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Dates
Established with the island of Númenor at the beginning of the Second Age; reduced to an island in the Downfall of II 3319
Location
The centre of the island of Númenor
Race
Division
Culture
Source
The river Siril sprang from the Meneltarma's southern roots
Pronunciation
menelta'rma
Meaning
Other names

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Map of the Meneltarma

The Pillar of Heaven, the isolated peak at the centre of the island of Númenor, on which the Númenóreans gave thanks to Eru. The Meneltarma was said by some to have survived the Downfall, and remained as an island in the Great Sea.


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