A Description of the Island of Númenor is the first chapter of Part Two of Unfinished Tales, containing an account derived from “descriptions and simple maps that were long preserved in the archives of the Kings of Gondor.”
The chapter that follows is "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner’s Wife".
Synopsis[]
This account first describes, in outline and then detail, the geography of Númenor and its mountain, Meneltarma and its sacred character. The public speakings of the Númenórean kings at the mountain are explained, namely at the times of Erukyermë, Erulaitalë, and Eruhantalë, as are the proceedings of anyone ascending the mountain.
The fertility, flora, and terrain of all regions of the island are then told of, such as the fragrant evergreen trees (Nísimaldar) around the Bay of Eldanna and the laurinquë tree of yellow flowers. The rest of the account covers the roads of Númenor, the common mode of transportation, which was horseback, the craftsmanship of the Númenóreans, their weapons and their composition, and lastly the love that all able Númenóreans had for maritime affairs. The first Númenórean explorers in their naval expeditions are said to have followed in the footsteps of Círdan, the Elven Shipwright. The chapter ends with a note on the Guild of Venturers and on Tar-Aldarion its founder, who is the subject of the succeeding chapter.
See also[]
- The Akallabêth - the account of Númenor and its doom included in The Silmarillion
Translations[]
Foreign Language | Translated name |
Afrikaans | 'N Beskrywing van die Eiland van Númenor |
Albanian | Një Përshkrim i Ishullit të Númenor |
Amharic | ኙመኖር ደሴት አንድ መግለጫ |
Arabic | ووصف جزيرة نومينور |
Armenian | Նկարագրությունը կղզու Նւմենոր ? |
Azerbaijani | Númenor Adasının Təsviri |
Basque | Númenor uhartea deskribapena A |
Belarusian Cyrillic | A Апісанне выспы Нуменора |
Bengali | ণুমেনর দ্বীপের বর্ণনা |
Bosnian | A Opis Otoka Númenor |
Bulgarian Cyrillic | A Описание на остров Нуменор |
Catalan | Una Descripció de I'Illa de Númenor |
Chinese | 努曼諾爾的描述 |
Corsican | A Discrizzione di l'Isula di Númenor |
Croatian | Opis otoka Númenora |
Czech | Popis ostrova Númenoru |
Danish | En Beskrivelse af øen Númenor |
Dutch | Een Beschrijving van het Eiland Númenor |
Esperanto | A Priskribo de la insulo de Númenor |
Estonian | Kirjeldus saar Númenor |
Fijian | E dua na ivakamacala ni na yanuyanu ni Númenor |
Finnish | Kuvaus Saaren Númenorin |
French | Une Description de l'île de Númenor |
Frisian | In Beskriuwing fan it Eilân fan Númenor |
Galician | Unha Descrición da Illa de Númenor |
Georgian | ნუმენორის კუნძულის აღწერა |
German | Eine Beschreibung der Insel Númenor |
Greek | Περιγραφή του νησιού του Νούμενορ |
Gujarati | ણુમેનોર દ્વીપ વર્ણન |
Hausa | A Bayanin da Tsibirin Númenor |
Hawaiian | He Ho'ākāka 'ana no ka Mokupuni o Númenor |
Hebrew | תיאור מפורט של האי נומנור |
Hindi | णुमेनोर के द्वीप का वर्णन |
Hmong | Ib tug hauj lwm ntawm cov kob ntawm Númenor |
Hungarian | A Leírás a Sziget Númenor |
Icelandic | Lýsing á eyjunni Númenor |
Igbo | A Nkọwa nke Agwaetiti nke Númenor |
Indonesian | Deskripsi pulau Númenor |
Irish Gaelic | Cur síos ar an Oileán na Númenor |
Italian | Descrizione dell'isola di Númenor |
Japanese | ヌーメノールの島について |
Javanese | A Gambaran saka Pulo Númenor |
Kannada | ಒಂದು ವಿವರಣೆ ಣುಮೆನೊರ್ ದ್ವೀಪದ |
Kazakh Cyrillic | Нұменор аралының А сипаттамасы |
Korean | 누메노르 섬에 대한 기술 |
Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Нумэнор аралында сыпаттамасы |
Latin | Insula Númenoris Descriptia |
Latvian | Apraksts salas Númenor |
Lithuanian | A iš Númenoru Sala Aprašymas |
Macedonian Cyrillic | Опис на Островот на Нуменор |
Malagasy | Ny Famaritana ny Nosy ny Númenor |
Malaysian | Penerangan tentang Pulau Númenor |
Maltese | Deskrizzjoni tal-gżira ta ' Númenor |
Maori | He Whakaahuatanga o te Motu o Númenor |
Marathi | णुमेनोर बेटे वर्णन |
Mongolian Cyrillic | Нуменор арал нь тодорхойлолт |
Nepalese | णुमेनोर टापु को एक विवरण |
Norwegian | En Beskrivelse av øyriket Númenor |
Persian | یک توصیف از جزیره نومه نور |
Polish | Opis wyspy Númenor |
Portuguese | Uma Descrição da Ilha de Númenor |
Punjabi | ਣੁਮੇਨੋਰ ਟਾਪੂ ਦਾ ਵੇਰਵਾ |
Romanian | O Descriere a Insulei Númenor |
Russian | Описание острова Нуменор |
Samoan | O se Faamatalaga o le Motu o Númenor |
Scottish Gaelic | A Tuairisgeul air Eilean Númenor |
Serbian | Опис острва Нуменор (Cyrillic) Opis Numenora ostrvo (Latin) |
Shona | A Tsananguro pachitsuwa Númenor |
Sinhalese | ණුමෙනොර් වන දිවයින පිළිබඳ විස්තරය |
Slovak | Popis ostrova Númenore |
Slovenian | Opis otoka Númenor |
Somali | Sharaxaad ee Jasiiradda of Númenor |
Spanish | Una Descripción de la Isla de Númenor |
Swahili | Maelezo ya Kisiwa cha Númenor |
Swedish | En Beskrivning av ön Númenor |
Tajik Cyrillic | Тавсифи ҷазираи Нуменор |
Tamil | ணுமெநொர் தீவு ஒரு விளக்கம் |
Telugu | ణుమెనొర దీవిలో ఒక వివరణ |
Thai | คำพรรณนาว่าด้วยลักษณะของเกาะนูเมนอร์ |
Turkish | Númenor Adası'nın Tanımı |
Turkmen | Númenor Adasynyň Beýany |
Ukrainian Cyrillic | A Опис острова Нуменора |
Urdu | کے جزیرے کی ایک وضاحت ںومےنور |
Uzbek | Нуменор оролининг бир Тавсиф (Cyrillic) Númenor orolining bir Tavsif (Latin) |
Vietnamese | Một mô tả của đảo Númenor |
Welsh | Mae Disgrifiad yr Ynys o Númenor |
Yiddish | א דעסקריפּטיאָן פון דעם אינזל פון נומענאָר |
Yoruba | A Apejuwe ti awọn Erekusu ti Númenor |
Zulu | Incazelo esiqhingini Númenor |