The Guild of Venturers was formed in Númenor by Prince Anardil (the future King Tar-Aldarion) in the Second Age, for the purpose of exploring Middle-earth. Its guildhouse was located aboard Anardil's great ship Eämbar, which was moored on the small island of Tol Uinen, named after the sea Maia, Uinen. Tol Uinen was located in the Bay of Rómenna.
History
In Númenor, the guild was called the Uinendili. Uinendili meant "Lovers of Uinen". The members of the guild were strong devotees of Uinen, the Lady of the Seas, whom they believed favored their journeys. Members of the guild were considered the most adventurous men of Númenor. The guild made journeys across Middle-earth. They would travel from the Northern Darkness to the far south all the way down to the Nether Darkness. They traveled the inland seas of the east towards the Walls of the Sun, which was as far as they would dare to venture. The only land the guild did not travel to was the Undying Lands of Valinor, as they were not permitted to sail west due to the Ban of the Valar. The Guild of Venturers gave the Númenóreans the title of Kings of the Sea.[1]
In adaptations
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
In the show, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, there is a prestigious Númenórean marine guild called the Sea-Guard or Sea Guard that professes love for Belegaer. While it does not share the name of the Guild of Venturers, it is clearly based on them. The Sea-Guard charges any cadet seeking admission with passing a test or challenge known as the Sea Trial. Every voyage has a Sail Master to lead it. At the end of each voyage, when the Sea-Guard returns to Númenor, the Sea Master leads the cadets in a chant of phrase: "The sea is always right!".
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Gilde van Avonturiers |
| Albanian | Guildi i aventurierëve |
| Amharic | የጀብደኞች ማህበር |
| Arabic | نقابة المغامرين |
| Armenian | Արկածախնդիրների գիլդիա |
| Assamese | দুঃসাহসিকসকলৰ গিল্ড |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Гільдыя авантурыстаў |
| Bengali | অভিযাত্রীদের গিল্ড |
| Bosnian | Ceh avanturista |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Гилдията на авантюристи |
| Burmese | စွန့်စားသူများအသင်း |
| Catalan | Gremi de Aventurers |
| Croatian | Ceh avanturista |
| Czech | Cech dobrodruhů |
| Danish | Gilde af Eventyrere |
| Dutch | Gilde van Avonturiers |
| Esperanto | Gildo de aventuristoj |
| Estonian | Seiklejatele gild |
| Filipino | Kapisanan ng mga Adventurer |
| Finnish | Laivamiesten kilta |
| French | Guilde de Aventuriers |
| German | Gilde der Wagemutigen |
| Greek | Συντεχνία του Χρυσοθήρων |
| Gujarati | સાહસિકોનું મહાજન |
| Hebrew | גילדת ההרפתקנים |
| Hindi | साहसी लोगों का गिल्ड |
| Indonesian | Serikat petualang |
| Irish Gaelic | Cumann na n-eachtranóirí |
| Italian | Gilda degli Avventurieri |
| Japanese | 冒険者のギルド |
| Kannada | ಸಾಹಸಿಗಳ ಸಂಘ |
| Kazakh | Авантюристов гильдии (Cyrillic) Avantyurïstov gïl’dïï (Latin) |
| Konkani | साहसी लोकांची गिल्ड |
| Korean | 모험가 길드 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Авантюристтердин гильдиясы |
| Latvian | Piedzīvojumu meklētāju ģilde |
| Lithuanian | Nuotykių ieškotojų gildija |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Еснаф на авантуристи |
| Malaysian | Persatuan pengembara |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Хайгуулчид нийгэмлэг |
| Nepalese | साहसिक गिल्ड |
| Norwegian | Forening av Eventyrere |
| Persian | صنفی از ماجراجویان |
| Polish | Gildia Podróżników |
| Portuguese | Guilda de Aventureiros |
| Punjabi | ਸਾਹਸੀ ਦਾ ਗਿਲਡ |
| Romanian | Breaslă de Aventurieri |
| Russian | Гильдия Морестранников |
| Serbian | Цех авантуриста (Cyrillic) Ceh avanturista (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | වික්රමාන්විතයන්ගේ සංසදය |
| Slovak | Cech dobrodruhov |
| Slovenian | Ceh pustolovcev |
| Spanish | Guilda de Aventureros |
| Swahili | Chama cha wasafiri |
| Swedish | Gille av Äventyrare |
| Tamil | சாகசக்காரர்களின் சங்கம் |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Гильдияи авантюристҳо |
| Tatar | Авантюристлар гильдиясе |
| Telugu | సాహసికుల సంఘం |
| Thai | สมาคมนักผจญภัย |
| Turkish | Maceracılar loncası |
| Turkmen | Syýahatagatnaşýanlar gildiýa |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Гільдії Мореплавців |
| Urdu | مہم جوئی کی تنظیم |
| Uzbek | Саргузаштчилар гилдияси (Cyrillic) Sarguzashtchilar gildiyasi (Latin) |
| Vietnamese | Hiệp hội những nhà thám hiểm |
| Welsh | Urdd Anturiaethwyr |
| Yiddish | גילד פון אַדווענטשערערז |