Black númenóreans

"Aruwanai", or "Mornúmenedain"

The term "Black Númenórean" is used to describe Men of Dúnadan stock who are descended from the "Unfaithful" Númenórean colonists and conquerors who came to Middle-earth during the middle and late Second Age. These Unfaithful had broken with the Valar and Elves who bequeathed them the island kingdom of Númenor at the beginning of the Second Age. Many worshipped their own idols or paid homage to the Dark Lord Sauron. Gradually, the Unfaithful came to control Númenor and her colonies, the greatest of which was centered around the Havens of Umbar. When Númenor was destroyed by Eru in S.A. 3319, many of the Unfaithful survived in their refuges in Middle-earth.

Black Númenóreans, therefore, are actually very similar in physical and cultural character to the Dúnedain. Certain changes have occurred after their centuries of separate development, but both groups have actively sought to remain relatively pure and true to their origins.

Description

 * Languae: Adûnaic