Instead, the House of Elros was continued from the long line of the Lords of Andúnië, begun through Elros' great-granddaughter Silmariën and her son Valandil, the first Lord of Andúnië. He and his great army's role in the end of days has not been made clear.Īr-Pharazôn's tyrannical rule and rebellious resolve to break the Ban of the Valar and make war upon the west led to the end of the royal Númenórean line and of Númenor itself. Ar-Pharazôn and his mighty host who landed on Aman were buried by mounds of dirt and remain in the Caves of the Forgotten until the last battle, or Dagor Dagorath. Afterwards, only Elves and a few remarkable exceptions could reach it following the Straight Road into the far west. Valinor was no longer connected to Middle-earth, and mortals could no longer find it. He sank Ar-Pharazôn's fleet and all of Númenor beneath the ocean, changing the shape of the world. The Valar then laid down their guardianship of the world and called upon Eru, the One. He began the building of a huge fleet, the Great Armament, to attack Valinor in SA 3310 and finally broke the Ban of the Valar, landing on the shores of the Undying Lands in SA 3319. Then, as Ar-Pharazôn felt the bite of old age upon him, Sauron was able to convince him to attack Valinor and claim the right to immortality by force. Soon the king and his followers were worshiping Morgoth openly and burning innocents at the altar of the temple as sacrificial offerings to appease the false god. Some of the results of Sauron's cunning were the erecting of a Great Temple to Morgoth, intense persecution of the Faithful, and the chopping down of the White Tree of Númenor. He was able to corrupt Ar-Pharazôn, convincing him to worship Morgoth in the hope that he would be able to cheat mortality. However, Sauron quickly took advantage of his situation to gain Ar-Pharazôn's trust, and by way of careful flattery, lies and half-truths, he soon became the king's closest and most trusted advisor. The king did not trust Sauron, and brought him back to Númenor as a hostage. But Sauron was cunning, and he feigned to be overawed at Ar-Pharazôn's might. In SA 3261, he marched upon Mordor with an army so powerful that Sauron's forces simply deserted him. Ar-Pharazôn, ever prideful, resolved to challenge him lordship of the earth. He gave to his wife the name Ar-Zimraphel, refusing to use the Elven speech, whilst persecuting the last vestiges of the Faithful.Īs time passed, it came to his attention that Sauron, the Lord of Mordor, was expanding his power throughout Middle-earth and was being called the Lord of Men. As Tar-Míriel was the rightful Ruling Queen of Númenor, Ar-Pharazôn was able to usurp the throne. Upon the death of his uncle, Tar-Palantir, who had no son, Ar-Pharazôn decided to wed his daughter, Míriel, which was against her will. When he finally returned home, the people rejoiced in him and he was very popular and generous with the wealth and fortunes he won in Middle-earth. In this he fared well on both land and sea for he won great wealth, and gained great respect as a captain. He grew restless in his homeland and was often abroad leading like-minded Númenóreans in the wars against the Men of Middle-earth. However, he was his father's child and thus was instructed in the ways of the King's Men.Īr-Pharazôn became a man of great pride and acquired a hunger for wealth and glory. In these earlier days, he was good friends with his distant kin Amandil, the future Lord of Andúnië and leader of the Faithful. Ar-Pharazôn grew into a Man of great strength, stature, and will, not unlike the ancient heroes of the Edain. 3.2 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerĪr-Pharazôn was the son of Gimilkhâd, the leader of the King's Men during the reign of Tar-Palantir of Númenor.
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