🙏🏻💙 On Second Marriages 💙🙏🏻 Númenóreans followed the Eldar customs very closely. (See The Laws and Customs Amongst the Eldar, The History of Middle-earth V 10). There are tantalizing cues in the below text, and a bit later, about some odd cases in late-stage Númenor, but not enough for certainty.

🙏🏻💙 On Second Marriages 💙🙏🏻 Númenóreans followed the Eldar customs very closely. (See The Laws and Customs Amongst the Eldar, The History of Middle-earth V 10). There are tantalizing cues in the below text, and a bit later, about some odd cases in late-stage Númenor, but not enough for certainty.

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We wish a belated happy birthday to Cynthia Addai-Robinson, our Queen Míriel. Her portrayal of one of the few named female characters of the Second Age is full of dignity, strength and quiet conviction and faith. A true Woman of Númenor.

The Númenóreans, just like the Eldar, tended to make the period of parenthood a single connected and limited period of their lives. It was natural and desired that the period of child-bearing should be an ordered and unbroken series.

A new year is around the corner! A post on the Númenórean calendar seems apropos! The Island of Elenna’s calendar was later called King’s Reckoning in Middle-earth, w/ modifications. It was of Eldarin origin (from the 1rst Age), & the Edain took it when they ⛵to a new home.

Rejoice! Merry Christmas, everybody! "Redwood Angel, 2025" Watercolor

Númenórean women typically married at the age of 40-45 ("age" 24-25 by our measures). If someone reached an age beyond 95 (35) marriage was considered overly delayed. Men, on the other hand, did not often marry before 45; they were occupied with learning, crafts, and seafaring.

Númenórean women typically married at the age of 40-45 ("age" 24-25 by our measures). If someone reached an age beyond 95 (35) marriage was considered overly delayed. Men, on the other hand, did not often marry before 45; they were occupied with learning, crafts, and seafaring.

The Númenor Difference: Númenorean Aging 🌊⛵✨ When the First Age was closing and Morgoth was defeated, the last remaining Edain – those humans who fought alongside the Elves to overthrow the Dark Enemy – were gifted a new place to live and exceptional knowledge from some of the Valar and Maiar.

The Elendilmir, aka the Star of Elendil, was the name of two star-shaped white gems, set upon mithril fillets (circlets). It was a symbol of royalty among the Kings of Arnor & their descendants. The original, first Elendilmir, was made for Silmariën, daughter of Tar-Elendil (4th Númenorean King).

Eruhantalë means "Thanksgiving to Eru" in Quenya, from the word hantalë ("thanksgiving") It was the last of the Three Prayers to Eru spoken each year by the King or Queen of Númenor.

The land of Númenor resembled in outline a five-pointed star, or pentangle, with a central portion some two hundred and fifty miles across, north and south, and east and west, from which extended five large peninsular promontories.

More content coming soon. We aim to post weekly. Watch this space for our discussion of Númenor's geography and importance first! More is coming on customs, flora and fauna, famous women (and their men), and their portrayals in text and on screen. As a start! ⛵🌊 #Numenor #watchthisspace #gotchu

Mae govannen mellyn 👋🏻 We are Rhia, Vera, Kathryn, and Jess, and we love Tolkien’s legendarium…especially Númenor. It is hugely significant in Tolkien's universe, let's please not forget it.