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'''King's Court''' referred to the courts of the [[Kings of Númenor]] in [[Armenelos]], where grew the [[Nimloth of Númenor|White Tree, Nimloth]].<ref>{{App|D2}}</ref> | '''King's Court''' referred to the courts of the [[King of Númenor|Kings of Númenor]] in [[Armenelos]], where grew the [[Nimloth of Númenor|White Tree, Nimloth]].<ref>{{App|D2}}</ref> | ||
After [[Sauron]] had been taken to [[Númenor]] and began to acquire power over [[Ar-Pharazôn]], he urged the king to cut down Nimloth. When [[Isildur]] heard of Sauron's purpose he entered the King's Court one night, alone and in disguise, and took a fruit from the tree. Isildur had to fight his way out of the court; afterwards the king yielded to Sauron and had the tree felled.<ref>{{S|Akallabeth}}</ref> | After [[Sauron]] had been taken to [[Númenor]] and began to acquire power over [[Ar-Pharazôn]], he urged the king to cut down Nimloth. When [[Isildur]] heard of Sauron's purpose he entered the King's Court one night, alone and in disguise, and took a fruit from the tree. Isildur had to fight his way out of the court; afterwards the king yielded to Sauron and had the tree felled.<ref>{{S|Akallabeth}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 14:22, 4 January 2015
King's Court referred to the courts of the Kings of Númenor in Armenelos, where grew the White Tree, Nimloth.[1]
After Sauron had been taken to Númenor and began to acquire power over Ar-Pharazôn, he urged the king to cut down Nimloth. When Isildur heard of Sauron's purpose he entered the King's Court one night, alone and in disguise, and took a fruit from the tree. Isildur had to fight his way out of the court; afterwards the king yielded to Sauron and had the tree felled.[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D, "The Calendars"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Akallabêth: The Downfall of Númenor"
