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'''Elros''' ([[First Age]] 525 – [[Second Age]] 442, aged 500 years) was the son [[Eärendil the Mariner]], the great hero of the First Age, and his wife [[Elwing]]. He was the twin brother of [[Elrond]] and both were [[Half-elven]]. Half-elves must decide to become mortal as [[Men]] or immortal as [[Elves]]. While Elrond became an Elf, Elros chose to become a Man. He would become a lord of the [[Edain]] and the first [[King of Númenor]], taking the name '''Tar-Minyatur'''.
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}}'''Elros''' ([[Sindarin|S]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈelros]}}) was the son of [[Eärendil]], the great hero of the [[First Age]], and his wife [[Elwing]]. He was the twin brother of [[Elrond]] and both were [[Half-elven]].<ref name="Earendil">{{S|Earendil}}</ref> The Valar gave Elros and his brother the choice to become mortal [[Men]] or immortal like the [[Elves]]. While Elrond became an Elf, Elros chose to be a Man. He would become a lord of the [[Edain]] and the first [[King of Númenor]], taking the name '''Tar-Minyatur''' ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[tarˈmiɲatur]}}).


== History ==
== History ==
Elros and Elrond were born at the refugee camp at the [[Havens of Sirion]] during the darkest days of the First Age, when the forces of Morgoth controlled most of [[Beleriand]]. When the twins were just four years-old the [[Sons of Fëanor]], corrupted by their [[Oath of Fëanor|Oath]], assaulted the camp, seeking the [[Silmaril]] held by Eärendil. Elros' father was away, and Elwing barely escaped with the Silmaril, but the twins were captured. The were given to [[Maglor]] and [[Maedhros]], the only Sons of Fëanor to repudiate their deeds, and were protected through the end of the First Age.  
[[File:Catherine Karina Chmiel - And Maglor took pity upon them.jpg|thumb|left|''And Maglor took pity upon them'' by Catherine Karina Chmiel]]
Elros and Elrond were born in the [[Mouths of Sirion|Havens of Sirion]] during the darkest days of the First Age, when the forces of [[Morgoth]] controlled most of [[Beleriand]]. When the twins were just six years old, the [[Sons of Fëanor]], bound by their [[Oath of Fëanor|Oath]], assaulted the Havens in the [[Third Kinslaying]] since they desired the [[Silmaril]] held by Eärendil. Elros' father was at sea, and Elwing barely escaped with the Silmaril. [[Maedhros]] and [[Maglor]], the only Sons of Fëanor to repudiate their deeds, raised them for a time.  They were later found by other elves as the twins were playing by a forest waterfall under the starlight; these gave him the name Elros meaning "star-foam" (see [[#Etymology|Etymology]]) and protected them through the end of the First Age.<ref name="Earendil"/>.


After the [[War of Wrath]] and the breaking of Beleriand, the twins chose their race and fate. Elros, now a lord of the [[Edain]], led his people across the [[Great Sea]], guided by [[Star of Eärendil]], the holy light of his father. They arrived at the [[Isle of Elenna]], a giant island raised by the [[Valar]] for those [[Men]] who had fought with the Elves against the forces of [[Morgoth]]. Elenna was now the land closest to the [[Undying Lands]], where [[Men]] where forbidden. The [[Valar]] declared the [[Ban of the Valar]] so that no mortal would sail west to [[Valinor]]. In exchange the Edain were granted substantially longer life-spans.  
After the [[War of Wrath]] and the destruction of Beleriand, the Valar gave the twin ''[[Peredhil]]'' the choice over their race and fate. Elros chose the [[Gift of Men]],<ref name="Earendil"/> but still, he was blessed with the longest life than any other mortal Man's.


Elros became the first [[King of Númenor|King]] of the nation of [[Númenor]] in Second Age 32. He took a royal name in Quenya, ''Tar-Minyatur'', thus setting a tradition of Quenya being the royal language even though the common tongue was [[Adûnaic]]. He brought with him the [[Ring of Barahir]] and [[Thingol]]'s sword [[Aranrúth]] as family heirlooms. Throughout his reign the kingdom received gifts from the [[Falmari|Elves]] of [[Tol Eressëa]], including flowers from the gardens of [[Yavanna]] and a seed from the [[Celeborn, White Tree|Celeborn]]. This was the beginning of a long friendship with the Elves of the West, a relationship that would define the future of the Númenor.
Now by right a lord of the [[Edain]]<ref group=note>His father, Eärendil, was a descendant of the Lords of all Three Houses</ref>, he led his people across the [[Belegaer|Great Sea]], guided by the [[Star of Eärendil]] his father, to the land the Valar had prepared for the Edain as a reward for their struggle against Morgoth. They arrived at [[Elenna]], a large island in the western part of the Sea, soon after the beginning of the [[Second Age]]. Elenna was the closest of mortal lands to the [[Blessed Realm]], though Men were [[Ban of the Valar|forbidden to go]] any further west than Elenna. However, the Valar gave the Edain substantially longer lifespans than most Men had, and Elros and his descendants had the longest lives of all the people.<ref>{{S|Akallabeth}}</ref>


