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Dates Adopted by the Númenóreans after the foundation of their realm in II 321 Race Men (possibly also used by Elves) Division Dúnedain Cultures Númenóreans, and their descendants in Middle-earth Pronunciation nerne'chta (Elvish ht is pronounced like cht in German) Meaning 'Man-spearhead' Other names Dírnaith, Man-spearhead Indexes: Alphabetical: N Others About this entry: Updated 4 April 2023 This entry is complete An offensive tactic of the Númenóreans Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A battle formation used by the soldiers of Númenor and Gondor. When faced with a force still in the process of arraying its troops, the Númenóreans would quickly form themselves into a wedge-shaped formation and charge into the disorganised lines of their enemy, breaking apart their ranks. This tactic took its name from the shape of the formation: nernehta is Quenya for 'man-spearhead'. The same tactical move was also known less formally by its Sindarin name, as a dírnaith. Notes 1 Our only reference to the nernehta is as a theoretical possibility available to Isildur in III 2. Beyond that, its history is unknown, though at that date early in the Third Age it had evidently been established among Númenórean soldiery for some time. Similarly, we have no information about how long the use of the nernehta lasted into the Third Age. See also... Dírnaith Indexes: Alphabetical: N Others About this entry: Updated 4 April 2023 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2007, 2023. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus identifies 27 distinct roles within a team, based on members' individual DISC profiles.

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Dates Adopted by the Númenóreans after the foundation of their realm in II 321 Race Men (possibly also used by Elves) Division Dúnedain Cultures Númenóreans, and their descendants in Middle-earth Pronunciation nerne'chta (Elvish ht is pronounced like cht in German) Meaning 'Man-spearhead' Other names Dírnaith, Man-spearhead Indexes: Alphabetical: N Others About this entry: Updated 4 April 2023 This entry is complete An offensive tactic of the Númenóreans

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A battle formation used by the soldiers of Númenor and Gondor. When faced with a force still in the process of arraying its troops, the Númenóreans would quickly form themselves into a wedge-shaped formation and charge into the disorganised lines of their enemy, breaking apart their ranks. This tactic took its name from the shape of the formation: nernehta is Quenya for 'man-spearhead'. The same tactical move was also known less formally by its Sindarin name, as a dírnaith. Notes 1 Our only reference to the nernehta is as a theoretical possibility available to Isildur in III 2. Beyond that, its history is unknown, though at that date early in the Third Age it had evidently been established among Númenórean soldiery for some time. Similarly, we have no information about how long the use of the nernehta lasted into the Third Age. See also... Dírnaith Indexes: Alphabetical: N Others About this entry: Updated 4 April 2023 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2007, 2023. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus identifies 27 distinct roles within a team, based on members' individual DISC profiles.