In Amazon Prime Video The rings of powerAudiences are introduced to Númenor, an island kingdom off the coast of Middle-earth. This is the one First truly new place The rings of power has introduced viewers to That, while not unfamiliar to Lord of the Rings Aficionados, was never seen in the original trilogy. With the introduction of an entirely new kingdom of men comes several questions about the specificity of its place and importance to this era in the Lord of the Rings Timeline.
in The rings of powerNúmenor is a kingdom slightly removed from the halls of both the Elves and the Men of the Southlands. The island itself was given to the Edith, three houses of men who stood by the elves in their battle against Morgoth.As a reward of The rings of powers deficient valor for their losses in the war. Since then, the elves and Edain have been close, exchanging knowledge and gifts as the Númenóreans became a mighty seafaring people until they suddenly cut contact with the elves and the eastern coast of Middle-earth.
Númenor is located between Valinor and Middle-earth
Númenor is in an island kingdom in the ocean between the two continents
According to a map provided by Amazon Prime, Númenor lies about 275 leagues – or about 905 miles – west of the southern coast of Umbar. This places the kingdom 600 leagues, or Over 2,000 miles, from the elven homestead of Lyndon in The rings of power. In terms of Lord of the Rings-era mapping, Númenor would have been south of Gondor, even more southeast of the trilogy’s location than Far Harad (if it existed).
Meanwhile, the Valar’s ban on the Númenóreans sailing west for fear of their discovery of Valinor itself suggests that the island must be at least as close to the Undying Lands as it is to Middle-earth, even if it is different from Lord of the Rings. Roughly, the island could be 100-200 leagues from Valinor’s shore, if not closer, considering that Galadriel ((Morphid Clarke) was able to swim partially to the kingdom’s shore).
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Why don’t people from Númenor visit Middle-earth
Tensions have grown between the Númenóreans and elves
Although the people of Númenor were once close with the elves and, according to knowledge of The SilmarillionOnce explored and created settlements in Middle-earth, it seems that the kingdom grew increasingly isolationist in The rings of power. First, while the Númenóreans were gifted with long life, They are not immortal like the elves are, a fact that creates jealousy between the two nations In Tolkien’s source material.
The Valar’s ban on the seafaring kingdom traveled west to Valinor Also criticizes her leadershipAs can be seen in the stinging response of the queen regent MÃriel (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) when Galadriel says that the elves and Valar gave the Númenóreans their island. These tensions were more than enough to inhibit the people of Númenor from visiting Middle-earth and their elven allies, and they continued to grow throughout the Second Age of Middle-earth, leading to many of the political conflicts in Númenor.
Númenor does not exist in Lord of the Rings (but his descendants do)
Aragorn is just one example of people descended from the Númenóreans
At the time of The Lord of the RingsNúmenor ceases to exist in the world. The fall of Númenor marks the end of the Second Age, and LOTR Occurs at the end of the third age, so there are thousands of years between them. However, the Númenóreans settle in Middle-earth, founding the kingdom of Gondor. Aragorn is the prime example of a man who is of NUMMENOREAN blood, he allowed him to live a long life for a mortal man. Their culture and architecture can also be seen in Minas Tirit.
As far as the introduction of a newly seen kingdom in The rings of power Go, Númenor did not disappoint in its intrigue and splendor. Tolkien Buffs know that the island’s place in The rings of power plays a pivotal role in its eventual removal from Middle-earth as Lord of the Rings Knowing it, and the tension between the people of Númenor and Galadriel – and the political shifts it entails – are a fascinating aspect of the show. Regardless, only time will tell how these relationships will affect Galadriel and Númenor themselves.