and God’s grace, a gift bestowed upon the Númenoreans as a reward for their ancestors’ deeds against Morgoth. But this was also one of the gifts that was retracted from the Númenoreans after their rebellion.
How tall were the Númenóreans?
Númenóreans | |
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Physical Description | |
Lifespan | Númenóreans – c. 200+ years Kings of Númenor – c. 400 years (later diminished) See below |
Distinctions | The mightiest of Men in both nobility and body |
Average height | Tall, typically 7 feet. |
What are the Númenóreans?
The Númenóreans, or Dúnedain, were a scion of the Edain, the most noble race of Men in the First Age. This people was given the island of Númenor at the beginning of the Second Age by the Valar.
What happened to black Numenoreans?
The triumph of the Last Alliance marked the decline of the Black Númenórean race. They dwindled swiftly or became merged with the Men of Middle-earth. Although their race declined, they inherited, without lessening, their hatred of Gondor.
Are Gondorians Numenoreans?
Notes. ↑ Gondorians are descended from a mixture of Númenóreans and non-Númenóreans; namely Northmen refugees from Rhovanion and indigenous Men of the Mountains.
What happened to the Númenóreans?
Unfortunately, as time progressed, the kings of Numenor began to envy the Eldar for their immortality, and a fear of death infected the island. Later on, kings fell dead, decrepit and witless, as they hopelessly clung to their lives. Thus faded the bliss of the Númenóreans, if not their power.
How did the Edain get the island of Númenor?
This people was given the island of Númenor at the beginning of the Second Age by the Valar . As a reward for their services during the War of Wrath, the Valar gave to the surviving Edain an island continent in the western sea, which became Númenor, as their abiding place.
What did the Valar give to the Edain?
As a reward for their services during the War of Wrath, the Valar gave to the surviving Edain an island continent in the western sea, which became Númenor, as their abiding place. They were also gifted with far longer life (300 years or more average), greater height, and greater wisdom.
What set the Númenóreans apart from other races of men?
One characteristic that set them apart from typical men was their longevity. Númenóreans were not immortal as the Elves or Ainur, however in gratitude for their service during the War of the Wrath, they were blessed with extended lifespans averaging three times those of other men.