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นูเมนอร์
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Also known as Westernesse, Akallabêth, Anadûnê, Andor, Atalantë, Elenna, Yôzâyan

Númenor, also called Elenna-nórë or Westernesse, is a fictional place in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings. It was the kingdom occupying a large island to the west of Middle-earth, the main setting of Tolkien's writings, and was the greatest civilization of Men. However, after centuries of prosperity, many of its inhabitants ceased to worship the One God, Eru Ilúvatar, and they rebelled against the Valar. They invaded Valinor in an erroneous search for immortality, resulting in the destruction of the island and the death of most of its people. Tolkien intended Númenor to allude to the legendary Atla

Key facts

Fictional location.name
Númenor
Fictional location.series
J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium
Fictional location.type
Island kingdom
Fictional location.blank_label
Location
Fictional location.blank_data
Island west of Middle-earth
Fictional location.blank_label1
Fictional era
Fictional location.blank_data1
Second Age
Fictional location.blank_label2
Founder
Fictional location.blank_data2
Elros Tar-Minyatur
Fictional location.first
The Lord of the Rings

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Wikidata facts

Capital
Armenelos
Official language
Adûnaic
Based on
Atlantis
Image
Númenórë.jpg
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Commons category
Númenor
from narrative universe
Tolkien's legendarium
present in work
Unfinished Tales
native label
Númenor
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
3319-00-00
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