Second Age

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age of Middle-earth fictional historical era

The Second Age is a pivotal era in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, marked by the rise and fall of Númenor, the forging of the Rings of Power, and Sauron’s first great bid for dominion.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Second Age canonical	18
Second Age of Middle-earth	4
Second Age (as earlier Silvan realm)	1
Second Age (founded)	1

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	age of Middle-earth ⓘ fictional historical era ⓘ
appearsIn	Akallabêth ⓘ Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age ⓘ The Lord of the Rings appendices ⓘ The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV series) ⓘ surface form: The Rings of Power (TV series) The Silmarillion ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ
characterizedBy	War of the Last Alliance ⓘ surface form: Last Alliance of Elves and Men Sauron’s first bid for dominion ⓘ fall of Númenor ⓘ Elven-smiths of Eregion ⓘ surface form: forging of the Rings of Power rise of Númenor ⓘ war of the Elves and Sauron ⓘ
chronologyNote	second of the three main ages of the world before the Dominion of Men ⓘ
endsWith	defeat of Sauron by the Last Alliance ⓘ severing of the One Ring from Sauron’s hand ⓘ
followedBy	Third Age ⓘ
follows	First Age ⓘ
hasKeyFigure	Annatar ⓘ Ar-Pharazôn ⓘ Celebrimbor ⓘ Elendil ⓘ Elrond ⓘ Galadriel ⓘ Gil-galad ⓘ Isildur ⓘ Sauron ⓘ Tar-Míriel ⓘ
majorEvent	Fall of Númenor ⓘ surface form: Downfall of Númenor War of the Last Alliance ⓘ surface form: Last Alliance of Elves and Men Númenórean exploration of Middle-earth ⓘ building of Armenelos ⓘ corruption of Númenor by Sauron ⓘ creation of Mordor as Sauron’s realm ⓘ establishment of Númenórean realms in exile ⓘ forging of the Nine Rings ⓘ forging of the One Ring ⓘ forging of the Seven Rings ⓘ forging of the Three Rings ⓘ founding of Arnor ⓘ founding of Gondor ⓘ founding of Rivendell ⓘ gift of Númenor to the Edain ⓘ sack of Eregion ⓘ War of the Last Alliance ⓘ surface form: war of the Elves and Sauron
majorLocation	Eregion ⓘ Lindon ⓘ Middle-earth ⓘ Mordor ⓘ Númenor ⓘ
partOf	legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ
setIn	Aman ⓘ Middle-earth ⓘ Númenor ⓘ
startsWith	early years after the War of Wrath ⓘ founding of the havens of Lindon ⓘ
theme	conflict between Elves, Men, and Sauron ⓘ rise and corruption of great kingdoms ⓘ temptation of power through the Rings ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Middle-earth → hasAge → Second Age ⓘ

Unfinished Tales → mainTheme → Second Age ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Age of Middle-earth

Minas Tirith → foundedInAge → Second Age ⓘ

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV series) → setInTimePeriod → Second Age ⓘ

subject surface form: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

this entity surface form: Second Age of Middle-earth

House of Isildur → timePeriod → Second Age ⓘ

Rivendell → timePeriod → Second Age ⓘ

Free Peoples of Middle-earth → timePeriod → Second Age ⓘ

Woodland Realm → timePeriod → Second Age ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Age (as earlier Silvan realm)

Arda → hasAge → Second Age ⓘ

Aman → cosmicEra → Second Age ⓘ

Gondor → timePeriod → Second Age ⓘ

The Grey Havens → foundedInAge → Second Age ⓘ

Belegaer → era → Second Age ⓘ

Misty Mountains → eraOfExistence → Second Age ⓘ

War of the Last Alliance → takesPlaceInAge → Second Age ⓘ

Fall of Númenor → partOf → Second Age ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Age of Middle-earth

The Ring → createdIn → Second Age ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Age of Middle-earth

Eriador → age → Second Age ⓘ

Dwarves → eraActive → Second Age ⓘ

Moria → timePeriodOfGreatestProsperity → Second Age ⓘ

Blue Mountains → existsInAge → Second Age ⓘ

Third Age → follows → Second Age ⓘ

Osgiliath → era → Second Age ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Age (founded)

House of Durin → timePeriod → Second Age ⓘ