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'''Amrod''' (died in {{YT|1497}}), with his twin brother [[Amras]], was the youngest of the seven [[Sons of Fëanor]].
<center>{{quote|‘You will not keep all of them. One at least will never set foot on Middle-earth.’|''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', [[The Shibboleth of Fëanor]]}}</center>
 
'''Amarthan''' (died in {{YT|1497}}), with his twin brother [[Amras|Amros]], was the youngest of the seven [[sons of Fëanor]].


== History ==
== History ==
He joined his brothers in the [[Oath of Fëanor]], but his mother [[Nerdanel]] begged that either he or Amros be left behind, believing in her heart that one would not return. Fëanor, however, refused her this kindness, and paid for it.<ref name="Shib"/>


He joined his brothers in the [[Oath of Fëanor]], but his mother Nerdanel begged that either he or Amras be left behind, believing in her heart that one would not return.  Fëanor, however, refused her this kindness, and paid for it. Amrod was accidentally killed in the swan ships of the [[Teleri]] when his father ordered them to be burnt at [[Losgar]]. According to the ''[[Shibboleth]]'', he claimed (to Amras) to have felt uncomfortable sleeping on the ground after the Noldor landed on the [[Lammoth]]. It was thought later that he wished to return to his mother in the ship, being shocked by his father's deeds. Fëanor was probably aware of his disention, and this may have been one of the elements of his decision to burn the ships even before all the food and stores had been got out. Yet he was in great dismay when he learned of his son's death, and doubtless remembered the foreboding words of his wife.
=== The Burning of the Ships ===
[[File:Ted Nasmith - The Burning of the Ships.jpg|thumb|300px|left|[[Ted Nasmith]] - ''The Burning of the Ships'']]
Amarthan was accidentally killed in the swan ships of the [[Teleri]] when his father ordered them to be burnt at [[Losgar]]. He claimed to Amros to have felt uncomfortable sleeping on the ground after the [[Noldor]] landed on the [[Lammoth]]. It was thought later that he wished to return to his mother in the ship, being shocked by his father's deeds.<ref name="Shib"/>
 
 
 
 
Fëanor was probably aware of his dissension, and this may have been one of the elements of his decision to burn the ships even before all the food and stores had been got out. Yet he was in great dismay when he learned of his son's death, and doubtless remembered the foreboding words of his wife.<ref name="Shib"/>


== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
Amrod's [[father-name]] in [[Quenya]] was '''[[Telufinwë]]''', "Last [of] Finwë", for he was the last of the sons of the [[House of Finwë]] and its short form was ''Telvo''. His [[Amilessë|mother-name]] was originally '''[[Ambarussa]]''' ("Top-russet", referring to his hair), the same as his twin Amras, but Fëanor insisted that the twins ought to have different names and Nerdanel prophetically called him '''[[Umbarto]]''', "The Fated" (from ''[[umbar]]'' = "fate"). His father, disturbed by it, changed it to '''[[Ambarto]]''', "Upwards-exalted" (from ''[[amba]]'' = "upwards, top" and ''[[arta]]'' ="exalted", "lofty"). Nevertheless both twins called each other ''Ambarussa''. Others most often called him '''[[Atyarussa]]''', which means "Second-''russa''".<ref name="Sind">{{VT|41b}}</ref>
Amarthan's [[father-name]] in [[Quenya]] was '''[[Telufinwë]]''', "Last [of] Finwë", for he was the last of the sons of the [[House of Finwë]] and its short form was ''Telvo''. His [[Amilessë|mother-name]] was originally '''[[Ambarussa]]''' ("Top-russet", referring to his hair), the same as his twin Amros, but Fëanor insisted that the twins ought to have different names and Nerdanel prophetically called him '''[[Umbarto]]''', "The Fated" (from ''[[umbar]]'' = "fate"). His father, disturbed by it, changed it to '''[[Ambarto]]''', "Upwards-exalted" (from ''[[amba]]'' = "upwards, top" and ''[[arta]]'' ="exalted", "lofty").<ref name="Shib">{{PM|XI}}</ref> Nevertheless both twins called each other ''Ambarussa''. Others most often called him '''Atyarussa''', which means "Second-''russa''".<ref name="Sind">{{VT|41b}}</ref>


Amrod is the [[Sindarization]] of ''[[Ambarto]]''<ref name="Sind"/>, while '''[[Amarthan]]''' is the Sindarization of ''[[Umbarto]]''.<ref name="Sind"/>
'''Amrod''' is the [[Sindarization]] of ''[[Ambarto]]''<ref name="Sind"/>, while '''Amarthan''' is the Sindarization of ''[[Umbarto]]'', and by that name he was known ever after, due to his tragic fate.<ref name="Sind"/>


== Genealogy ==
== Genealogy ==
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== Other versions of the Legendarium ==
{{references}}
In earlier stages of the Legendarium, Fëanor's sons had different slightly different names. Amrod used to be called Damrod. <ref>{{LT2 | IV}}, pp. 241, 251</ref>
 
In the published ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' and in earlier texts he is said to have lived on to [[Beleriand]] and ruled with his twin Amras over lands west of the [[Blue Mountains]].
 
There is no trace of the death of Amrod at Losgar in the published ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', as it was a very late idea by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]], omitted by [[Christopher Tolkien]] as he did not at the time see how it could be incorporated into the primary text of ''The Silmarillion''. Even in ''The Silmarillion'' his life, course and death happen alongside to his brother's and has not an individual role.
 
Where both Amrod and Amras are mentioned in the published text after the landing in Losgar, it should according to Tolkien's later wishes be Amras alone. The information regarding Amrod's naming, especially, comes from ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]''.
 
