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'''Herumor''', which is [[Sindarin]] for ''Black Lord'', was a [[Black Númenóreans|Black Númenórean]].
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'''Herumor''' was a [[Black Númenóreans|Black Númenórean]] who lived in the late [[Second Age]]. After the [[Downfall of Númenor]] he, along with [[Fuinur]], rose to power among the [[Haradrim]] and served [[Sauron]].<ref>{{S|Rings}}</ref>


Herumor is mentioned only once, in the passage cited below;
== Etymology ==


<blockquote>''..because of the power of [[Gil-galad]] these renegades, lords both mighty and evil, for the most part took up their abodes in the southlands far away; yet two there were, Herumor and [[Fuinur]], who rose to power amongst the [[Haradrim]], a great and cruel people that dwelt in the wide lands south of [[Mordor]] beyond the mouths of [[Anduin]].'' (from "Of the Rings of Power and The Third Age" in ''[[The Silmarillion]]'').</blockquote>
Herumor means "Black Lord" in [[Quenya]] (from ''[[heru]]'' = "lord" and ''[[morë]]'' = "dark").


In "[[The New Shadow]]" in the [[History of Middle Earth]] series, Herumor is also the name of the leader of a growing evil cult in [[Gondor]] during the [[Fourth Age]] about one hundred years into the reign of [[Eldarion]], the son of [[Aragorn]]. This Herumor could be the same as the [[Numenorean]] ruler of the [[Haradrim]], as there is some speculation that he became either one of the ringwraiths or the [[Mouth of Sauron]].
== Portrayal in Adaptations ==


In the defunct and somewhat obscure [[Middle-earth Role Playing]] game from the 1980s, Herumor is given an extended history. Tolkien, however, had nothing to do with writing this history. Fuinor is then his older brother.
In the defunct [[Middle-earth Role Playing]] game from the 1980s, Herumor is given an extended history. Fuinur is then his older brother. [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]], however, had nothing to do with writing this history.
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Another character named Herumor is mentioned in ''The New Shadow'', a quickly abandoned sequel to [[The Lord of the Rings]] which appears in [[The Peoples of Middle-earth]].
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Revision as of 14:05, 17 July 2015

This article is about the Black Númenórean. For the character in The New Shadow, see Herumor (The New Shadow).
Herumor
Númenórean
Biographical Information
LocationNúmenor; Umbar
AffiliationBlack Númenóreans
BirthLate Second Age
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Herumor

Herumor was a Black Númenórean who lived in the late Second Age. After the Downfall of Númenor he, along with Fuinur, rose to power among the Haradrim and served Sauron.[1]

Etymology

Herumor means "Black Lord" in Quenya (from heru = "lord" and morë = "dark").

Portrayal in Adaptations

In the defunct Middle-earth Role Playing game from the 1980s, Herumor is given an extended history. Fuinur is then his older brother. Tolkien, however, had nothing to do with writing this history.

References