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Akallabêth (The Downfallen in Adûnaic; Quenya is Atalantë) is the story of the destruction of the Kingdom of Númenor. At the end of the First Age (described in detail in the Quenta Silmarillion), those of Men who had been helping Elves in their fight against Melkor were given a new small continent of their own, free from the evil and sadness of Middle-earth. It was located in the middle of the Great Ocean, between the western shores of Middle-earth, and the eastern shores of Aman, where the Valar dwelt.
As they entered Númenor, the Men were forbidden to set sail towards Aman. They gladly agreed to this, because they regarded mortality as a gift, and did not envy the Valar and Elves who could not die. For two and a half thousand years Númenor grew in might. Númenórian shipA ship like a boat, is a vehicle designed for passage or transportation by water. A ship usually has sufficient size to carry its own boats, such as lifeboats, dinghies, or runabouts. A rule of thumb saying (though it doesn't always apply) goes: "a boat cs sailed the seas and established remote colonies, some of them in Middle-earth. During that time, the Elves of Middle-earth were engaged in a bitter fight with MorgothMorgoth Bauglir Morgoth means "The Dark Enemy", Bauglir is "The Constrainer"), originally named Melkor ("He Who Arises in Might"), is a fictional character of Middle-earth, created by J. He was — at the creation of Tolkien's world — the most powerful of t's former servant SauronSauron is a fictional character from J. Tolkien's Middle-earth universe. He is the titular Lord of the Rings against whom the protagonists of that series struggle. His name is pronounced in IPA as: sn and in SAMPA as: sAUr\`Qn''. His "birth" occured in 30, who had turned into a Dark LordDark Lord (also known as an Evil Overlord is a name often used in fiction to talk about a villain with evil henchmen, especially when the real name is thought to bring bad luck. Such a villain usually seeks to rule or destroy the world, galaxy, or univers himself. The Elves asked for the help of the Númenórians, and they agreed. Sauron's armies became afraid of the might of Númenor, and so he was captured and brought imprisoned to the Númenórian king.
However Sauron exploited his power to corrupt the Númenorian king. Soon he became his advisor, and much of Númenor was turned to evil. By that time, the Númenórians no longer regarded death as a gift; they desired the immortality, which they hoped they could find in Aman. Sauron convinced the king to try and assail Aman. However as this was done, the Valar appealed to Eru IlúvatarEru the One , also called Iluvatar the Father of All , is the name in the legendarium of J. Tolkien for the supreme God, the creator of the angels ( Ainur) and the universe ( Ea). He is the single omnipotent creator, but has delegated most direct action w. Eru destroyed the Númenórian host, by crushing it under stones; however he also caused the whole of Númenor to sink under the Great Ocean. Just a few men of Númenórian royal blood, uncorrupted by Sauron, had fled Númenor by ships earlier with some gifts that Men received from the Valar and the Elves in times of peace. They were led by ElendilIn Middle-earth, the fantasy universe of J. Tolkien, Elendil is the father of Isildur and Anarion and the founder and first king of Arnor and Gondor. Elendil was born in 3119 of the Second Age in Numenor as son of Amandil, Lord of Andunie and leader of th the Tall, and his two sons: IsildurTolkien's fantasy universe of Middle-earth, Isildur was a Dunadan of Numenor, elder son of Elendil. Isildur was born in the year 3220 of the Second Age in Numenor as first son of Elendil, son of Amandil the last Lord of Andunie. He had a younger brother A and AnárionAnarion is a fictional character in J. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He was the second son of Elendil and the brother of Isildur. While Elendil landed in the north near the Elven realm of Lindon, and there established the realm of Arnor, the two bro.
They set sail to Middle-earth, where the followers of Elendil established two kingdoms which were managed as Númenórian provinces: Gondor in the south, and Arnor in the North. Some of the King's Men, enemies of Elendil, established other realms in exile to the south; of these Umbar was the chief. The culture of Númenor became the dominant culture of Middle-earth (thus, Westron, a descendant of the Adûnaic language of Númenor became the lingua franca). The sadness and the shock from the loss of a whole continent lived ever in the hearts of kings of Númenórian descent. Arda was made spherical, and Aman was put beyond it, out of the reach of mortal men. Sauron, although greatly diminished and bereft of shape, escaped Númenor and return to Middle-earth once more.