# The Fall of Númenor
## Part I: The Rise of Númenor
- The Creation of Númenor
- Gift of the Valar to the Edain
- Founding of the Kingdom
- Blessings of the Valar
- Early Years of Prosperity
- Development of Culture and Society
- Exploration of the Seas
- Relations with Middle-earth
- Line of Elros
- Elros as the First King
- Succession of Kings
- Establishment of the Royal House
## Part II: The Shadow Falls
- Emergence of Sauron
- Rise of Darkness in Middle-earth
- Influence on Númenóreans
- Corruption Begins
- Division Among the Faithful and the King's Men
- Political Strife
- Religious Schism
- Banishment of the Faithful
- Ar-Pharazôn and the Confrontation with Sauron
- Ar-Pharazôn’s Ambition
- Sauron’s Surrender
- Sauron’s Manipulation of the King
## Part III: The Downfall
- Worship of Morgoth
- Construction of the Temple
- Human Sacrifices
- Rejection of the Valar
- The Akallabêth
- The Great Armament Against Valinor
- Wrath of the Valar
- Cataclysm and Submersion of Númenor
- Aftermath and Legacy
- Survival of the Faithful
- Founding of Gondor and Arnor
- Lessons for Future Generations
## Appendices
- Genealogies of Númenórean Kings
- Maps of Númenor and Surrounding Lands
- Timeline of Key Events