Tar-Amandil

Tar-Amandil
Númenórean
Biographical Information
Birth	S.A. 192
Rule	S.A. 442 (178 years)
Death	S.A. 603 (aged 411 years)
Family
Parentage	Vardamir
Siblings	Aulendil, Nolondil, Vardilmë
Children	Eärendur, Elendil, 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. However, since Tar-Vardamir was held to have ruled for one year, Tar-Amandil's reign officially began in the year 444.

Tar-Amandil had three children: two sons, Elendil and Eärendur; and a daughter, Mairen. 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.

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.

Genealogy

                            Tar-Vardamir
                                  |
                  ________________|________________
                 |           |          |          |
                 |           |          |          |
            TAR-AMANDIL   Vardilmë   Aulendil   Nolondil
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     ____________|_________
    |            |         |
    |            |         |
Tar-Elendil   Eärendur   Mairen
    |
    |
Tar-Meneldur

Preceded by: Tar-Vardamir

3rd King of Númenor II 442 – 590

Followed by: Tar-Elendil