CONTENTS Introduction 7 Chronology of the Second Age 21 Characters 27 Aldarion & Erendis 29 Ancalimë 33 Ar-Pharazôn 37 Celebrimbor 41 Elendil, Isildur & Anárion 44 Elrond 48 Galadriel & Celeborn 53 Gil-galad 56 Nazgûl 59 Pengolodh 63 Kings & Queens of Númenor 65 Sauron 71 Lords of Andúnië 75 Tal-elmar 78 Peoples 81 Drúedain 83 Elves 85 The Faithful 91 Men of Darkness 94 Men of Twilight 97 Dwarves 100 Númenóreans 103 Orcs 108 Númenórean Society 111 Númenórean Army 112 Belief & Religion in Númenor 115 Ban of the Valar 119 Sports in Númenor 122 Languages 125 Adûnaic 127 Black Speech 131 Quenya 133 Sindarin 136 Tengwar 139 Objects 145 Rings of Power 146 Palantíri 149 West Gate of Khazad-dûm 153 Royal Treasures of the Númenóreans 156 Places 159 Andúnië 161 Armenelos 163 Númenórean Colonies in Middle-earth 167 Eregion 169 Imladris 173 Khazad-dûm 176 Lindon 179 Meneltarma 183 Mordor 185 Númenor 188 Rómenna 195 Realms in Exile 198 Fauna & Flora 201 White Tree 202 Trees of Númenor 206 Fauna of Númenor 210 Plants of Númenor 214 Events 217 Alliance of Dwarves and Men in the North 218 Beginning of the Third Age 221 Last Alliance of Elves & Men 226 Númenórean Maritime Expeditions 229 End of the First Age 232 War of the Elves & Sauron 235 Drowning of Númenor 239 Drowning of Beleriand 243 Texts 247 Age of the Númenóreans 249 Akallabêth 251 Aldarion and Erendis 255 The Notion Club Papers 258 The Fall of Númenor 262 Of Dwarves and Men 265 Lowdham's Report on the Adunaic Language 268 Númenórean Illustrations 270 The Lost Road 273 The Drowning of Anadûnê 277 Tal-Elmar 280 A Description of the Island of Númenor 283 Inspirations 287 Antiquity 288 Atlantis 291 Crist 295 Imram 298 The Four Talismans of Ireland 301 Sources of the Entries 305 Selective Bibliography 313 Indexes 321.
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