Tar-Telemmaitë
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Tar-Telemmaitë | |
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Númenórean | |
Biographical Information | |
Titles | King of Númenor |
Location | Númenor |
Affiliation | King's Men |
Birth | S.A. 2136 |
Rule | S.A. 2386 - 2526 (140 years) |
Death | S.A. 2526 (aged 390) |
Family | |
House | House of Elros |
Parentage | Tar-Ancalimon |
Children | Tar-Vanimeldë |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Tar-Telemmaitë was the fifteenth King of Númenor. From his time onwards, the Kings ruled from the death of their predecessor to their own demise. Tar-Telemmaitë loved silver and had his servants always searching for mithril[1] (in fact, telemmaitë meant "Silver-handed" in Quenya).[2]
Tar-Telemmaitë either had only one child or his eldest child was a daughter, for upon his death he was succeeded by Tar-Vanimeldë, the third Ruling Queen.[3]
Genealogy
Tar-Atanamir | |||||||
Tar-Ancalimon | |||||||
TAR-TELEMMAITË | |||||||
Tar-Vanimeldë | |||||||
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", Tar-Telemmaitë
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, Index
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", Tar-Vanimeldë
Tar-Telemmaitë House of Elros | ||
Preceded by: Tar-Ancalimon | 15th King of Númenor S.A. 2386 - 2526 | Followed by: Tar-Vanimeldë |