Season 6 will be the last to cover The Silmarillion. It will consist mostly of Akallabeth and extra material featured in Unfinished Tales. The main story is the Downfall of Numenor and the Last Alliance, which will be the bulk of this season. The first couple of episodes will cover the establishment of Numenor, the making of the Rings of Power and the War of the Elves and Sauron. These events will be streamlined a little to compensate for time constraints. Other events covered would include the establishment of the great kingdoms and cities of Middle-Earth, including Lindon, Eregion, Lothlorien, Gondor, Arnor and Imladris, as well as the disaster of Gladden Fields, the coming of the Istari and the expansion of Khazad-Dum.

Elrond takes over as narrator, as Maglor is no longer involved in the events of the story.

Prologue – Rivendell (Third Age)

• Having heard the tale of Earendil, the children of Elrond are now keen to know the stories of the Second Age. So Elrond begins the tale of the men of his brother, Elros.

Valinor (Second Age Y. 1)

• The Valar convene again. They give the returned elves the Isle of Eressea to dwell in and build the tower of Avallone.
• Manwe declares that due to the destruction of Beleriand the Valar will never again intervene in the affairs of Middle Earth.
• Manwe sends Eonwe to give the Edain that fought in the War of Wrath their reward.

Lindon

• Gil-Galad establishes a kingdom in Lindon.

• Elros and the Edain dwell here for a while.
• Eonwe arrives with messages from the Valar. He reveals a new land has been raised for the Edain.
• Elros says goodbye to Elrond and the elves and leads his men over the sea, following the Star of Earendil.

Numenor (S.A. 32-442)

• Osse raises the island from the sea. Aule and Yavanna model it and give it life.
• Elros arrives and establishes the Kingdom of Numenor.

• From Meneltarma, the highest peak on Numenor, Elros gazes upon the light of Valinor and the tower of Avallone.
• (Building of the Kingdom of Numenor)
• Death of Elros and creation of the line of the Lords of Andunie.

Lindon (S.A. 750-1200)

• Many elves, including Celebrimbor, Galadriel, Celeborn and Oropher, leave Lindon to found their own colonies.

Eregion

• Celebrimbor comes across a tall man calling himself Annatar.

First Appearances – Oropher, Thanduil, Celebrian

Death – Elros

Adapted from chapters ‘Akallabeth’ and ‘Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age’ from The Silmarillion, ‘The History of Galadriel and Celeborn’, ‘A Description of the Island of Numenor’ and ‘The Line of Elros’ from Unfinished Tales, Appendices A and B of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Tales of Years of the Second Age’ from The Peoples of Middle-earth.

Pictures

• Numenor Map – Narfil Palurfalas
• The End of the Age – Ted Nasmith
• Numenor – Feliche
• Ost-in-edhil – ?
• Annatar – Alais