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The forefather of the Lord of Umbar, Elenmakil, was sent by the King of Numenor Tar-Ancalamion to make a mighty city in the south, as a springboard for further conquests. He gave him the best craftsmen, stonewrights, and architects to make a mighty city from which ships would exit and enter. Elenmakil was given 13 ships, and he set sail for Harad. He eventualy found a mighty natural haven, a very useful place to have a sea-port. He landed there in the year  2228 of the Second Age. He began to build, but founud a native people, the Falmari, already living there. Tensions rose between them, and war loomed, but the two peoples made a compromise by wedding the daughter of the local king, whose native name is lost to history, but the Numenoreans called Falathmir, and Adunkhor, the son of Elenmakil. Soon, with both native and Numenorean effort, the greatest city of Harad was built:Umbar the Fair. The sons of Adunkhor took the title "Lords of the Havens" and ruled in the name of the King of Numenor. Many mighty lords of Numenor, seeking a share in the mighty wealth they reaped from the conquest of Harad. Umbar began, originaly, a refuge for the King's Men, although when Ar-Pharzon brough Sauron into his councils, they were disgusted, and broke away from Numenor. Ar-Pharazon had more important things on his hands now, however, mainly the building of many ships for his Great Armament. As told in the Akallabeth, he was imprisoned under the Caves of the Forgotten, until the Dagor Dagorath and Morgoth breaks the Doors of Night. Umbar was mostly unafected by this catastrophe, protected by the peninsula, although the north coast was broken, and many small isles formed.

Thus, the Lords of the Havens crowned themselves as the Sea-Kings of Umbar, and thought themseles the only survivors, not knowing that Isildur, Elendil, and Anarion escaped.

Bonus Story: One day, however, 2 years after the Akalabeth, the son of the First Sea-King of Umbar, called Azruben, was sefaring, as was his wont. Until one day, a massive storm took his ship. It was as if the very wrath of Osse was all directed at them. Their ship was rent in two, and the survivors began to swim away. When all began to lose hope, as if a vision presented to them by the Valar, a island appeared, rich and green. They swam towards it, and set camp there. One day, they were exploring the island, and found a small crudely made building. They knocked on the door, and inside was a yound woman, described as the fairest maid of the Edain to walk the earth. She named herself as no other then Tar-Miriel, the daughter of Tar-Palantir. She was taken to the camp, and given food and water. She said that she survived by climbing the to the top of the Meneltarma, the island they were now on. Since this was a place sacred to Eru Illuvatar, it remained unsunk by him. She had forgaged for food, and taken advantage of the multiple springs in the area to survive. Eventualy, she and Azruben fell in love with each other. She had with her, the last heirlooms of Numenor, all she could carry with her up the Meneltarma. The mighty sword, Aranruth, and the sceptre of Numenor, along with a few small, yet valuable beyond measure, gems and relics of Numenor she had with her. Azruben and his men began to build a ship to return. The journey back to Umbar was a difficult one, but eventualy they arrived. Azruben and Mirel were wedded, and this is how the Kings of Umbar came to had the sword Aranruth and the sceptre of Numenor as royal heirlooms. 