Akallabêth
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Akallabêth is a narrative within J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium that recounts the rise and catastrophic downfall of the island kingdom of Númenor in the Second Age of Middle-earth.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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narrative ⓘ story within legendarium ⓘ |
| author | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralEvent | catastrophic destruction of Númenor ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
corruption by power
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disobedience to the Valar ⓘ hubris of Men ⓘ mortality of Men ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Sauron’s capture by Ar-Pharazôn
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Sauron’s corruption of Númenor ⓘ escape of the Faithful to Middle-earth ⓘ forbidden assault on Valinor ⓘ submergence of Númenor beneath the sea ⓘ the Changing of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Christopher Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Ar-Pharazôn
NERFINISHED
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Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresEntity |
Eru Ilúvatar
NERFINISHED
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Valar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresGroup |
the Faithful of Númenor
NERFINISHED
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the King’s Men of Númenor NERFINISHED ⓘ the Númenóreans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1977 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Númenor
NERFINISHED
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Second Age NERFINISHED ⓘ downfall of Númenor ⓘ rise of Númenor ⓘ |
| followsInVolume | Quenta Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| hasTitleMeaning | The Downfallen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | standard editions of The Silmarillion ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadsTo |
founding of Arnor
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founding of Gondor ⓘ |
| narrativeForm |
chronicle
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mythic history ⓘ |
| partOf | The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedesInVolume | Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationContext | posthumously published ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age
NERFINISHED
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The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Second Age of Middle-earth
NERFINISHED
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island kingdom of Númenor ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Adûnaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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