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Dates
Founded in II 750; persisted at least until II 10751
Location
Explored Middle-earth from Númenor
Origins
Established by Aldarion, son of the then recently crowned King Tar-Meneldur
Race
Division
Culture
Settlements
The Guildhouse of the Venturers, the ship Eämbar, was usually moored on Tol Uinen in the bay of Rómenna
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Venturers

The adventuring guild of Númenor

A guild of sailors and explorers formed in Númenor by Aldarion, later to be King Tar-Aldarion.


Notes

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We don't have a formal date on which the Guild of Venturers ceased to operate. Tar-Aldarion was their founder and patron, and so they likely persisted through his reign as King of Númenor, which ended in II 1075. His successor, Queen Tar-Ancalimë, reversed many of her father's policies, especially those regarding contact with Middle-earth. If the Venturers didn't come to an end with her accession, they would have lost a great deal of influence, and they're never mentioned again after Tar-Aldarion's time.

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