Tar-Minyatur had four children: three sons, [[Vardamir Nólimon]], [[Manwendil]], and [[Atanalcar]], and one daughter, [[Tindómiel]]. After 500 years of life, and 410 years of rule, Tar-Minyatur died and his son Vardamir Nólimon took up the [[Sceptre of Númenor]] as [[Tar-Vardamir]]. He was only a titular king, however, and immediately abdicated to his son, [[Tar-Amandil]].
Elros became the first [[King of Númenor|King]] of the realm of [[Númenor]] in the year 32 of the Second Age. He took a royal name in [[Quenya]], ''Tar-Minyatur'', thus setting a tradition of Quenya being the royal language of the isle, even though the common tongue was [[Adûnaic]].<ref name="Kings">{{UT|Kings}}</ref> He brought with him the [[Ring of Barahir]], the [[Dramborleg|Axe of Tuor]], and [[Thingol]]'s sword [[Aranrúth]] as family heirlooms.
 
He built the royal tower at [[Armenelos]] and throughout his reign the kingdom received gifts from the Elves of [[Tol Eressëa]], including flowers from the gardens of [[Yavanna]] and a seed from [[Celeborn, White Tree|Celeborn]]. This was the beginning of the Númenóreans' long friendship with the Elves of the West, a relationship that would define the future of Númenor.
 
Tar-Minyatur had four children: three sons, [[Vardamir|Vardamir Nólimon]], [[Manwendil]], and [[Atanalcar]]; and one daughter, [[Tindómiel]].<ref>{{UT|earlier}}</ref> After living five centuries, and ruling Númenor for 410 years, Tar-Minyatur died and his son Vardamir Nólimon took up the [[Sceptre]] of Númenor as [[Vardamir|Tar-Vardamir]]. But because Elros had lived so long, Tar-Vardamir was already old, and was thus only a titular King: he immediately surrendered the Sceptre to his son, [[Tar-Amandil]].<ref name="Kings"/>


== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
Elros' name may mean "Elf of the Spray", based on a tale from his early childhood. The [[Sons of Fëanor]] abducted Elros and his brother Elrond, but when [[Maedhros]] found them they were playing in a forest waterfall. In ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', however, editor [[Christopher Tolkien]] interprets Elros as meaning "Star-foam".
''Elros'' is a [[Sindarin]] name meaning "Elf of the spray", based on a tale from his early childhood when the [[Sons of Fëanor]] abducted the twins until [[Maedhros]] found them playing in a forest waterfall. Alternatively, his name could mean "star-foam".<ref>{{S|Index}}</ref> The Sindarin elements are ''[[el]]'' ("star") and ''[[ros]]'' ("foam").<ref name=Elements>{{S|Elements}}</ref>


Elros' kingly name, Tar-Minyatur, is [[Quenya]] for "High First Lord" (from ''tar'' = "high", ''minya'' = "first", ''tur'' = "master, lord")
''Elros'' is the [[Sindarin]] form of [[Quenya]] '''''Elerossë''''' (pron. {{IPA|[ˌeleˈrosːe]}}).<ref name=Elements/>
 
==Other names and titles==
 
Elros' royal name, '''''Tar-Minyatur''''', is [[Quenya]] for "High First-Lord", consisting of ''[[tar]]'' +("high") + ''[[minya]]'' ("first") + ''[[tur]]'' ("master, lord").{{fact}} All the Kings and [[Ruling Queen of Númenor|Queens]] after Elros who took their names in Quenya also used the prefix ''tar-'' in their royal names.
 
In early versions of the [[legendarium]], Elros' [[Adûnaic]] name was ''Indilzar'', which was changed to ''Gimilzôr''. However, in later versions of the Númenórean tale ''[[Ar-Gimilzôr|(Ar-)Gimilzôr]]'' was the name of the twenty-third King of Númenor.<ref>{{SD|Drowning}}, pp. 380-1 (§20)</ref>


== Genealogy ==
== Genealogy ==
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                                  [[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]] = [[Elwing]]
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                              ____________|____________
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                              |                         |
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                      '''ELROS TAR-MINYATAUR'''           [[Elrond]]
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        |             |           |           |
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[[Vardamir Nólimon]]   [[Tindómiel]]   [[Manwendil]]   [[Atanalcar]]
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''[[Kings of Númenor]]''
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==See also==
*[[:Category:Images of Elros|Images of Elros]]
*[[Twins]]
==Notes==
{{References}}


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This article is about the brother of Elrond. For the Mirkwood guard from the Hobbit films, see Elros (Mirkwood guard).
Elros
Half-elf
Biographical Information
Other namesTar-Minyatur (Q)
TitlesKing of Númenor
LocationNúmenor
LanguageAdûnaic, Sindarin and Quenya
BirthF.A. 532
Havens of Sirion, Beleriand
RuleS.A. 32 - 442 (410 years)
DeathS.A. 442 (aged 500)
Númenor
Family
HouseFounded House of Elros
HeritageHalf-elven mother and father
ParentageEärendil and Elwing
SiblingsElrond
ChildrenVardamir, Tindómiel, Manwendil and Atanalcar
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Elros

Elros (S, pron. [ˈelros]) was the son of Eärendil, the great hero of the First Age, and his wife Elwing. He was the twin brother of Elrond and both were Half-elven.[1] The Valar gave Elros and his brother the choice to become mortal Men or immortal like the Elves. While Elrond became an Elf, Elros chose to be a Man. He would become a lord of the Edain and the first King of Númenor, taking the name Tar-Minyatur (Q, pron. [tarˈmiɲatur]).

