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Númenor or Númenórë, was the greatest Mannish civilization in the history of Middle-earth, flourishing during the Second Age.

Also known in the Common Speech as Westernesse and in Adûnaic as Anadûnê, strictly speaking the term Númenor referred to the realm established on the island of Elenna, but it was more often used as a synonym for the land itself. The isle was raised from the Great Sea by the Valar at the beginning of the Second Age, and its people, the Númenóreans were blessed with a long and prosperous life. However, after three millennia, their wish for immortality corrupted them and led them to the Fall of Númenor.

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Books: The Hobbit (1937) · The Lord of the Rings (1954-5) · The Silmarillion (1977) · Unfinished Tales (1980) · The Children of Húrin (2007) · Beren and Lúthien (2017) · The Fall of Gondolin (2018) · The History of Middle-earth (1983-96) · The Nature of Middle-earth (2021) · Tales from the Perilous Realm (1945-98) · Letters from Father Christmas (1976)

Adaptations: The Hobbit (1977) · The Lord of the Rings (1978) · The Return of the King (1980) · The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) · The Two Towers (2002) · The Return of the King (2003) · An Unexpected Journey (2012) · The Desolation of Smaug (2013) · The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) · The Rings of Power series (2022) · The War of the Rohirrim (forthcoming) · See also: Fan films

The Hobbit Characters: Bilbo · Gandalf · Thorin · Balin · Dwalin · Fíli · Kíli · Dori · Nori · Ori · Óin · Glóin · Bifur · Bofur · Bombur · Elrond · Great Goblin · Gollum · Beorn · Great Eagle · Elven-king · Smaug · Bard (more)

TLOTR Characters: Frodo · Sam · Merry · Pippin · Gandalf · Aragorn · Boromir · Legolas · Gimli · Elrond · Galadriel · Théoden · Éomer · Éowyn · Saruman · Sauron · Witch-king · Denethor · Faramir · Gollum · Tom Bombadil (more)

The Silmarillion Characters: Ar-Pharazôn · Aulë · Beren · Celebrimbor · Eärendil · Elbereth · Elendil · Elros · Elwing · Eru · Fëanor (and sons) · Finduilas · Fingolfin · Finrod · Finwë · Gil-galad · Glaurung · Huan · Huor · Húrin · Isildur · Lúthien · Maeglin · Mandos · Manwë · Morgoth · Morwen · Nienor · Orodreth · Oromë · Thingol · Tuor · Turgon · Túrin · Ulmo (more)

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