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[[Image:John Howe - Drowning-of-Numenor.jpeg|left|260px]]'''[[Númenor]]''' was a Kingdom founded on the Isle of [[Elenna]], an island raised from the [[Great Sea]] as a gift to the [[Edain]] after the [[War of Wrath]]. It became one of the most powerful realms during the [[Second Age]] and was very influential on the events of the [[Third Age]]. Númenoreans were forbidden - by the [[Valar]] - from sailing so far westward that Númenor was no longer visible; however they would eventually begin to resent the [[Ban of the Valar]], compensating by travelling and establishing colonies eastwards instead. Nonetheless this resentment grew. After King [[Ar-Pharazôn]] took [[Sauron]] hostage in [[Second Age 3262|S.A. 3262]], Sauron soon began to corrupt the King claiming that Númenoreans could achieve eternal life by worshipping [[Morgoth|Melkor]]. Upon Saurons bidding, Ar-Pharazôn built a great | [[Image:John Howe - Drowning-of-Numenor.jpeg|left|260px]]'''[[Númenor]]''' was a Kingdom founded on the Isle of [[Elenna]], an island raised from the [[Great Sea]] as a gift to the [[Edain]] after the [[War of Wrath]]. It became one of the most powerful realms during the [[Second Age]] and was very influential on the events of the [[Third Age]]. Númenoreans were forbidden - by the [[Valar]] - from sailing so far westward that Númenor was no longer visible; however they would eventually begin to resent the [[Ban of the Valar]], compensating by travelling and establishing colonies eastwards instead. Nonetheless this resentment grew. After King [[Ar-Pharazôn]] took [[Sauron]] hostage in [[Second Age 3262|S.A. 3262]], Sauron soon began to corrupt the King claiming that Númenoreans could achieve eternal life by worshipping [[Morgoth|Melkor]]. Upon Saurons bidding, Ar-Pharazôn built a great armada which set sail to wage war on the Valar in the west. [[Manwë]] called upon [[Ilúvatar]], who destroyed the [[Great Armament]] and reshaped the world; making the world round, drowning Elenna and Númenor with it. | ||
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<center>{{quote|And far away, its dark head in a torn cloud, there loomed the Mountain! Its nearest neighbours to the north-east and the tumbled land that joined it to them could not be seen. All alone it rose and looked across the marshes to the forest. The Lonely Mountain!|''[[The Hobbit]]'', "[[A Warm Welcome]]"}}</center> | |||
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|style="color:#000"|[[Image:Alan Lee - Húrin and Huor are Carried to Gondolin.jpg| | |style="color:#000"|[[Image:Alan Lee - Húrin and Huor are Carried to Gondolin.jpg|350px|center]] | ||
<center>''[[Húrin]] and [[Huor]] are Carried to [[Gondolin]], by [[Alan Lee]].''</center> | <center>''[[Húrin]] and [[Huor]] are Carried to [[Gondolin]], by [[Alan Lee]].''</center> | ||
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;"> | ! <h2 style="margin:0;background:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Locations Project</h2> | ||
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|style="color:#000"| | |style="color:#000"|The goal of the [[Tolkien Gateway:Projects#Locations|Locations Project]] is to create an article for every single location mentioned in J.R.R. Tolkien's works. | ||
*[[:Category:Locations|Locations Category]] | *[[:Category:Locations|Locations Category]] | ||
*[[List of Place Names]] | *[[List of Place Names]] | ||
*[[Special:RecentChangesLinked/List of Place Names|Recent changes - Locations]] | *[[Special:RecentChangesLinked/List of Place Names|Recent changes - Locations]] | ||
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