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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Elendur' | ''Elendur'' is a [[Quenya]] name. Its meaning is not glossed, but as Paul Strack explains, it probably means "Star-servant" and probably is a compound of [[elen]] ("star") and [[-ndur|-(n)dur]] ("servant").<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=https://www.eldamo.org/content/words/word-2445399275.html|articlename=Q. ''Elendur'' m.|website=Eldamo|accessed=29 October 2021}}</ref> 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== | ||
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| 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, but as Paul Strack explains, it probably means "Star-servant" and probably is a compound of elen ("star") and -(n)dur ("servant").[3] 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"
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Elendur m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 29 October 2021)
| 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 | ||
