The Drúedain of Númenor were the descendants of the First Age Drúedain survivors at the Havens of Sirion who were allowed to remove to the newly-made island of Elenna (i.e. Númenor) at the beginning of the Second Age.[1]
Once settled in Númenor they thrived again and took no part in any wars.[1]
According to a copy of The Mariner's Wife, an old Númenórean story of some of their first voyages back to Middle-earth preserved in Gondor, there was a note by the scribe which described the Drúedain of the household of Tar-Aldarion (the sixth King of Númenor) begging him to cease his voyages to Middle-earth, since they foreboded that evil would come of them.[note 1][1]
However, since they did not succeed in doing so, from then onwards the Drúedain began leaving Númenor for Middle-earth (despite their fear of the sea) until none were left at the island by the time Elendil escaped the Downfall in S.A. 3319[2].[1]
The last of them fled Númenor when Ar-Pharazôn brought Sauron there in S.A. 3262[3].[1]
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Drúedain", "Notes", note 7
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Second Age", entry 3319, p. 1084
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Second Age", entry 3262, p. 1084