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''(See also [[Amandil of Númenor]])''
''(See also [[Amandil of Númenor]])''
 
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'''Amandil''' ([[Second Age]] c. 3029 – 3316, aged approx. 287 years at his disappearance) was the 18th and last [[Lord of Andúnië]] in [[Númenor]], suceeding his father [[Númendil]] upon his death. Amandil was the father of [[Elentir]]<sup>1</sup> and [[Elendil]], the later who would one day found the Númenórean [[Realms in Exile]].
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'''Amandil''' was the 18th and last [[Lord of Andúnië]] in [[Númenor]], suceeding his father [[Númendil]] upon his death. Amandil was the father of [[Elendil]], who would one day found the Númenórean [[Realms in Exile]].


== History ==
== History ==
Amandil, like his father, was the leader of the "[[Faithful]]", those Númenóreans who still respected the will of the [[Valar]] and opposed the pride and policies of the [[King's Men]].
Amandil, like his father, was the leader of the [[Faithful]], those Númenóreans who still respected the will of the [[Valar]] and opposed the pride and policies of the [[King's Men]].


In his youth Amandil was a great friend of [[Ar-Pharazôn]], the last [[King of Númenor]]. Amandil was also famed across [[Númenor]] for being a great sea-captain in the days of Nùmendil. However when Ar-Pharazon brought the conquered [[Sauron]] from [[Middle-earth]], his friendship with Amandil withered. As time passed, Ar-Pharazon began persecuting the "Faithful" more vigorously. He eventually stripped Amandil of his Lordship over [[Andúnië]] and commanded him to move his family to [[Rómenna]]. Amandil, however, was too respected and influential to remove entirely and remained a member of the Royal Council.
In his youth Amandil was a great friend of [[Ar-Pharazôn]], the last [[King of Númenor]]. Amandil was also famed across [[Númenor]] for being a great sea-captain in the days of Nùmendil. However when Ar-Pharazon brought the conquered [[Sauron]] from [[Middle-earth]], his friendship with Amandil withered. As time passed, Ar-Pharazon began persecuting the "Faithful" more vigorously. He eventually stripped Amandil of his Lordship over [[Andúnië]] and commanded him to move his family to [[Rómenna]]. Amandil, however, was too respected and influential to remove entirely and remained a member of the Royal Council.
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== Genealogy ==
== Genealogy ==
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            '''AMANDIL'''
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[[Elentir]]<sup>1</sup>    '''AMANDIL'''
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== Notes ==
== Other Versions of the Legendarium ==
# [[Elentir]] was a character developed but never fully adapted into the formal history of Númenor. In one version of the story of [[Ar-Pharazôn]], his future wife [[Tar-Míriel|Míriel]], the daughter of the current king, was betrothed to Elentir. However, she fell desperately in love with Pharazôn and chose to become his queen when he took up the [[Sceptre of Númenor]]. This story is very different than the tale in the published ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', where Ar-Pharazôn takes Míriel very much against her will in order to claim the Sceptre. In either case, Elentir disappeared before Nùmendil died, leaving Amandil as the [[Lord of Andúnië]].
[[Elentir]], intended to be another son of Amandil, was a character developed but never fully adapted into the formal history of Númenor. In one version of the story of [[Ar-Pharazôn]], his future wife [[Tar-Míriel|Míriel]], the daughter of the current king, was betrothed to Elentir. However, she fell desperately in love with Pharazôn and chose to become his queen when he took up the [[Sceptre of Númenor]]. This story is very different than the tale in the published ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', where Ar-Pharazôn takes Míriel very much against her will in order to claim the Sceptre. In either case, Elentir disappeared before Nùmendil died, leaving Amandil as the [[Lord of Andúnië]].


[[Category:Númenóreans]]
[[Category:Númenóreans]]
[[Category:Lords of Andúnië]]
[[Category:Lords of Andúnië]]

Revision as of 03:43, 11 November 2007

(See also Amandil of Númenor)

Amandil
Númenórean
Biographical Information
LanguageQuenya
BirthLate Second Age
Deathc. S.A. 3316
Family
ParentageNúmendil
ChildrenElendil
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Amandil

Amandil was the 18th and last Lord of Andúnië in Númenor, suceeding his father Númendil upon his death. Amandil was the father of Elendil, who would one day found the Númenórean Realms in Exile.

History

Amandil, like his father, was the leader of the Faithful, those Númenóreans who still respected the will of the Valar and opposed the pride and policies of the King's Men.

In his youth Amandil was a great friend of Ar-Pharazôn, the last King of Númenor. Amandil was also famed across Númenor for being a great sea-captain in the days of Nùmendil. However when Ar-Pharazon brought the conquered Sauron from Middle-earth, his friendship with Amandil withered. As time passed, Ar-Pharazon began persecuting the "Faithful" more vigorously. He eventually stripped Amandil of his Lordship over Andúnië and commanded him to move his family to Rómenna. Amandil, however, was too respected and influential to remove entirely and remained a member of the Royal Council.

Foreseeing the Downfall of Númenor, Amandil urged his son Elendil to prepare for departure to Middle-earth, and he himself decided to travel to Valinor to beg the Valar for forgiveness for the evil deeds of his people.

Amandil set sail east and later turned west (to hide what he was doing) towards Tol Eressëa, and was never heard from again. Elendil and his sons, having escaped the cataclysmic destruction of Númenor, made their way to Middle-earth to establish the Dúnedain kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor.

Etymology

Amandil means "Devoted to Aman" in Quenya (from -dil = "friend, lover, devoted to").

Genealogy

            Númendil
               |
               |
            AMANDIL
               |
               |
            Elendil
               |
          _____|_____
         |           |
         |           |
      Isildur    Anárion

Preceded by:
Númendil 		18th Lord of Andúnië
II 3065 – c. 3300 		Followed by:
none
(stripped of Lordship)

Other Versions of the Legendarium

Elentir, intended to be another son of Amandil, was a character developed but never fully adapted into the formal history of Númenor. In one version of the story of Ar-Pharazôn, his future wife Míriel, the daughter of the current king, was betrothed to Elentir. However, she fell desperately in love with Pharazôn and chose to become his queen when he took up the Sceptre of Númenor. This story is very different than the tale in the published The Silmarillion, where Ar-Pharazôn takes Míriel very much against her will in order to claim the Sceptre. In either case, Elentir disappeared before Nùmendil died, leaving Amandil as the Lord of Andúnië.

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