Annúminas

Annúminas, also known as Westermanton, was once the capital city of the Kingdom of Arnor.
It was located on the southern shores of Lake Evendim, the origin of the Brandywine River. The city was home to the High Kings of Arnor and was founded by the High King Elendil as his seat.
== History ==
Annúminas was founded by Elendil in SA 3320 shortly after his arrival in Lindon following the Downfall of Númenor.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, VI: "The Tale of Years of the Second Age" With the establishment of Arnor the city became the capital of the realm for nearly ten centuries; and was home to the Annúminas-stone, one of the three palantíri of the North-Kingdom,The Silmarillion, Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age and the Sceptre of Annúminas, which was originally the rod of office of the Númenórean Lords of Andúnië, as well as the heirloom of and symbol of kingship in Arnor.
Due to the heavy losses in the War of the Last Alliance against the forces of Sauron and the Disaster of the Gladden Fields, the Dúnedain population of the North began to slowly decline, and afterThe History of Middle Earth: Vol. XII, The Peoples of Middle Earth the division of the kingdom the city began to fall into ruin, with Fornost chosen as the new capital. After TA 861, the ruins of Annúminas belonged to the successor kingdom of Arthedain. 
The two relics which had been housed in Annúminas survived the city: The palantír was taken to Fornost with the city's abandonment, but was ultimately drowned with Arvedui in the cold northern seas. The silver Sceptre of Annúminas was also removed to Fornost by the Kings, but was eventually retained by Elrond in Rivendell who kept it until an heir claimed it.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (iii): "Eriador, Arnor, and the Heirs of Isildur"
By the end of the Third Age Annúminas had lain in ruins for more than 2,000 years. After the War of the Ring, early in the Fourth Age, King Elessar of the newly Reunited Kingdom rebuilt the city and made it his northern capital. The King would often spend his time at Annúminas and meet his friends there.
==Etymology==
Annúminas is a Sindarin word meaning 'Tower of the West' or 'Sunset-tower'. Westermanton is a Westron word of the same meaning.
== In adaptations ==
Annúminas, along with Lake Evendim and the Hills of Evendim is present in The Lord of the Rings Online. The city is shown to be partially sunken, as the waters of the lake rose since the city was abandoned. What remains on the surface is available for exploration and adventuring.
The city also appears in the game The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II as a playable map.
== Gallery ==
Image:Annuminas by WF74.jpg|The ruins of Annúminas near Lake Evendim in the latter half of the Third Age (by Wouter Florusse, aka WF74).
Annuminas.jpg|A view of the city as seen in The Lord of the Rings Online
TN-Annuminas.jpg|Annúminas, as drawn by Ted Nasmith
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ዓንኑሚናስ
Arabic 	إننوميناس
Armenian 	Աննումինաս
Assamese 	এনুমিনাছ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Аннумінас
Bengali 	আন্নুমিনাস
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Ануминас
Burmese 	အန္နုမိနသ္
Danish 	Annúminas ("Vest-tårnet")
Georgian 	ანნუმინასი
Greek 	Αννούμινας
Gujarati 	અન્નુમિનાસ
Hebrew 	אנומינאס
Hindi 	आन्नुमिनस
Hungarian 	Nyugat Tornya (Tower of the West)
Japanese 	アンヌーミナス
Kannada 	ಅನ್ಯುಮಿನಾಸ್
Kazakh 	Аннұмінас (Cyrillic) Annuminas (Latin)
Konkani 	अॅनुमिनास
Korean 	안누미나스
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Аннуминас
Macedonian Cyrillic	Аннуминас
Marathi 	अन्नुमिनास
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Аннуминас
Nepalese 	अन्नुमिनास
Pashto 	آڼومیناس
Persian 	آنومیناس
Punjabi 	ਐਨੂਮੀਨੇਸ
Russian 	Аннуминас
Sanskrit 	आन्नुमिनस्
Serbian 	Ануминас (Cyrillic) Anuminas (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ඇනුමිනාස්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Аннуминас
Tamil 	அணுமின்னாஸ்
Telugu 	అన్నుమినస్
Thai 	นครอันนูมินัส
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Аннумінас
Urdu 	اننومیناس
Uzbek 	Аннуминас (Cyrillic) Annuminas (Latin)
Yiddish 	אַננומינאַס
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