Note: The following contains spoilers for “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” Episode 3.
After a long time, Newmenor has been brought on screen. A one-story location in JRR Tolkien’s Middle-earth saga, this bustling island paradise hasn’t been featured in any Tolkien adaptation until Amazon Prime Video’s “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.”
In the show’s third episode, Galadriel (Morphid Clark) and Halbrand (Charlie Vickers) are rescued by a mysterious ship that takes them to Numenor – a matter of contention because an elf hasn’t set foot in the city for ages.
But what is Numenore and why is it so special? We lay out its history in the books—including what happened there during the time of “The Lord of the Rings”—below.
Numenor is an island kingdom located to the west of Middle-earth that was, in essence, the largest civilization of men. “It’s Tolkien’s Atlantis,” actor Maxim Baldry — who plays Isildur — told TheWrap, adding that the production spared no expense in bringing the location to life.
“It was one of the most incredible sets, they built an entire city and you could walk through it. They even had frankincense, you could smell it. They took us into this world, it was so special.” “
In the legend of Numenor, the island was literally raised from the sea by the Valar as a gift to the men who stood with the elves against the evil Morgoth during the wars in the First Age. The first king of Nmenor was Arendil, who was Elrond’s brother (played in the series by Robert Aramayo).
As the Numenoreans rose to power, many of them became angry with the elves for their immortality. Split into two factions, the “Faithful” – who were friends with the Elves – were reduced to a minority, and persecuted by the “King’s Men” – who opposed the Elves.
Here is where there is potential fail Follow along for a later season of “The Rings of Power” as we look at what’s to come next. you’ve been warned!
Eventually, when Sauron came to power in Middle-earth, Numenor left to meet and challenge him. Fearing his armada of ships, Sauron surrendered, but once in Numenor, Sauron persuaded the king and several others to join his ranks. The emperor at the time, Ar-Farazin, built an army to march west into the Immortal Land – which was forbidden by the Elves.
The chief of the Valar, seeing the invasion, summoned Eru Iluvatar, a god who in turn turned the earth from a flat surface into a globe, after which Numenor sank to the bottom of the sea and removed the Immortal Land from the earth forever. given. ,
It is called the Second Fall of Men, although some survived. Elendil and the other Failthful had previously fled to Middle-earth, and Elendil’s sons Isildur and Anärion founded the two human kingdoms Arnor and Gondor.
We have a long way to go before we meet There In “The Rings of Power,” but with five seasons planned, we’re definitely headed for the downfall of Numenor at some point. Keep in mind that Isildur, introduced as a young sailor in this first season, eventually goes on to cut a ring from Sauron’s hand (and then neglects to destroy it).
The characters we meet in Episode 3 of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” will surely be there for some time to come. Not only Isildur, but also his father Elendiel who is the great-grandfather of (Adi) Aragorn, the 38th Great.
