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'''Artamir''' ([[Quenya|Q]]. "noble jewel") (III ?? - III 1944) was the elder son and heir of King [[Ondoher]] of [[Gondor]], who marched with his father to war with the [[Wainriders]]. Ondoher's force met with a surprise assault beneath the [[Black Gate]] of the [[Morannon]], where the King and his son Artamir were slain. It was later discovered that Artamir's younger brother [[Faramir son of Ondoher|Faramir]] had also ridden to war, against the laws and customs of Gondor, and had himself been lost in the battle, leaving Gondor without a King.
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}}'''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>


A political crisis ensued, in which [[Arvedui]] the northern King of [[Arthedain]] pressed a strong claim to the Crown of Gondor. Arvedui's claim was rejected by Steward [[Pelendur]] and the [[Council of Gondor]], who instead gave the Kingship to [[Eärnil II]], the victorious Captain who also belonged to the [[Royal House]]. Eärnil's line was short-lived, however, and ended with the presumed loss of his son [[Eärnur]] in [[Minas Morgul]].  
==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 {{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.


The loss of Artamir was a turning point in the history of [[Middle-earth]]. Had he not perished, the line of Kings would almost certainly have survived the coming crisis and lasted into the third millennium of the [[Third Age]]. A thousand years later, [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] would have found [[Minas Tirith in Gondor|Minas Tirith]] ruled not by a Steward but by a legitimate King, so preventing him from claiming the Crown himself. The unknown Wainrider who cut down Artamir, then, unknowingly paved the way for the reunification of [[Arnor]] and Gondor more than a thousand years later.
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.


==External link==
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>
*[http://www.taibu.net/familytree Family-Tree of the Eldar and Atani]


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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| | | | |OND| | | | | |ARA| |SIS| |SIR|OND=[[Ondoher]] †|ARA=[[Araphant]]|SIS=Sister|SIR=[[Siriondil (son of Calimmacil)|Siriondil]]}}
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==Etymology==
Artamir is [[Quenya]]. The first element, ''[[arta]]'', means "noble", and the second element ''[[mir]]'' means "jewel".
 
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Artamir
Gondorian
Biographical Information
LocationGondor
LanguageWestron
BirthBefore T.A. 1896[note 1]
DeathT.A. 1944
Disaster of the Morannon
Family
HouseHouse of Anárion
ParentageOndoher
SiblingsFíriel and Faramir
ChildrenNone
Physical Description
GenderMale

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

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan"
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