King Ciryandil of Gondor is slain in the siege, Ciryaher takes the throne. 1050 Ciryaher conquers Harad and takes the name of Hyarmendacil meaning South-victor. Gondor reaches the height of its power. The Harfoots cross the Misty Mountains into Eriador. Sauron takes up abode at...
It is not known for certain whether Sauron was genuinely repentant, daunted by the Host's victory, or some combination of the two. Regardless however, Sauron's pride and fear ultimately won out and instead of returning to Valinor, he fled and hid in Middle-earth.[14] ...
The word Mediterranean comes from two Latin stems, medi- , amidst, and terra, (earth/land), meaning "the sea placed at the middle of the Earth / amidst the lands". Middangeard occurs six times in Beowulf, which Tolkien translated and on which he was arguably the world's foremost ...