Eärendil (King of Gondor)

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

Eärendil
Gondorian
Biographical Information
Titles	King of Gondor
Location	Gondor
Language	Westron and Sindarin
Birth	T.A. 48
Rule	T.A. 238 - 324 (86 years)
Death	T.A. 324 (aged 279)
Family
House	House of Anárion
Parentage	Cemendur
Children	Anardil
Physical Description
Gender	Male

Eärendil (Q "sea-friend", pron. [ˌe.aˈrendil]; T.A. 48^[1] – 324,^[2] aged 276 years) was the fifth King of Gondor, ruling for 86 years, from 238 until his death.

[edit] Genealogy

Meneldil
Cemendur
EÄRENDIL
Anardil
Ostoher

[edit] Other Versions of the Legendarium

In The Peoples of Middle-earth, Section VII "The Heirs of Elendil", it was explained that three manuscripts existed in the textual history of this section. Manuscript A contained the Southern Line of Gondor, and appeared to be the first stage of composition. Manuscript B added the Northern Line, and began as a fair copy of A for the Southern line but became heavily emended. Manuscript B led to Manuscript C, a fine copy (but with later emendations), which led to a final typescript D. In the earlier Manuscripts A and B, Eärendil lived from T.A. 40 to 316 instead of T.A. 48 to 324.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "The Heirs of Elendil"
2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Southern Line: Heirs of Anarion"

Eärendil House of Anárion Born: T.A. 48 Died: T.A. 324
Preceded by: Cemendur	5th King of Gondor T.A. 238 - 324	Followed by: Anardil