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''Elendur'' is a [[Quenya]] name. Its meaning is not glossed | ''Elendur'' is a [[Quenya]] name. Its meaning is not glossed. [[Helge Fauskanger]] suggests it was probably intended to mean "Elf-servant", but literally means "Star-servant".<ref>{{webcite|author=Helge Fauskanger|articleurl=https://folk.uib.no/hnohf/quen-eng.htm|articlename='''Elendur'''|website=Quettaparma Quenyallo|accessed=27 January 2022}}</ref> The [[Edain]] found it difficult to determine whether words and names containing the element ''el'' referred to the stars or to the Elves.<ref>{{WJ|Author}}, Note 10, p. 410</ref> The first element, ''[[elen]]'', was likely taken from his grandfather's name, where it meant "Elf".<ref name=L297>{{L|297|118}}</ref> The second element, ''[[-ndur|-(n)dur]]'' was likely taken from his father's name, where it means "servant" from the verb "to serve".<ref name=L297/> It is likely that he was named in memory of [[Isildur]]'s son who was killed in the [[Disaster of the Gladden Fields]], [[Elendur (son of Isildur)|Elendur]]. | ||
==Genealogy== | ==Genealogy== | ||
Revision as of 11:26, 27 January 2022
| Elendur | |
|---|---|
| Arnorian | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Titles | King of Arnor |
| Location | Arnor |
| Language | Sindarin, Westron |
| Birth | T.A. 552 |
| Rule | T.A. 652 - 777 |
| Death | T.A. 777 (aged 225) |
| Family | |
| House | House of Isildur |
| Parentage | Valandur |
| Children | Eärendur |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Elendur (T.A. 552[1] - T.A. 777,[2] died aged 225) was the ninth King of Arnor.
History
Elendur's rule was uneventful. He ruled Arnor for 125 years, and was succeeded by his son, Eärendur - the last king of Arnor, upon his death in 777.[2]
Etymology
Elendur is a Quenya name. Its meaning is not glossed. Helge Fauskanger suggests it was probably intended to mean "Elf-servant", but literally means "Star-servant".[3] The Edain found it difficult to determine whether words and names containing the element el referred to the stars or to the Elves.[4] The first element, elen, was likely taken from his grandfather's name, where it meant "Elf".[5] The second element, -(n)dur was likely taken from his father's name, where it means "servant" from the verb "to serve".[5] It is likely that he was named in memory of Isildur's son who was killed in the Disaster of the Gladden Fields, Elendur.
Genealogy
| Tarondor 372 - 602 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valandur 462 - 652† | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ELENDUR 552 - 777 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eärendur 640 - 861 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amlaith 726 - 946 | Kings of Cardolan | Kings of Rhudaur | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kings of Arthedain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil", p. 193
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Northern Line: Heirs of Isildur"
- ↑ Helge Fauskanger, "Elendur", Quettaparma Quenyallo (accessed 27 January 2022)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar: Author's Notes to Quendi and Eldar", Note 10, p. 410
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Note 118 to Letter 297, (dated August 1967)
| Elendur House of Isildur Cadet branch of House of Elros | ||
| Preceded by: Valandur | 7th Heir of Isildur T.A. 652 - 777 | Followed by: Eärendur |
| 9th King of Arnor T.A. 652 - 777 | ||
