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[LoTR] What made Numénoreans different from other humans? Was there a time when Numénoreans were the only humans? If not, did they both "awaken" at the same time and why were super-humans made in the first place?
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When humans first awoke, Morgoth had already secured control over vast areas of Middle Earth and had corrupted men to his cause (who were more easily swayed than the Elves).

Some men, however, resisted the call and headed west, joining the Elves in their fight against Morgoth. These were called the Edain. After the final battle, the Valar rewarded the Edain who had fought on their side by granting them the island of Numenor to live and govern themselves. Those who lived on the island were the Numenoreans.

Wisdom, height, beauty, and long-lives were innate qualities of the Numenoreans. It is only through corruption that these qualities diminished. The non-Edain, who were born and lived under the shadow of Morgoth, never reaped these rewards, and so their descendants bear the penalties of their ancestors.