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== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
Vardamir means "Jewel of [[Varda]]" in [[Quenya]] (from ''mírë'' "jewel"). His surname, Nólimon, means "Man of Knowledge" (from ''nólë'' "lore, knowledge" and ''-mon'', a masculine suffix). Like all the rulers of Númenor who took royal titles in Quenya, Vardamir added the prefix ''tar-'' ("high") to his name when he received the Sceptre. | Vardamir means "Jewel of [[Varda]]" in [[Quenya]] (from ''mírë'' "jewel"). His surname, Nólimon, means "Man of Knowledge" (from ''nólë'' "lore, knowledge" and ''-mon'', a masculine suffix). Like all the rulers of Númenor who took royal titles in Quenya, Vardamir added the prefix ''tar-'' ("high") to his name when he received the Sceptre. | ||
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*''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', [[The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor]] | |||
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[[Category:Rulers of Númenor]] | [[Category:Rulers of Númenor]] |
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Tar-Vardamir | |
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Númenórean | |
Biographical Information | |
Other names | Nólimon |
Birth | S.A. 61 |
Rule | S.A. 443 (immediately abdicated) |
Death | S.A. 471 (aged 411 years) |
Family | |
Parentage | Elros |
Siblings | Manwendil, Atanalcar, Tindómiel |
Children | Amandil, Aulendil, Nolondil, Vardilmë |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Vardamir Nólimon was the brief second King of Númenor. His royal name was Tar-Vardamir.
As the eldest of the four children of Elros Tar-Minyatur, Vardamir was the heir to the Sceptre of Númenor. He was noted as an exceptional scholar whose only desire was to study, not to rule. When Elros died, Vardamir was already advanced in years. He immediately abdicated in favour of his eldest son, who would rule as Tar-Amandil. However, Vardamir was still officially counted as the second King of Númenor, having nominally ruled for a single year.
Vardamir had four children: three sons, Amandil, Aulendil, and Nolondil; and one daughter, Vardilmë.
Etymology
Vardamir means "Jewel of Varda" in Quenya (from mírë "jewel"). His surname, Nólimon, means "Man of Knowledge" (from nólë "lore, knowledge" and -mon, a masculine suffix). Like all the rulers of Númenor who took royal titles in Quenya, Vardamir added the prefix tar- ("high") to his name when he received the Sceptre.
Genealogy
Elros Tar-Minyatur
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VARDAMIR NÓLIMON Tindómiel Manwendil Atanalcar
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Tar-Amandil Vardilmë Aulendil Nolondil
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Tar-Elendil
Preceded by: Elros Tar-Minyatur |
2nd King of Númenor (de jure)II 442 - 443
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Followed by: Tar-Amandil |