Fall of Númenor
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The Fall of Númenor is a cataclysmic event in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium in which the great island kingdom of Númenor is destroyed and sunk beneath the sea, reshaping the world of Middle-earth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Downfall of Númenor | 7 |
| Fall of Númenor canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Fall of Númenor Context triple: [Middle-earth, hasEvent, Fall of Númenor]
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A.
Destruction of the One Ring
The Destruction of the One Ring is the climactic event in Tolkien’s Middle-earth saga in which the Dark Lord Sauron’s power is finally undone when the Ring is destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom.
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B.
Destruction of the Seven Cities
The Destruction of the Seven Cities was a series of late 16th- and early 17th-century Mapuche uprisings in southern Chile that wiped out several Spanish colonial settlements and reshaped the region’s colonial frontier.
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Battle at the Black Gate
The Battle at the Black Gate is the climactic confrontation before Mordor’s entrance in J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings," where the forces of the West make a desperate stand against Sauron’s armies to distract him from Frodo’s quest.
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Deluge
The Deluge was a mid-17th-century series of devastating invasions and occupations, primarily by Sweden and Russia, that led to massive destruction and decline in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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E.
A World Destroyed
A World Destroyed is a historical study by Martin J. Sherwin examining the development and use of the atomic bomb and its profound political and moral consequences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Fall of Númenor Target entity description: The Fall of Númenor is a cataclysmic event in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium in which the great island kingdom of Númenor is destroyed and sunk beneath the sea, reshaping the world of Middle-earth.
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A.
Destruction of the One Ring
The Destruction of the One Ring is the climactic event in Tolkien’s Middle-earth saga in which the Dark Lord Sauron’s power is finally undone when the Ring is destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom.
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B.
Destruction of the Seven Cities
The Destruction of the Seven Cities was a series of late 16th- and early 17th-century Mapuche uprisings in southern Chile that wiped out several Spanish colonial settlements and reshaped the region’s colonial frontier.
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C.
Battle at the Black Gate
The Battle at the Black Gate is the climactic confrontation before Mordor’s entrance in J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings," where the forces of the West make a desperate stand against Sauron’s armies to distract him from Frodo’s quest.
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D.
Deluge
The Deluge was a mid-17th-century series of devastating invasions and occupations, primarily by Sweden and Russia, that led to massive destruction and decline in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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E.
A World Destroyed
A World Destroyed is a historical study by Martin J. Sherwin examining the development and use of the atomic bomb and its profound political and moral consequences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cataclysm
ⓘ
fictional event ⓘ legendarium event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Akallabêth
ⓘ
Fall of Númenor ⓘ
surface form:
Downfall of Númenor
|
| cause |
deception of Sauron
ⓘ
invasion of Aman by Ar-Pharazôn ⓘ pride of the Númenóreans ⓘ rebellion of Númenor against the Valar ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | late Second Age ⓘ |
| consequenceForSauron |
Sauron’s spirit returns to Middle-earth
ⓘ
destruction of Sauron’s physical body ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| followedBy |
establishment of the Third Age political order
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rise of the Realms in Exile ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | myth of Atlantis ⓘ |
| involvesCharacter |
Anárion
ⓘ
Ar-Pharazôn ⓘ Elendil ⓘ Isildur ⓘ |
| involvesGroup |
the Faithful of Númenor
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the King’s Men of Númenor ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalWork | English ⓘ |
| location |
Númenor
ⓘ
surface form:
island of Númenor
|
| mainAntagonist | Sauron ⓘ |
| medium | prose ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | mythic history ⓘ |
| occursInWork |
Akallabêth
ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings appendices ⓘ
surface form:
The Lord of the Rings (appendices)
The Silmarillion ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| partOf |
Second Age
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surface form:
Second Age of Middle-earth
legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| precededBy |
corruption of Númenor by Sauron
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persecution of the Faithful ⓘ worship of Melkor in Númenor ⓘ |
| result |
bending of the world from flat to round
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death of most Númenóreans ⓘ destruction of Númenor ⓘ establishment of the Realms in Exile ⓘ founding of Arnor ⓘ founding of Gondor ⓘ loss of Númenórean Westward voyages ⓘ removal of Aman from the circles of the world ⓘ reshaping of the world ⓘ sinking of Númenor beneath the sea ⓘ survival of the Faithful ⓘ |
| theme |
divine retribution
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hubris ⓘ mortality and the fear of death ⓘ |
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