Tar-Amandil
| Tar-Amandil | |
|---|---|
| Númenórean | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Ar-Aphanuzîr (A) |
| Titles | King of Númenor |
| Location | Númenor |
| Language | Adûnaic, Sindarin and Quenya |
| Birth | S.A. 192[1] |
| Rule | S.A. 442[2] - 590 (de facto) S.A. 443[2] - 590 (de jure)[1] |
| Death | S.A. 603[1] (aged 411) |
| Family | |
| House | House of Elros |
| Parentage | Vardamir[1] |
| Siblings | Aulendil, Nolondil and Vardilmë[3] |
| Children | Eärendur, Elendil and Mairen[3] |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Tar-Amandil |
Tar-Amandil was the third King of Númenor. He ruled de-facto for 148 years, from 442 to 590 of the Second Age. Tar-Amandil was legally the third King, but actually its second ruler.[1] 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 that was deemed to have reigned one year.[2]
Tar-Amandil had three children: two sons, Elendil and Eärendur; and a daughter, Mairen.[3] Just as his father had yielded the Sceptre before his death, Tar-Amandil abdicated in 590[1] and was succeeded by his eldest son Elendil, who would rule as Tar-Elendil.[3] This tradition of renouncing the Sceptre a few years before death was observed by most of the rulers of Númenor until Tar-Atanamir.[4]
Etymology
Amandil is Quenya. The name is glossed to mean "Lover of Aman".[5] According to Paul Strack, the name is a compound of Aman ("Blessed Realm") and -(n)dil ("friend, lover, devoted to").[6] 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.[7]
The Adûnaic version of his name is Aphanuzîr,[8] which Paul Strack suggests probably means "Bliss-friend".[9]
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 | Axantur b. 395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Silmariën b. 521 | Isilmë b. 532 | Tar-Meneldur 543 - 942 | Caliondo 512 - 900 | Cemendur b. 575 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other versions of the legendarium
In the twelfth note to a text written around 1959 and published in The Nature of Middle-earth, it is said that either the slow maturity of the Half-elven, or the "choice of kindred"[10]:78 extended to the third generation, suggesting that Tar-Amandil, and Eldarion, were among the Half-elven.[10]:82 However, this was changed to the second generation in the actual text.[10]:78
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", entry III Tar-Amandil
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", entry II Vardamir Nólimon
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", entry XIII Tar-Atanamir the Great
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Amandil m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 12 December 2021)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", first paragraph and entry I to XXV
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Sauron Defeated, "Part Three: The Drowning of Anadûnê: (iii) The second text: Commentary", p. 389
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Ad. Aphanuzîr m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 5 October 2019)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part One. Time and Ageing: XI. Ageing of Elves"
| Tar-Amandil House of Elros | ||
| Preceded by: Tar-Vardamir | 3rd King of Númenor S.A. 443 - 590 | Followed by: Tar-Elendil |
| Kings of Númenor |
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| Elros Tar-Minyatur (S.A. 32 - 442) · Tar-Vardamir* (442) · Tar-Amandil (442 - 590) · Tar-Elendil (590 - 740) · Tar-Meneldur (740 - 883) · Tar-Aldarion (883 - 1075) · Tar-AncalimëQ (1075 - 1280) · Tar-Anárion (1280 - 1394) · Tar-Súrion (1394 - 1556) · Tar-TelperiënQ (1556 - 1731) · Tar-Minastir (1731 - 1869) · Tar-Ciryatan (1869 - 2029) · Tar-Atanamir (2029 - 2221) · Tar-Ancalimon (2221 - 2386) · Tar-Telemmaitë (2386 - 2526) · Tar-VanimeldëQ (2526 - 2637) · Tar-Anducal† (2637 - 2657) · Tar-Alcarin (2657 - 2737) · Tar-Calmacil (2737 - 2825) · Tar-Ardamin (2825 - 2899) · Ar-Adûnakhôr (2899 - 2962) · Ar-Zimrathôn (2962 - 3033) · Ar-Sakalthôr (3033 - 3102) · Ar-Gimilzôr (3102 - 3177) · Tar-Palantir (3177 - 3255) · Ar-Pharazôn‡ (3255 - 3319) |
| * Immediately abdicated in favour of his son · Q Ruling Queens · † Usurped throne. Later struck off the Line of Kings · ‡ Usurped throne from his cousin Tar-Míriel |
