When Elendil and his sons came to Middle-earth in the last years of the Second Age, they brought with them the knowledge and power of the Númenórean nation. They filled the landscape of Middle-earth with mighty cities, castles and towers. Their knowledge, though, was forgotten by later generations, who could only look on what remained of their works with wonder.
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The term 'Men of Old' is a somewhat arbitrary one, so choosing a date for their ending is also a rather arbitrary process. The date of III 158 shown here saw the death of Meneldil, the longest surviving member of the House of Elendil who had been born before the Downfall. Arnor and Gondor were founded within his lifetime, and their great works were constructed in this period, so the death of Meneldil marks a convenient - if approximate - end date for the time of the great Men of Old.
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