Almarian
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Almarian | |
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Númenórean | |
Biographical Information | |
Titles | Queen of Númenor |
Language | Adûnaic and Quenya |
Birth | unknown (before S.A. 700) |
Rule | S.A. 740 - 883 (143 years) |
Death | c. S.A. 900+ |
Family | |
Parentage | Vëantur |
Spouse | Tar-Meneldur |
Children | Anardil, Ailinel and Almiel |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Female |
Hair color | Golden |
Almarian (Q, pron. [alˈmari.an]) was the daughter of Vëantur, Queen to Tar-Meneldur, the fifth King of Númenor, and mother to Tar-Aldarion, the sixth King, and to Ailinel and Almiel.
Etymology
Almarian's name appears to mean "maiden garlanded with good fortune" in Quenya (from alma, 'riches; good fortune' and rian, 'garlanded maiden').