Orchaldor
| Orchaldor | |
|---|---|
| Númenórean | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Realm | Númenor |
| Birth | Before S.A. 799 Númenor |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Hatholdir |
| Spouse | Ailinel |
| Children | Soronto |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Orchaldor, the son of Hatholdir, was descended from the House of Hador. He was a close friend of Tar-Meneldur and married his elder daughter, Ailinel. The son of Orchaldor and Ailinel was Soronto, who desired the kingship. When Tar-Aldarion created a new Law of Succession in Númenor, which allowed his daughter Ancalimë to receive the Sceptre, the possibility existed that if she refused to rule, died childless, or remained unwed beyond a certain time limit, then Soronto would have become King. As it happened, none of these possibilities came to pass and Tar-Ancalimë served as Númenor's first Ruling Queen.[1]
[edit] Etymology
Orchaldor's name is Sindarin and appears to mean "Eminent Man" (from the word orchal, 'superior', and the masculine suffix -dor).
[edit] Genealogy
| Hatholdir | Tar-Meneldur | Almarian | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ORCHALDOR | Ailinel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soronto | |||||||||||||||||||||||