Orchaldor
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| Orchaldor | |
|---|---|
| Númenórean | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | 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]
Etymology
Orchaldor's name is Sindarin and appears to mean "Eminent Man" (from the word orchal, 'superior', and the masculine suffix -dor).
Genealogy
| Tar-Elendil 350 - 751 | Vëantur b. 451 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tar-Meneldur 543 - 942 | Almarian unknown | Hatholdir unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erendis 771 - 985 | Tar-Aldarion 700 - 1098 | Almiel b. 729 | Ailinel b. 712 | ORCHALDOR unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tar-Ancalimë 873 - 1285 | Hallacar 852 - 1211 | Soronto b. 799 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tar-Anárion 1003 - 1404 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
