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}}'''Artamir''' ([[Quenya|Q]]: "noble jewel", pron. {{IPA|[ˈartamir]}}, stem ''Artamír-''; died | }}'''Artamir''' ([[Quenya|Q]]: "noble jewel", pron. {{IPA|[ˈartamir]}}, stem ''Artamír-''; died {{TA|1944}}) was the elder son and heir of King [[Ondoher]] of [[Gondor]].<ref name="Gondor">{{App|Gondor}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Artamir | Artamir and his father [[Ondoher]] were the two top leaders of the northern army of [[Gondor]] when the realm was assaulted simultaneously from the East and the South. King Ondoher had been warned by [[Forthwini]] of [[Éothéod]] that the [[Wainriders]] were on the move, so in {{TA|1944}} he and Artamir led their forces into [[Ithilien]] in order to deploy upon the [[Dagorlad]] and there meet the enemy. Unfortunately the enemy did not come from an expected direction (the north or north-east) but directly from the east along the outskirts of the [[Ered Lithui]]. Worse, they came more swiftly than expected. The army of Gondor was strung out when the vanguard was struck by a powerful force of mixed cavalry and chariot-borne warriors. The King, Artamir, and most of the King's Guard were annihilated in the attack. | ||
Gondor's northern army was thrown into disarray and in their retreat Artamir's younger brother [[Faramir (son of Ondoher)|Faramir]] was also slain. By custom, as the remaining undisputed heir of the King, he should have stayed in [[Minas Anor]] but not wanting to miss the war he had disguised himself and ridden into battle. Even the King's sister-son, [[Minohtar]], was lost in the disaster. | |||
However, Gondor was saved by a more distant relative of the King, the General [[Eärnil II|Eärnil]] who had successfully defeated the southern invasion before racing north. His forces arrived as the Wainriders were feasting and celebrating their seemingly complete victory, but in the [[Battle of the Camp]] Eärnil crushed their host and sent the remnants reeling to the East.<ref>{{UT|Cirion}}</ref> | |||
The deaths of Artamir, Ondoher, Faramir, and Minohtar wiped out most of the King's closest relations. [[Arvedui]], the northern King of [[Arthedain]], asked to be granted the vacant throne of Gondor, partly based on his marriage to [[Fíriel]], Ondoher's third child and daughter. However, the Steward [[Pelendur]] and the [[Council of Gondor]] selected their general who had saved the realm to be the next king, so Eärnil II ascended to the throne.<ref name="Gondor"/> | |||
== Genealogy == | |||
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{{familytree| | | | |NAR| | | | | | | | | | | | | |ARC|NAR=[[Narmacil II]]|ARC=[[Arciryas]]}} | |||
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{{familytree| | | | |CAL| | | | | | | | | | | | | |CMM|CAL=[[Calimehtar (King of Gondor)|Calimehtar]]|CMM=[[Calimmacil]]}} | |||
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{{familytree| | | | |OND| | | | | |ARA| |SIS| |SIR|OND=[[Ondoher]] †|ARA=[[Araphant]]|SIS=Sister|SIR=[[Siriondil (son of Calimmacil)|Siriondil]]}} | |||
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{{familytree|ART| |FAR| |FIR|~|ARV| |MIN| |EAR|ART='''ARTAMIR''' †|FAR=[[Faramir (son of Ondoher)|Faramir]] †|FIR=[[Fíriel]]|ARV=[[Arvedui]]|MIN=[[Minohtar]] †|EAR=[[Eärnil II]]}} | |||
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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{{References}} | |||
[[Category:House of Anárion]] | [[Category:House of Anárion]] | ||
[[Category:Masculine names]] | [[Category:Masculine names]] |
Revision as of 20:49, 20 August 2011
Artamir | |
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Gondorian | |
Biographical Information | |
Language | Westron |
Birth | Before T.A. 1896[note 1] |
Death | T.A. 1944 Disaster of the Morannon |
Family | |
House | House of Anárion |
Parentage | Ondoher |
Siblings | Fíriel and Faramir |
Children | None |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Artamir (Q: "noble jewel", pron. [ˈartamir], stem Artamír-; died T.A. 1944) was the elder son and heir of King Ondoher of Gondor.[1]
History
Artamir and his father Ondoher were the two top leaders of the northern army of Gondor when the realm was assaulted simultaneously from the East and the South. King Ondoher had been warned by Forthwini of Éothéod that the Wainriders were on the move, so in T.A. 1944 he and Artamir led their forces into Ithilien in order to deploy upon the Dagorlad and there meet the enemy. Unfortunately the enemy did not come from an expected direction (the north or north-east) but directly from the east along the outskirts of the Ered Lithui. Worse, they came more swiftly than expected. The army of Gondor was strung out when the vanguard was struck by a powerful force of mixed cavalry and chariot-borne warriors. The King, Artamir, and most of the King's Guard were annihilated in the attack.
Gondor's northern army was thrown into disarray and in their retreat Artamir's younger brother Faramir was also slain. By custom, as the remaining undisputed heir of the King, he should have stayed in Minas Anor but not wanting to miss the war he had disguised himself and ridden into battle. Even the King's sister-son, Minohtar, was lost in the disaster.
However, Gondor was saved by a more distant relative of the King, the General Eärnil who had successfully defeated the southern invasion before racing north. His forces arrived as the Wainriders were feasting and celebrating their seemingly complete victory, but in the Battle of the Camp Eärnil crushed their host and sent the remnants reeling to the East.[2]
The deaths of Artamir, Ondoher, Faramir, and Minohtar wiped out most of the King's closest relations. Arvedui, the northern King of Arthedain, asked to be granted the vacant throne of Gondor, partly based on his marriage to Fíriel, Ondoher's third child and daughter. However, the Steward Pelendur and the Council of Gondor selected their general who had saved the realm to be the next king, so Eärnil II ascended to the throne.[1]
Genealogy
Telumehtar Umbardacil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Narmacil II | Arciryas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Calimehtar | Calimmacil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ondoher † | Araphant | Sister | Siriondil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ARTAMIR † | Faramir † | Fíriel | Arvedui | Minohtar † | Eärnil II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Etymology
Artamir is Quenya. The first element, arta, means "noble", and the second element mir means "jewel".
Notes
- ↑ T.A. 1896 is listed as the year of birth for Fíriel, Artamir's youngest sibling, in J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil", 'Ondohir', p. 201
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan"