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| birth=Late [[Second Age]]
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| rule=Late [[Second Age]]<ref group=note>He appears in the narrative after [[Sauron]] returned to [[Mordor]], but before the first capture of [[Minas Ithil]], which in principle gives us dates somewhere between {{SA|3320}} and {{SA|3429}}. He certainly belonged to the closing centuries of the [[Second Age]].</ref>
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'''Fuinur''' was a [[Númenórean]] who had been turned towards darkness after [[Sauron]] had been brought to [[Númenor]]. He then journeyed to [[Middle-earth]] and rose to power among the [[Haradrim]]. When Sauron returned to [[Middle-earth]] and assailed the realm of [[Gondor]], Fuinur and a fellow [[Black Númenórean]] named [[Herumor]] apparently joined Sauron's forces.<ref>{{S|Rings}}</ref>
'''Fuinur''' was a [[Black Númenóreans|Black Númenórean]] who lived in the late [[Second Age]]. He sailed east to [[Middle-earth]], apparently with a companion named [[Herumor]], and settled in the southern region known as  [[Harad]]. These two became lords in Middle-earth, coming to hold power among the [[Haradrim]].<ref>{{S|Rings}}</ref>
==Etymology==
 
== Etymology ==
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The initial element of this name is S. ''[[fuin]]'' "night"<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''fuin''</ref>, but the meaning of the suffix is unclear.
The initial element of this name is S. ''[[fuin]]'' ("night"),<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, entry ''fuin''</ref> but the meaning of the suffix is unclear.
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[[Category:Black Númenóreans]]
[[Category:Black Númenóreans]]
[[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]]
[[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]]
[[Category:Second Age characters]]
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Revision as of 20:36, 14 October 2021

Fuinur
Númenórean
Isabella Pavani - Fuinur.png
"Fuinur" by Isabella Pavani
Biographical Information
LocationAssociated with Harad
AffiliationSauron
RuleLate Second Age[note 1]
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Fuinur

Fuinur was a Black Númenórean who lived in the late Second Age. He sailed east to Middle-earth, apparently with a companion named Herumor, and settled in the southern region known as Harad. These two became lords in Middle-earth, coming to hold power among the Haradrim.[1]

Etymology

The initial element of this name is S. fuin ("night"),[2] but the meaning of the suffix is unclear.

Notes

  1. He appears in the narrative after Sauron returned to Mordor, but before the first capture of Minas Ithil, which in principle gives us dates somewhere between S.A. 3320 and S.A. 3429. He certainly belonged to the closing centuries of the Second Age.

References