What Is Pelargir in ‘Rings of Power’?

Pelargir got a passing mention inSeason 1.

However, the system is no longer functioning.

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However rundown, the city offers them a place to go and, more importantly, walls for protection.

Nor does the funeral for Bronwyn have any resistance or show of good faith from Pelargir’s citizens.

What Was Pelargir Before ‘Rings of Power’?

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Rings of Powerreveals a little about Pelargir’s past, confirming that it was once a Numenorean colony.

Though the series has explored Numenor, this seems out of character for the isolationist nation.

A sharer of gifts.

Númenór in ‘Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power.'

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The Faithful clung to the old ways by remaining loyal tothe Valarand the Elves.

But the founding of the nation is not the end for the city.

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