Tar-Amandil
Tar-Amandil | |
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Númenórean | |
Biographical Information | |
Other names | Ar-Aphanuzîr (A) |
Titles | King of Númenor |
Location | Númenor |
Language | Adûnaic, Sindarin and Quenya |
Birth | S.A. 192 |
Rule | S.A. 442 - 590 (de facto) S.A. 443 - 590 (de jure) |
Death | S.A. 603 (aged 411) |
Family | |
House | House of Elros |
Parentage | Vardamir |
Siblings | Aulendil, Nolondil and Vardilmë |
Children | Eärendur, Elendil and Mairen |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Tar-Amandil |
Tar-Amandil was the third King of Númenor. He ruled for 148 years, from 442 to 590 of the Second Age. Tar-Amandil was legally the third King, but actually its second ruler. His father, Vardamir Nólimon, declined to take the Sceptre upon the death of his own father, Elros Tar-Minyatur, and was only a titular King.[1]
Tar-Amandil had three children: two sons, Elendil and Eärendur; and a daughter, Mairen.[2] Just as his father had yielded the Sceptre before his death, Tar-Amandil abdicated in 590 and was succeeded by his eldest son Elendil, who would rule as Tar-Elendil. This tradition of renouncing the Sceptre a few years before death was observed by most of the rulers of Númenor until Tar-Atanamir.[1]
Etymology
Amandil means "Devoted to Aman" in Quenya (from -ndil "friend, lover, devoted to"). Like all the rulers of Númenor who took their royal names in Quenya, Amandil added the prefix tar- ("high") to his name when he received the Sceptre.
In Sauron Defeated, the name of Elendil's father, Amandil, is listed as Aphanuzîr,[3] therefore his Adûnaic name was Ar-Aphanuzîr.[4]
Genealogy
Elros Tar-Minyatur F.A. 532 - S.A. 442 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vardamir Nólimon S.A. 61 - 471 | Tindómiel after 61 | Manwendil after 61 | Atanalcar after 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TAR-AMANDIL 192 - 603 | Vardilmë b. 203 | Aulendil b. 213 | Nolondil b. 222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tar-Elendil 350 - 751 | Eärendur b. 361 | Mairen b. 377 | Yávien b. 371 | Oromendil b. 382 | Axantur b. 395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Silmariën b. 521 | Isilmë b. 532 | Tar-Meneldur 543 - 942 | Caliondo 512 - 900 | Lindissë b. 551 | Ardamir b. 562 | Cemendur b. 575 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tar-Amandil House of Elros | ||
Preceded by: Tar-Vardamir | 3rd King of Númenor S.A. 443 - 590 | Followed by: Tar-Elendil |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife", "The earlier generations of the Line of Elros"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Sauron Defeated, "Part Three: The Drowning of Anadûnê: (iv) The final form", p. 389
- ↑ "An Interpretation of the Names in the Line of Elros", Lalaith's Middle-earth Science Pages (accessed 25 August 2013)