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Umbar

Tarma Tar-Calion

5 April 2024

“The loss of Umbar was grievous to Gondor, not only because the realm was diminished in the south and its hold upon the Men of Harad was loosened, but because it was there that Ar-Pharazôn the Golden, last King of Númenor, had landed and humbled the might of Sauron. Though great evil had come after,… read more »

Solitude Islands

13 April 2024

Solitude Islands (or Lonely Islands) are an archipelago of six islands in the Sundering Sea, about 1,500 km (930 miles) west from Umbar. They are regarded as the westernmost point of Middle-earth. All of the islands have volcanic origins, although Thâni Avradî has some reef contribution. Because these once uninhabited, remote islands were settled sporadically… read more »

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