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The downfall of Númenor and the changing of the world: the island is drowned by Ilúvatar, and Elendil, Isildur and their people escape to Middle-earth. [1]In Tolkien's legendarium, the island of Númenor, in the great sea to the West of Middle-earth, was created at the start of the Second Age as a reward to the men who had fought against the fallen Vala Morgoth, the primary antagonist of the ...
Sauron's body was destroyed and he lost the ability to appear beautiful. [T 21] Led by Elendil, nine ships escaped from the Downfall; they founded the kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor in Middle-earth. Sauron returned to Mordor and made war on these Exiles. [T 22] He captured Minas Ithil; Elendil's son Isildur escaped down the Anduin.
The volumes are: (HoME 6) The Return of the Shadow (1988)(HoME 7) The Treason of Isengard (1989) (HoME 8) The War of the Ring (1990) (HoME 9) Sauron Defeated (1992) [a] The first volume of The History encompasses three early phases of composition, including what Tolkien later called "the crucial chapter" which sets up the central plot, "The Shadow of the Past".
The title page of each volume of The History of Middle-earth has an inscription in Tengwar, written by Christopher Tolkien and describing the contents of the book. The inscription in Volume V reads "Herein are collected the oldest Tale of the Downfall of Númenor, the story of the Lost Road into the West, the Annals of Valinor and the Annals of Beleriand in a later form, the Ainulindalë, or ...
Tolkien's conception of Ring-lore was closely linked to his development of the One Ring. [24] He initially made Sauron instrumental in forging the Rings. [T 26] He then briefly considered having Fëanor, creator of the Silmarils, forge the Rings of Power, under the influence of Morgoth, the first Dark Lord. He settled on Celebrimbor, a ...
Read our recap of Rings of Power Season 2, Episode 8. Though we do know Isildur and Elendil are safe from the rings of men (because of lore), I can imagine Sauron giving the rings to both ...
In his view, the book is a major "earthquake" bringing "astounding revelations" about Tolkien's development of Middle-earth. [2] One is the "Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth" (The Debate of Finrod and Andreth), meant to be the last item in The Silmarillion's appendix; it presents opinions of death held by Men and Elves.
Celebrimbor (Sindarin pronunciation: [ˌkɛlɛˈbrimbɔr]) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium.In Tolkien's stories, Celebrimbor was an elven-smith who was manipulated into forging the Rings of Power by the Dark Lord Sauron, in fair disguise and named Annatar ("Lord of Gifts").