Felagund
Nargothrond
Feb 20, 1:31am
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I agree with this assessment of Vinyalondë, as it pertains to Aldarion's era. Yes, prince, then king Aldarion failed to keep this settlement going. And yes, Tar-Ancalimë dumped her late father's support for Gil-galad ("After Aldarion's death she neglected all his policies, and gave no further aid to Gilgalad [sic]" - 'The Line of Elros'). Yet it's worth noting that there is, early in the reign of Tar-Minastir, some 600 years later "a small Númenórean harbour" at the mouth of the River Gwathló, including "forts at the Haven" - Vinyalondë restored, as CJRT concluded ('The History of Galadriel and Celeborn'). This is before the c. II.1800 'dominion-building' era that you cite from 'The Tale of Years'.
I also agree that it may be that the Númenórean population in Middle-earth was negligible by the end of Tar-Ancalimë's reign (II.1280). But it's up and running again in the 17th century of the Second Age at the latest.
Welcome to the Mordorfone network, where we put the 'hai' back into Uruk
(This post was edited by Felagund on Feb 20, 1:35am)
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