One of three annual celebrations held on the summit of the Meneltarma in the heart of Númenor (the others being the Erulaitalë and the Eruhantalë). The Erukyermë was held at the beginning of each spring. The King, followed by a silent crowd, would climb the mountain on foot, and at its peak utter a prayer for the approaching year. Traditionally, three Eagles, known by the Númenóreans as the Witnesses of Manwë, would hover over the King and his people at this time.
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The pronunciation here is not absolutely clear because of the rare combination ky in the word kyermë, 'prayer'. We have no etymological detail about this word, nor any formal pronunciation guide that directly addresses the question. We take it here that the y acts as a modifier to the k, so that ky is a single modified consonantal sound (by analogy with ty in Quenya tyelpë, 'silver').
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