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Dates
Late Second Age1
Location
Associated with the Harad
Race
Men
Division
Dúnedain
Culture
Black Númenóreans
Pronunciation
he'roomorr ('rr' indicates that the final 'r' sound should be pronounced)
Meaning
'Lord of the dark'

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  • Updated 18 December 2017
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Herumor

A Númenórean follower of Sauron

One of the many Númenóreans who fell under the shadow of Sauron after Ar-Pharazôn brought the Dark Lord to Númenor. No small number of these people sailed eastward to Middle-earth, and Herumor was among them. With another named Fuinur, he settled among the Haradrim, and became a lord in the lands of the Harad. From this, and his worship of Sauron's darkness, he must have taken taken his name: Herumor means 'lord of the dark'.


Notes

1

We have almost no evidence for dating Herumor, beyond the order of his appearance in the narrative of the late Second Age. Based on the ordering of events there, he appears to have taken power in the Harad at some point after the Downfall of Númenor, dating him to II 3319 or later. The order of events is not entirely clear, and an argument could be made that he lived slightly earlier, but he certainly belonged to the closing centuries of the Second Age.

See also...

Black Númenóreans, Fuinur

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Herumor

A Númenórean follower of Sauron

Dates
Late Second Age1
Location
Associated with the Harad
Race
Men
Division
Dúnedain
Culture
Black Númenóreans
Pronunciation
he'roomorr ('rr' indicates that the final 'r' sound should be pronounced)
Meaning
'Lord of the dark'

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 18 December 2017
  • This entry is complete

Herumor

A Númenórean follower of Sauron

One of the many Númenóreans who fell under the shadow of Sauron after Ar-Pharazôn brought the Dark Lord to Númenor. No small number of these people sailed eastward to Middle-earth, and Herumor was among them. With another named Fuinur, he settled among the Haradrim, and became a lord in the lands of the Harad. From this, and his worship of Sauron's darkness, he must have taken taken his name: Herumor means 'lord of the dark'.


Notes

1

We have almost no evidence for dating Herumor, beyond the order of his appearance in the narrative of the late Second Age. Based on the ordering of events there, he appears to have taken power in the Harad at some point after the Downfall of Númenor, dating him to II 3319 or later. The order of events is not entirely clear, and an argument could be made that he lived slightly earlier, but he certainly belonged to the closing centuries of the Second Age.

See also...

Black Númenóreans, Fuinur

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 18 December 2017
  • This entry is complete

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2002, 2010, 2017. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.
Take the FREE myDISCprofile personality test to discover your core personality and your ideal job.