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Revision as of 16:54, 5 August 2012
| Tar-Ardamin | |
|---|---|
| Númenórean | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Ar-Abattârik (A) |
| Titles | King of Númenor |
| Affiliation | King's Men |
| Language | Adûnaic; used Quenya out of custom |
| Birth | S.A. 2618 |
| Rule | S.A. 2825 - 2899 (74 years) |
| Death | S.A. 2899 (aged 281) |
| Family | |
| House | House of Elros |
| Parentage | Tar-Calmacil |
| Siblings | Gimilzagar |
| Children | Ar-Adûnakhôr |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Tar-Ardamin (Q, pron. [taˈrardamin]) or Ar-Abattârik is sometimes listed in the list of rulers of Númenor but is sometimes omitted. He was the son of King Tar-Calmacil, and if he is counted as one of the rulers, then he is the 19th in the line of kings.[1]
History
In private, the King's Men called him by a name in their own Adûnaic language: Ar-Abattârik. This King was the last to follow the practice of using an official Quenya name. His son Ar-Adûnakhôr abandoned the old traditions, and used Adûnaic in his official name.
Ar-Adûnakhôr is generally counted as the twentieth ruler.[1]
Etymology
In Adûnaic, Ar-Abattârik means "Pillar of the World".
Ardamin contains the Quenya word Arda ("world"); the element min usually means "one" but in this name, it might also be understood as "pillar" or "tower" (cf. Sindarin minas "tower").
Genealogy
| Tar-Calmacil | |||||||||||||||
| TAR-ARDAMIN | Gimilzagar | ||||||||||||||
| Ar-Adûnakhôr | |||||||||||||||
Other Versions of the Legendarium
It should be said that there is some doubt over the character of Ar-Abattârik. He is listed in the detailed annals of The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor as the son of Tar-Calmacil and father of Ar-Adûnakhôr,[1] but in Appendix A I (i) to The Lord of the Rings, the relevant section of the King-lists[2] appears like this:
- "...Tar-Calmacil. After Calmacil the Kings took the sceptre in names of the Númenorean (or Adûnaic) tongue: Ar-Adûnakhôr..."
- ― Appendix A I (i)
It seems most likely, as Christopher Tolkien suggests, that this omission is probably a simple mistake, and that Tar-Ardamin or Ar-Abattârik should appear in the list at this point.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", Tar-Ardamin
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Númenor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", Note 11
| Tar-Ardamin House of Elros | ||
| Preceded by: Tar-Calmacil | 19th King of Númenor S.A. 2825 - 2899 | Followed by: Ar-Adûnakhôr |
