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Unfinished Tales: The Lost Lore of Middle-earth Study Guide

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by J. R. R. Tolkien
About 61 pages (18,321 words)
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Chapter 3, A Description of the Island of Numenor Summary

The Edain come to Numenor on a ship captained by Eldar elves. While on the island, they populate it mostly on the coastlines and in the center part of the island in the city of Arandor. Although the people at first won't venture far from the island, eventually Veantur, Captain of King's Ships under Tar-Elendil, sails his ship into Mithlond in Middle-earth.

The people of Numenor have a great love for horses and they go nearly everywhere on horseback, so there are few roads suitable for carriages. They have few metals, and they use the metals they do have to make only things like axes, not swords or other weapons of war. Although they have.....

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