History

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Elros and Elrond were born in the Havens of Sirion during the darkest days of the First Age, when the forces of Morgoth controlled most of Beleriand. When the twins were just six years old, the Sons of Fëanor, bound by their Oath, assaulted the Havens in the Third Kinslaying since they desired the Silmaril held by Eärendil. Elros' father was at sea, and Elwing barely escaped with the Silmaril. Maedhros and Maglor, the only Sons of Fëanor to repudiate their deeds, raised them for a time. They were later found by other elves as the twins were playing by a forest waterfall under the starlight; these gave him the name Elros meaning "star-foam" (see Etymology) and protected them through the end of the First Age.[1].

After the War of Wrath and the destruction of Beleriand, the Valar gave the twin Peredhil the choice over their race and fate. Elros chose the Gift of Men,[1] but still, he was blessed with the longest life than any other mortal Man's.

Now by right a lord of the Edain[note 1], he led his people across the Great Sea, guided by the Star of Eärendil his father, to the land the Valar had prepared for the Edain as a reward for their struggle against Morgoth. They arrived at Elenna, a large island in the western part of the Sea, soon after the beginning of the Second Age. Elenna was the closest of mortal lands to the Blessed Realm, though Men were forbidden to go any further west than Elenna. However, the Valar gave the Edain substantially longer lifespans than most Men had, and Elros and his descendants had the longest lives of all the people.[2]

Elros became the first King of the realm of Númenor in the year 32 of the Second Age. He took a royal name in Quenya, Tar-Minyatur, thus setting a tradition of Quenya being the royal language of the isle, even though the common tongue was Adûnaic.[3] He brought with him the Ring of Barahir, the Axe of Tuor, and Thingol's sword Aranrúth as family heirlooms.

He built the royal tower at Armenelos and throughout his reign the kingdom received gifts from the Elves of Tol Eressëa, including flowers from the gardens of Yavanna and a seed from Celeborn. This was the beginning of the Númenóreans' long friendship with the Elves of the West, a relationship that would define the future of Númenor.

Tar-Minyatur had four children: three sons, Vardamir Nólimon, Manwendil, and Atanalcar; and one daughter, Tindómiel.[4] After living five centuries, and ruling Númenor for 410 years, Tar-Minyatur died and his son Vardamir Nólimon took up the Sceptre of Númenor as Tar-Vardamir. But because Elros had lived so long, Tar-Vardamir was already old, and was thus only a titular King: he immediately surrendered the Sceptre to his son, Tar-Amandil.[3]

Etymology

Elros is a Sindarin name meaning "Elf of the spray", based on a tale from his early childhood when the Sons of Fëanor abducted the twins until Maedhros found them playing in a forest waterfall. Alternatively, his name could mean "star-foam".[5] The Sindarin elements are el ("star") and ros ("foam").[6]

Elros is the Sindarin form of Quenya Elerossë (pron. [ˌeleˈrosːe]).[6]

Other names and titles

Elros' royal name, Tar-Minyatur, is Quenya for "High First-Lord", consisting of tar +("high") + minya ("first") + tur ("master, lord").[source?] All the Kings and Queens after Elros who took their names in Quenya also used the prefix tar- in their royal names.

In early versions of the legendarium, Elros' Adûnaic name was Indilzar, which was changed to Gimilzôr. However, in later versions of the Númenórean tale (Ar-)Gimilzôr was the name of the twenty-third King of Númenor.[7]

Genealogy

 
 
 
 
Eärendil
 
Elwing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ELROS
TAR-MINYATUR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Elrond
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vardamir Nólimon
 
Tindómiel
 
Manwendil
 
Atanalcar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tar-Amandil
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Elros
House of Elros
Born: F.A. 532 Died: S.A. 442
None
Position Created		1st King of Númenor
S.A. 32 - 442		Followed by:
Tar-Vardamir


See also

Notes

  1. ↑ His father, Eärendil, was a descendant of the Lords of all Three Houses

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Akallabêth: The Downfall of Númenor"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor"
  4. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife", "The earlier generations of the Line of Elros"
  5. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
  7. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Sauron Defeated, "Part Three: The Drowning of Anadûnê, with the Third Version of The Fall of Númenor, and Lowdham's Report on the Adunaic Language", pp. 380-1 (§20)

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