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Post by Tindómiel on Dec 16, 2006 14:19:58 GMT -5
The island of Númenor was shaped roughly like a five-pointed star. The central region was about 400 km (250 miles) across, and each of the five peninsulars (the arms of the star) extended out about the same distance. At the centre of the island was the mountain Meneltarma (the Pillar of Heaven). The City of the Kings was Armenelos on the south-eastern foothills of the mountain. The largest city, and chief port, was Rómenna, at the head of a long firth seperating the eastern and south-eastern peninsulars. Andúnië, another large and important port-city, was located in the far north-west of the island.
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Post by Tindómiel on Dec 16, 2006 14:34:45 GMT -5
Plantlife:
Númenor contained many species of plants that could be found nowhere else in Middle-earth, for many of them were given to the Númenóreans from the Valar in Aman. Most important of these was the White Tree that dwelt in the King's Palace at Armenelos; it was the symbol of Men thereafter, in both Númenor, Arnor, and Gondor.
The other parts of Númenor contained many types of plants, many unique to each of the promontories of the island. Andustar contained great forests of beech and birch at the higher ground, and oak and elm forests are lower altitudes.
The greatest delight of the Númenóreans, however, were the flowers given to them by the Eldar. They grew mostly in the Western portion (Andustar). They are oft remembered in song and lore, and few have flowered east of Númenor.
* Oiolairë
* Lairelossë
* Nessamelda
* Vardarianna
* Taniquelassë
* Yavannamírë
Because of the diversity of wildlife in Andustar, it was soon called Nisimaldar, or the Fragrant Trees. Also only in Andustar could the Golden Tree be found, Malinornë.
In Hyarrostar grew the tree Laurinquë, which the Númenorans loved because of their flowers. They believed that it came from the Great Tree of Valinor, Laurelin.
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