Eärendur (Lord of Andúnië)

The name Eärendur refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Eärendur (disambiguation).

Eärendur
Númenórean
Biographical Information
Titles	Lord of Andúnië
Realm	Andúnië, Númenor
Affiliation	The Faithful
Language	Quenya
Birth	Late Second Age
Family
House	House of Elros
Siblings	Lindórië
Physical Description
Gender	Male

Eärendur (Q "sea-servant", pron. [ˌe.aˈrendur]) was the fifteenth Lord of Andúnië in Númenor and lived during the reign of King Ar-Sakalthôr. He was a leader of the Faithful during the time when the King's Men were growing in influence. Eärendur was the brother of Lindórië, who would be the grandmother of the wise King Tar-Palantir.^[1]

As Lord of Andúnië, Eärendur was also the ancestor of the Kings of the Gondor and Arnor in Middle-earth. Aragorn II was his direct descendant through no less than forty-four generations.

[edit] Etymology

Eärendur means "Servant of the Sea" in Quenya (from eär , "sea" and -ndur, meaning "servant").

[edit] Genealogy

Valandil

EÄRENDUR

Lindórië

Ar-Sakalthôr

Inzilbêth

Ar-Gimilzôr

Númendil

Tar-Palantir

Preceded by: Unknown, eventually Valandil

15th Lord of Andúnië II ???? – ????

Followed by: Unknown, eventually Númendil

[edit] References

1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", Tar-Palantir