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| etymology=[[S.]] ''[[ar]]'' "royal" + ''[[menel]]'' "heaven" + ''[[os]]'' "fortress" | | etymology=[[S.]] ''[[ar]]'' "royal" + ''[[menel]]'' "heaven" + ''[[ost|os]]'' "fortress" | ||
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| location=[[Arandor]], nigh [[Meneltarma]] | | location=[[Arandor]], nigh [[Meneltarma]] | ||
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'''Armenelos | '''Armenelos the Golden''', refered to as ''[[City of the Kings|The City of Kings]]'', was the capital and (in later years) the largest city of [[Númenor]]. | ||
It was situated in eastern central [[Númenor]], in the district called [[Arandor]], the Kingsland, close to [[Meneltarma]] and the haven of [[Rómenna]]. | It was situated in eastern central [[Númenor]], in the district called [[Arandor]], the Kingsland, close to [[Meneltarma]] and the haven of [[Rómenna]]. | ||
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It was founded as far back as the end of the [[First Age]], when the [[Edain]] first migrated to the island. Conceivably [[Arandor]] was the first district they settled after landing in a firth that later led to the haven of [[Rómenna]]. | It was founded as far back as the end of the [[First Age]], when the [[Edain]] first migrated to the island. Conceivably [[Arandor]] was the first district they settled after landing in a firth that later led to the haven of [[Rómenna]]. | ||
Armenelos contained the royal palace, the ''King's House'', reportedly built with the help of the [[Maiar]]. Its finishing, together with the coronation of [[Elros]] in 32 S.A. marked the beginning of the Númenorean realm. | Armenelos contained the royal palace, the ''[[King's House]]'', reportedly built with the help of the [[Maiar]]. Its finishing, together with the coronation of [[Elros]] in [[Second Age 32|S.A. 32]] marked the beginning of the Númenorean realm. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
''Armenlos'' means "Royal Heaven-fortress", from the [[Quenya]] elements ''[[ar]]'', "royal", ''[[menel]]'', "heaven", and ''[[ost|os]]'' "fortress". | |||
At early stages of writing, this city was called by an [[Adûnaic]] name, ''Ar-Minalêth''. It is uncertain whether this name was deleted or not. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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*''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', [[A Description of the Island of Númenor]] | *''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', [[A Description of the Island of Númenor]] | ||
*''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', [[Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife]] | *''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', [[Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife]] | ||
* ''[[Sauron Defeated]]'', [[The Drowning of Anadûnê]] | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 08:27, 29 July 2008
| Armenelos | |
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| City | |
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| General Information | |
| Other names | "the Golden," City of the Kings |
| Location | Arandor, nigh Meneltarma |
| Type | City |
| Description | Mighty city, capital of Númenor |
| Regions | Númenor |
| People and History | |
| Inhabitants | Númenóreans |
| Events | Downfall of Númenor |
| Gallery | Images of Armenelos |
Armenelos the Golden, refered to as The City of Kings, was the capital and (in later years) the largest city of Númenor.
It was situated in eastern central Númenor, in the district called Arandor, the Kingsland, close to Meneltarma and the haven of Rómenna.
It was founded as far back as the end of the First Age, when the Edain first migrated to the island. Conceivably Arandor was the first district they settled after landing in a firth that later led to the haven of Rómenna.
Armenelos contained the royal palace, the King's House, reportedly built with the help of the Maiar. Its finishing, together with the coronation of Elros in S.A. 32 marked the beginning of the Númenorean realm.
Etymology
Armenlos means "Royal Heaven-fortress", from the Quenya elements ar, "royal", menel, "heaven", and os "fortress". At early stages of writing, this city was called by an Adûnaic name, Ar-Minalêth. It is uncertain whether this name was deleted or not.
References
- The Silmarillion, Akallabêth
- Unfinished Tales, A Description of the Island of Númenor
- Unfinished Tales, Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife
- Sauron Defeated, The Drowning of Anadûnê
