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(The standard oder in etymology sections is first the language in which the name is, then the meaning and then the components of the name with their respective meanings, Christopher Tolkien made not statement that the name is a Quenya name, he only made a statement that the name Herumor contains the Quenya word heru, so eldamo is the source for the statement that the name Herumor seems to be Quenya and for its meaning)
 
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'''Herumor''' was a [[Black Númenóreans|Black Númenórean]] who lived in the late [[Second Age]]. After the [[Downfall of Númenor]] he, along with [[Fuinur]], rose to power among the [[Haradrim]] and served [[Sauron]].<ref>{{S|Rings}}</ref>


'''Herumor''' was a [[Black Númenóreans|Black Númenórean]] who lived in the late [[Second Age]].<ref group=note>Based on the ordering of events in the chapter [[Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age]], he appears to have been a lord among the [[Haradrim]] at some point after the [[Downfall of Númenor]], dating him to {{SA|3319}} or later. The order of events is not entirely clear, and an argument could be made that he lived slightly earlier, but he certainly belonged to the closing centuries of the [[Second Age]].</ref> Herumor was among those [[Númenóreans]] who sailed east from [[Númenor]] to establish fortresses and dwellings along the coasts during Sauron's stay in [[Númenor]] (from {{SA|3262}} to {{SA|3319}}) and were already bent to Sauron's will. Herumor rose to power among the [[Haradrim]]. It is possible that Herumor was among those Númenórean servants from the south that Sauron gathered to him when he prepared to attack [[Gondor]] in {{SA|3429}} after he had taken shape again after the [[Downfall of Númenor]].<ref>{{S|Rings}}</ref>
== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
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''Herumor'' seems to be a [[Quenya]] name and seems to mean "Black Lord".<ref name=eldamo>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=http://www.eldamo.org/content/words/word-3301232385.html|articlename=Q. ''Herumor'' m.|website=Eldamo|accessed=25 November 2021}}</ref> [[Christopher Tolkien]] suggests that the initial element of this name is Q. ''[[heru]]'' ("lord").<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, entry ''heru''</ref> [[Paul Strack]] suggests that the second element is ''[[morë]]'' ("dark, black").<ref name=eldamo/>


Herumor means "Black Lord" in [[Quenya]] (from ''[[heru]]'' = "lord" and ''[[morë]]'' = "dark").
== Portrayal in adaptations ==
In the defunct [[Middle-earth Role Playing]] game from the 1980s, Herumor is given an extended history. [[Fuinur]] is portrayed as his older brother.  


== Portrayal in Adaptations ==
== See Also ==
* [[Fuinur]]


In the defunct [[Middle-earth Role Playing]] game from the 1980s, Herumor is given an extended history. Fuinur is then his older brother. [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]], however, had nothing to do with writing this history.
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Latest revision as of 08:52, 9 February 2024

This article is about the Black Númenórean. For the character in The New Shadow, see Herumor (The New Shadow).
Herumor
Númenórean
Isabella Pavani - Herumor.png
"Herumor" by Isabella Pavani
Biographical Information
LocationHarad
AffiliationBlack Númenóreans
RuleLate Second Age
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Herumor

Herumor was a Black Númenórean who lived in the late Second Age.[note 1] Herumor was among those Númenóreans who sailed east from Númenor to establish fortresses and dwellings along the coasts during Sauron's stay in Númenor (from S.A. 3262 to S.A. 3319) and were already bent to Sauron's will. Herumor rose to power among the Haradrim. It is possible that Herumor was among those Númenórean servants from the south that Sauron gathered to him when he prepared to attack Gondor in S.A. 3429 after he had taken shape again after the Downfall of Númenor.[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Herumor seems to be a Quenya name and seems to mean "Black Lord".[2] Christopher Tolkien suggests that the initial element of this name is Q. heru ("lord").[3] Paul Strack suggests that the second element is morë ("dark, black").[2]

Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]

In the defunct Middle-earth Role Playing game from the 1980s, Herumor is given an extended history. Fuinur is portrayed as his older brother.

See Also[edit | edit source]

Notes

  1. Based on the ordering of events in the chapter Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age, he appears to have been a lord among the Haradrim at some point after the Downfall of Númenor, dating him to S.A. 3319 or later. The order of events is not entirely clear, and an argument could be made that he lived slightly earlier, but he certainly belonged to the closing centuries of the Second Age.

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Paul Strack, "Q. Herumor m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 25 November 2021)
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry heru