Eärendur (son of Tar-Amandil)

The name Eärendur refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Eärendur (disambiguation).

Eärendur
Númenórean
Biographical Information
Language	Adûnaic, Sindarin and Quenya
Birth	S.A. 361
Family
House	House of Elros
Parentage	Tar-Amandil
Siblings	Tar-Elendil and Mairen
Children	Caliondo
Physical Description
Gender	Male

Eärendur (Q "sea-servant", pron. [ˌe.aˈrendur]) was the second son of Tar-Amandil, the third King of Númenor. His brother would take up the Sceptre as Tar-Elendil.

Eärendur is best known by a historical event that did not happen. Tar-Elendil's grandson failed to produce a male heir and according to the law of agnatic primogeniture the Sceptre should have passed to Eärendur's grandson Malantur. However, the law was abruptly changed so that the eldest child would become Ruler of Númenor. This allowed a female to take the Sceptre, which led to Tar-Ancalimë becoming the nation's first Ruling Queen. Thus, had events played out differently, Eärendur's descendants would have become the royal line of Númenor.

Etymology

Eärendur means "Servant of the Sea" in Quenya (from ëar = sea, -ndur = "servant").

Genealogy

            Tar-Amandil
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     ____________|_________
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    |            |         |
Tar-Elendil   EÄRENDUR   Mairen
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              Caliondo
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              Malantur