== References ==
* ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', [[Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië]]
* ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', [[Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor]]
* ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', [[Of the Silmarils and the Unrest of the Noldor]]
* ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', [[Of the Flight of the Noldor]]
* ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', [[Of the Return of the Noldor]]
* ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', [[Of Beleriand and its Realms]]
* ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', [[Of the Noldor in Beleriand]]
* ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', [[Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin]]
* ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', [[Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad]]
* ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', [[Of the Ruin of Doriath]]
* ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', [[Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath]]
* ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]'', [[The Nauglafring]]
* ''[[The Shaping of Middle-earth]]'', [[The Earliest Annals of Valinor]]
* ''[[The Shaping of Middle-earth]]'', [[The Earliest Annals of Beleriand]]
* ''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]'', [[The later Annals of Beleriand]]
* ''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]'', [[The later Annals of Valinor]]
* ''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]'', [[Quenta Silmarillion]]
* ''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]'', [[The Etymologies]]
* ''[[Morgoth's Ring]]'', [[The Annals of Aman]]
* ''[[Morgoth's Ring]]'', [[The Later Quenta Silmarillion]]
* ''[[The War of the Jewels]]'', [[The Grey Annals]]
* ''[[The War of the Jewels]]'', [[The Later Quenta Silmarillion]]
* ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', [[The Shibboleth of Feanor]]
 
==See Also==
*[[:Category:Images of Amrod|Images of Amrod]]
 
[[Category:Characters in The Book of Lost Tales]]
[[Category:Characters in The Book of Lost Tales]]
[[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]]
[[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]]
[[Category:Sons of Fëanor]]
[[Category:First Age characters]]
[[Category:First Age characters]]
[[Category:Noldor]]
[[Category:Sindarin names]]
[[Category:Sindarin names]]
[[Category:Noldor]]
[[Category:Sons of Fëanor]]
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Revision as of 20:41, 4 October 2015

Amarthan
Noldo
Jenny Dolfen - Amrod and Amras, sons of Feanor.jpg
"Twins" by Sandrine Gestin
Biographical Information
Other namesTelufinwë (Q, fn)
Ambarussa or Umbarto/Ambarto (Q, mn)
Atyarussa (Q, epessë)
Amrod (S)
LocationTirion
Formenos
Losgar
AffiliationOath of Fëanor
LanguageQuenya
Birthafter Y.T. 1190
Tirion
DeathY.T. 1497
Losgar
Family
HouseHouse of Fëanor
ParentageFëanor (father)
Nerdanel (mother)
SiblingsMaedros (brother)
Maglor (brother)
Celegorm (brother)
Curufin (brother)
Caranthir (brother)
Amros (twin brother)
Physical Description
GenderMale
Hair colorRed
"‘You will not keep all of them. One at least will never set foot on Middle-earth.’"
― The Peoples of Middle-earth, The Shibboleth of Fëanor

Amarthan (died in Y.T. 1497), with his twin brother Amros, was the youngest of the seven sons of Fëanor.

History

He joined his brothers in the Oath of Fëanor, but his mother Nerdanel begged that either he or Amros be left behind, believing in her heart that one would not return. Fëanor, however, refused her this kindness, and paid for it.[1]

The Burning of the Ships

Ted Nasmith - The Burning of the Ships

Amarthan was accidentally killed in the swan ships of the Teleri when his father ordered them to be burnt at Losgar. He claimed to Amros to have felt uncomfortable sleeping on the ground after the Noldor landed on the Lammoth. It was thought later that he wished to return to his mother in the ship, being shocked by his father's deeds.[1]



Fëanor was probably aware of his dissension, and this may have been one of the elements of his decision to burn the ships even before all the food and stores had been got out. Yet he was in great dismay when he learned of his son's death, and doubtless remembered the foreboding words of his wife.[1]

Etymology

Amarthan's father-name in Quenya was Telufinwë, "Last [of] Finwë", for he was the last of the sons of the House of Finwë and its short form was Telvo. His mother-name was originally Ambarussa ("Top-russet", referring to his hair), the same as his twin Amros, but Fëanor insisted that the twins ought to have different names and Nerdanel prophetically called him Umbarto, "The Fated" (from umbar = "fate"). His father, disturbed by it, changed it to Ambarto, "Upwards-exalted" (from amba = "upwards, top" and arta ="exalted", "lofty").[1] Nevertheless both twins called each other Ambarussa. Others most often called him Atyarussa, which means "Second-russa".[2]

Amrod is the Sindarization of Ambarto[2], while Amarthan is the Sindarization of Umbarto, and by that name he was known ever after, due to his tragic fate.[2]

Genealogy

Sarmo
b. Y.T.
 
Míriel
d. Y.T. 1170
 
Finwë
d. Y.T. 1495
 
Indis
b. Y.T.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nerdanel
b. Y.T.
 
 
 
Fëanor
Y.T. 1169 - 1497
 
Findis
b. Y.T.
 
Fingolfin
Y.T. 1190 - F.A. 456
 
Lalwen
b. Y.T.
 
Finarfin
b. Y.T. 1230
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maedros
d. F.A. 587
 
Maglor
b. Y.T.
 
Celegorm
d. F.A. 507
 
Curufin
d. F.A. 507
 
Caranthir
d. F.A. 507
 
Amros
d. F.A. 538
 
AMARTHAN
d. Y.T. 1497
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Celebrimbor
d. S.A. 1697
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, "From The Shibboleth of Fëanor" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 41, July 2000
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