Eärendur (Lord of Andúnië)
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| Eärendur[1] | |
|---|---|
| Númenórean | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Titles | Lord of Andúnië[1] |
| Location | Andúnië, Númenor |
| Affiliation | The Faithful |
| Language | Quenya |
| Birth | Late Second Age[1] |
| Family | |
| House | House of the Lords of Andúnië[1] |
| Siblings | Lindórië[1] |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Eärendur (pron. [ˌe.aˈrendur]) was the fifteenth Lord of Andúnië in Númenor[1] in the days of king Ar-Sakalthôr.[2] Eärendur was the brother of Lindórië, who would be the grandmother of the wise King Tar-Palantir.[1][2]
As Lord of Andúnië, Eärendur was also the ancestor of the Kings of Gondor and Arnor in Middle-earth. Aragorn II was his direct descendant through no less than forty-four generations.
Etymology
Eärendur is a Quenya name. It means "(professional) mariner".[3] As Paul Strack explains, a more literal translation might be "Servant of the Sea". It is a compound of eär ("sea") and -(n)dur ("servant").[4]
Genealogy
| Valandil b. 630 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14th Lord of Andúnië | Ar-Zimrathôn 2798 - 3033 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| EÄRENDUR unknown | Lindórië unknown | Ar-Sakalthôr 2876 - 3102 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16th Lord of Andúnië | Inzilbêth unknown | Ar-Gimilzôr 2960 - 3177 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Númendil unknown | Tar-Palantir 3035 - 3255 | Gimilkhâd 3044 - 3243 | |||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", entry XXIV Tar-Palantir (Ar-Inziladûn
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Akallabêth: The Downfall of Númenor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Note 118 to Letter 297, (dated August 1967)
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Eärendur m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 29 October 2021)
| Eärendur House of the Lords of Andúnië | ||
| Unknown eventually Valandil | 15th Lord of Andúnië | Unknown eventually Númendil |
