Prisoner of Númenor Planning/Discussion Thread

[piosenniel]

A FEW NEEDED REFERENCES:

It would be extremely helpful to have read the ‘Akallabêth’ in The Silmarillion.

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Names for Númenor:

Used by the Faithful: Númenor, Númenórë, Elenna, Andor, The Land of Gift, Starwards, Westernesse.

Used by the Faithful and/or King’s Men: Anadûnê, Yôzâyan.

Used only by the Exiles: The Downfallen, Akallabêth, Mar-nu-Falmar, Atalantë.

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Profiles of Númenor, Elendil, the Faithful, and Ar-Pharazôn can be found on:

Encyclopedia of Arda
Annals of Arda

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Information on the Adunaic language HERE (it looks very dense, but there’s a wordlist about 2/3 of the way down)

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Map of Numenor HERE - HERE

Numenor in relation to Middle-earth and Valinor: HERE

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Downs based Resources:

How to make special characters (those vowels with accent marks): HERE

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About horses: HERE

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Sailing and ships: HERE

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Rates of travel: HERE