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:Corsairs are from the [[Mordor]] faction, and are equipped with knives and fire-bombs. | :Corsairs are from the [[Mordor]] faction, and are equipped with knives and fire-bombs. | ||
'''2014: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':''' | '''2014: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':''' | ||
:The Corsairs are led by four brothers who falsely call themselves the Heirs of [[Castamir]]. These are Azruthor, Dolgimil, Azgarzôr, and the leader Balakhôr the Scourge. | :The Corsairs are led by four brothers who falsely call themselves the Heirs of [[Castamir]]. These are Azruthor, Dolgimil, Azgarzôr, and the leader Balakhôr the Scourge. The player negotiates with a corsair named Jajax, who ends up siding with the player against the Heirs and their followers. | ||
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[[Category:Black Númenóreans]] | [[Category:Black Númenóreans]] |
Revision as of 03:55, 27 August 2015
The Corsairs of Umbar | |
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People | |
General Information | |
Members | Angamaitë, Sangahyando, Captain of the Haven |
Physical Description | |
Lifespan | shorter than Númenórean (by the end of the Third Age) |
Distinctions | Sea-raiders and pirates |
The Corsairs of Umbar were sea-raiders and pirates of the Haven of Umbar. Umbar was an old Númenórean haven settled by the "King's Men" or Black Númenóreans,[1] a proud faction loyal to the King and opposed to the divine authority of the Valar.
History
After the Downfall of Númenor, the Umbar settlers further descended into evil, and were called the Black Númenóreans. They took to pillaging and piracy along the coasts of Gondor. During the Kin-strife, the defeated rebels of Gondor fled to Umbar — by this time Umbar became the hated enemy of Gondor.[1]
By the time of the War of the Ring, the Corsairs had mixed with the Haradrim, becoming a mixed people where Númenórean blood was mostly gone. During the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, a fleet of Corsairs was raiding Lebennin when Aragorn captured their ships[2] and rowed them to Minas Tirith to relieve the siege of the city.[3]
Portrayal in adaptations
2006: The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II:
- Corsairs are from the Mordor faction, and are equipped with knives and fire-bombs.
2014: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- The Corsairs are led by four brothers who falsely call themselves the Heirs of Castamir. These are Azruthor, Dolgimil, Azgarzôr, and the leader Balakhôr the Scourge. The player negotiates with a corsair named Jajax, who ends up siding with the player against the Heirs and their followers.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Last Debate"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"