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'''Eärendil''' ([[Quenya|Q]] "sea-friend", pron. {{IPA|[ˌe.aˈrendil]}}; [[Third Age]] 48 – 324, aged 276 years) was the fifth [[King of Gondor]], ruling for 86 years, from Third Age 238 until his death. | '''Eärendil''' ([[Quenya|Q]] "sea-friend", pron. {{IPA|[ˌe.aˈrendil]}}; [[Third Age]] 48 – 324, aged 276 years) was the fifth [[King of Gondor]], ruling for 86 years, from Third Age 238 until his death. | ||
The only recorded historical event to take place during Eärendil's reign was the birth of [[Elrond]]'s daughter [[Arwen]], three years after he took the throne. No one in [[Gondor]] at that could have known how significant that event would be: nearly three thousand years later, Arwen was to wed [[Aragorn II]], a distant descendant of Eärendil's ancestor [[Elendil]], and become Queen of his realm. | The only recorded historical event to take place during Eärendil's reign was the birth of [[Elrond]]'s daughter [[Arwen]], three years after he took the throne. No one in [[Gondor]] at that could have known how significant that event would be: nearly three thousand years later, Arwen was to wed [[Aragorn|Aragorn II]], a distant descendant of Eärendil's ancestor [[Elendil]], and become Queen of his realm. | ||
Eärendil rule was peaceful and he was succeeded by his son [[Anardil (King of Gondor)|Anardil]]. | Eärendil rule was peaceful and he was succeeded by his son [[Anardil (King of Gondor)|Anardil]]. | ||
Revision as of 15:50, 7 August 2010
| Eärendil | |
|---|---|
| Gondorian | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Position | King of Gondor |
| Birth | T.A. 48 |
| Rule | T.A. 238 - T.A. 324 |
| Death | T.A. 324, aged 276 years |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Cemendur |
| Children | Anardil |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Eärendil |
Eärendil (Q "sea-friend", pron. [ˌe.aˈrendil]; Third Age 48 – 324, aged 276 years) was the fifth King of Gondor, ruling for 86 years, from Third Age 238 until his death.
The only recorded historical event to take place during Eärendil's reign was the birth of Elrond's daughter Arwen, three years after he took the throne. No one in Gondor at that could have known how significant that event would be: nearly three thousand years later, Arwen was to wed Aragorn II, a distant descendant of Eärendil's ancestor Elendil, and become Queen of his realm.
Eärendil rule was peaceful and he was succeeded by his son Anardil.
Genealogy
Elendil : : : Cemendur | | EÄRENDIL | | Anardil | | Ostoher
| Preceded by: Cemendur |
5th King of Gondor T.A. 238 – 324 |
Followed by: Anardil |
