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The descendants of the Exiles of Numenor who founded the mi=
ghty Kingdom of
Gondor, the southern Dunedain, unlike their Arnorian cousins, remain
comparatively =
well-established. Though the last Dunadan King in the South has =
been long lost, the Dun=
edain of Gondor rose up a Steward to temporarily rule, =
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and have in this way preserved t=
he leadership of their Kingdom. Many Gondorian
Dunedain inhabit the fiefdom of Belfalas=
in the south of their territory, and
are concenrated in the cities of Dol Amroth, Mina=
s Tirith and Pelargir. They
are characterized by their somewhat pale complexion, dark h=
air and grey-hued
eyes.
The Noble Greathouses of Dol-Amroth<= /p>
The Noble= Greathouses of Pelargir
The Fall of Numenor, and the Rise of the Dunedain
The three loyal houses (house of Beor,=
house of Haladin and the house of Marach) to the Valar during the war are =
rewarded by the Valar with the creation of Andor (a land between Aman, home of the Valar, and Middle-Earth),=
the land a gift for their services to the Valar against the enemy Morgoth.=
The leaders of the Edain are Elrond and Elros, half-elven brothers, who ar=
e given the choice of remaining with their Eldar kindred or becoming Kings =
among men. Elrond, as most know, chooses to his elven blood, while his brot=
her Elros choose to become man. Elros is then pronounced King of the Numeno=
reans and raises the great city of Andunie. Elros rules the Numenoreans in =
times of peace for four hundred and ten years, living to the age of five hu=
ndred.
The Valar have comma=
nded the Numenoreans to never set sail to Aman, in hopes that they would ne=
ver seek the immortality of the Valar, overpassing the limits of their blis=
s. In this time, the Numenoreans sail east to the lands of Middle-earth, co=
ming across lesser races of men who they take under protection, teaching ma=
ny new skills and trades, most often being hailed as great givers and educa=
tors. Kings rule for long spans of time, and by the thirteenth king of Nume=
nor, the Edain begin to question the commands of the Valar. This is hinted =
at being caused by the former servants of Morgoth, and is brought to the at=
tention to the Valar by the Eldar, who report much of the happenings of Num=
enor to the Valar, which further breeds some distrust between the races. Th=
e mutterings of immortality and Aman become so prominent, as the Numenorean=
s become ever more rich, respected, and powerful from their missions in Mid=
dle-Earth.. They become so concerned with the passage of time and clinging =
to life, that the Valar send messengers with grave warnings to the Numenore=
ans of their thoughts of traveling to Aman.
The King Tar-Ciryatan the Ship-builder, and his son Tar-At=
anamir, are widely seen as the first Numenoreans to break from the Valar an=
d Eldar. They ignore the warnings of the Valar, clinging to life, and now i=
nstead of going to Middle-Earth as givers and educators, they now put the l=
ands of Arda under tribute, taking wealth from these lands. The majority of=
the Numenoreans follow suit after their King, and likewise fall into these=
vices against the will of the Valar.
By the time Tar-Atanamir becomes King, the Numenoreans have made=
great strongholds in Middle-Earth as Lords of Men, sending great ships bac=
k to Andor filled with treasures raped from the lands they hold now as conq=
uerors. while the Numenoreans do not openly break the ban to sail west, the=
y grow proud and estranged from the Eldar and Valar, no longer giving offer=
ings to Eru. The people split openly into two parties, the King's Men and t=
he Elf-Friend. the King's Men are the vast majority of the people, who foll=
ow his path away from the Valar, while the Elf-friends are much smaller and=
retain the friendship of the Eldar.
In the times following this, Sauron the servant of Morgoth rises =
to power in Middle-Earth and builds himself a fortress in Barad-dur, where =
he hopes to enslave all of Middle-earth and become "the king over all kings=
and god unto Men." The Numenoreans during this time also see their lifespa=
ns wane due to their rebellion, but only become more hardened towards the V=
alar, thinking this of their doing.
When the 19th King arises, he takes the name Adunakhor, Lord of th=
e West, the title given to the Valar, and he abolishes the use of elven-ton=
gue in his hearing, though he uses high-elven speech in the Kings scrolls f=
earing to utterly break from the Valar and incur their wrath.
The 22nd King, Ar-Gimilizor, hailed as t=
he greatest enemy of the Elf-Friends, comes into power with a hatred agains=
t the Eldar, utterly banning their tongue and causing the decline of the Wh=
ite Tree. He commanded the elf-friends to be rounded up and to live only in=
the settlement of Romenna. The king has two sons, one Inziladun who does n=
ot take after his father an is an ally of the Elf-friends, and the other Gi=
milkhad, who is much like his father, proud and willful. =
When Inziladun takes the t=
hrone as Tar-Palantir, there is peace once more for the Elf-friends. He ren=
eges on many of the deeds of his forefathers, tending to the white Tree, al=
lowing Elven to be spoken once again, and addressing many of the wrongs don=
e by the Kings. Unfortunately, he lives very short for the line of Elros, l=
ess than two hundred years, and passes without a son, and only a daughter.<=
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The proud second son Gimilk=
had (in the opinion of the writer being the first true Black Numenorean) de=
sires power so much that he seizes the throne of Numenor, forcing his own n=
iece to marry him. He takes the sceptre of kings in his own hand, and takes=
the name Ar-Pharazon.
"Mightiest and proudest was Ar-Pharazon the Golden of all those who wielded=
the Sceptre of Sea-Kings since the foundation of Numenor; and three and tw=
enty Kings and Queens had ruled Numenor before, and slept now in their deep=
tombs under the mount of Meneltarma, lying on beds of gold."
Ar-Pharazon learns of the rise of S=
auron as a power in Middle-earth, and becomes greatly angered that any woul=
d challenge his supremacy. Without the council of the Valar, or any of his =
own peoples, he builds a great army and fleet, sending them to Middle-earth=
where he lays siege to Sauron in Barad-dur. Sauron surrenders to Ar-Pharaz=
on and is taken as prisoner back to Numenor.
Once in Numenor, Sauron devotes his dark arts further to =
the corruption of the Numenoreans. He becomes the King's most trusted advis=
er, turning the King to the worship of Morgoth (Melkor) at first secretly, =
but then in open in front of his people who for the most part follow his ch=
oice. The White Tree is cut down and burnt in Sauron's temple, which the ki=
ng erects, and the Elf-friends are given to Sauron by the King for dark sac=
rifices which the Numenoreans take part in.
The pride of Ar-Pharazon grows so great, that he builds th=
e greatest armada and army in history to invade the lands of Aman, home of =
the Valar themselves. Upon reaching the lands, the Valar seem to concede de=
feat in the face of these Numenoreans for they lay down government of the l=
ands, and Illuvatar destroys the lands of Numenor and sinks their fleet for=
their punishment.
The surv=
iving elf-friends are warned in time and escape on ship to Middle-earth und=
er Elendil, Isildur, and Anarion and go on to form the lines of the Dunedai=
n in Arnor and Gondor. The surviving Kings Men (who were likely administeri=
ng the kings conquests in Middle-earth) go on to become the remaining Black=
Numenoreans and continue on in the service of Sauron.
More documentation soon to be available.
All credit to Faroukel for the documentation on the Fall of Numenor, Ris= e of the Dunedain.