Places in Middle-earth
Road from Rómenna to Andúnië
Type: Roads, Lanes, Ways
Region: Numenor
Location: The major east-west artery across Númenor between Rómenna and Andúnië via Armenelos.
Description:
[The] roads of Númenor were for the most part unpaved, made and tended for riding, since coaches and carriages were little used in the earlier centuries, and heavy cargoes were borne by sea. The chief and most ancient road suitable for wheels, ran from the greatest port, Rómenna in the east, to the royal city of Armenelos, and thence on to the Valley of the Tombs and the Meneltarma; and this road was early extended to Ondosto within the borders of the Forostar, and thence to Andúnië in the west. Along it passed wains bearing stone from the Northlands that was most esteemed for building, and timber in which the Westlands were rich.
Unfinished Tales, Part 2, Ch 1, Description of the Island of Númenor
Contributors: Elena Tiriel 6Feb10