Aldarion
Archmage
Numenorean Defensive Works
Numenorean architecture was massive. Tolkien states that in the fashion of Egyptians, Numenoreans built very large things. This is shown almost immediately upon the Fellowship arriving to old borders of Gondor: Argonath, two massive statues of kings on Anduin, and the Helm’s Gate – a massive fortress said to have been built with hands of the giants. Argonath was built by Minalcar in the 13th century of the Third Age, and that was likely the last such undertaking.
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Numenorean architecture was massive. Tolkien states that in the fashion of Egyptians, Numenoreans built very large things. This is shown almost immediately upon the Fellowship arriving to old borders of Gondor: Argonath, two massive statues of kings on Anduin, and the Helm’s Gate – a massive fortress said to have been built with hands of the giants. Argonath was built by Minalcar in the 13th century of the Third Age, and that was likely the last such undertaking.
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