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'''Tar-Amandil''' ([[Second Age]] 192 – 603, aged 411 years) was the third [[King of Númenor]], ruling for 148 years, from Second Age 442 to 590. He was legally the third King of [[Númenor]], but was actually its second ruler. Tar-Amandil's father, [[Vardamir Nólimon]], declined to take the [[Sceptre]] upon the death of his father, [[Elros Tar-Minyatur]], and was only a titular king.
{{disambig-two|the third [[King of Númenor|King]] of [[Númenor]]|the father of [[Elendil]]|[[Amandil]]}}
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}}'''Tar-Amandil''' was the third [[King of Númenor|King]] of [[Númenor]]. He ruled for 148 years, from 442 to 590 of the [[Second Age]]. Tar-Amandil was legally the third King, but actually its second ruler. His father, [[Vardamir|Vardamir Nólimon]], declined to take the [[Sceptre]] upon the death of his own father, [[Elros|Elros Tar-Minyatur]], and was only a titular King.<ref name="Kings">{{UT|Kings}}</ref>


Tar-Amandil had three children: two sons, [[Tar-Elendil|Elendil]] and [[Eärendur, son of Tar-Amandil|Eärendur]], and a daughter, [[Mairen]]. Just as his father had yielded the Sceptre before his death, Tar-Amandil abdicated in 590 and was succeeded by his eldest son Elendil, who would rule as [[Tar-Elendil]].
Tar-Amandil had three children: two sons, [[Tar-Elendil|Elendil]] and [[Eärendur (son of Tar-Amandil)|Eärendur]]; and a daughter, [[Mairen]].<ref>{{UT|earlier}}</ref> Just as his father had yielded the Sceptre before his death, Tar-Amandil abdicated in 590 and was succeeded by his eldest son Elendil, who would rule as [[Tar-Elendil]]. This tradition of renouncing the Sceptre a few years before death was observed by most of the rulers of Númenor until [[Tar-Atanamir]].<ref name="Kings"/>


== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
Amandil means "Devoted to [[Aman]]" in [[Quenya]] (from ''-[[dil|ndil]]'' = "friend, lover, devoted to").
Amandil means "Devoted to [[Aman]]" in [[Quenya]] (from ''-ndil'' "friend, lover, devoted to"). Like all the rulers of Númenor who took their royal names in Quenya, Amandil added the prefix ''tar-'' ("high") to his name when he received the Sceptre.
 
In ''[[Sauron Defeated]]'', the name of [[Elendil]]'s father, [[Amandil]], is listed as ''Aphanuzîr'',<ref>{{SD|3iv}}, p. 389</ref> therefore his [[Adûnaic]] name was ''[[Tar-Amandil|Ar-Aphanuzîr]]''.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=http://lalaith.vpsurf.de/Tolkien/Names_LE.html|articlename=An Interpretation of the Names in the Line of Elros|website=Lalaith|accessed=25 August 2013}}</ref>


== Genealogy ==
== Genealogy ==
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                          [[Vardamir Nólimon]]
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                                  |
{{familytree | | | | | | | | | | | | | ELR | | | | | | | | | | |ELR=[[Elros|Elros Tar-Minyatur]]<br/><small>''{{FA|532}} - {{SA|442}}''</small>}}
                  ________________|________________
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                  |           |         |         |
{{familytree | | | | | | | | | | | VAR | | TIN | | MAN | | ATA |VAR=[[Vardamir|Vardamir Nólimon]]<br/><small>''{{SA|61}} - {{SA|471|n}}''</small>|TIN=[[Tindómiel]]<br/><small>''after {{SA|61|n}}''</small>|MAN=[[Manwendil]]<br/><small>''after {{SA|61|n}}''</small>|ATA=[[Atanalcar]]<br/><small>''after {{SA|61|n}}''</small>}}
                  |           |         |         |
{{familytree | | | | | | | | | | |,|^|-|-|v|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|.| | |}}
            '''TAR-AMANDIL'''   [[Vardilmë]]   [[Aulendil of Númenor|Aulendil]]   [[Nolondil]]
{{familytree | | | | | | | | | | AMA | | VAR | | AUL | | NOL | |AMA='''TAR-AMANDIL'''<br/><small>''{{SA|192|n}} - {{SA|603|n}}''</small>|VAR=[[Vardilmë]]<br/><small>''b. {{SA|203|n}}''</small>|AUL=[[Aulendil (son of Vardamir)|Aulendil]]<br/><small>''b. {{SA|213|n}}''</small>|NOL=[[Nolondil]]<br/><small>''b. {{SA|222|n}}''</small>}}
                  |
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      ____________|_________
{{familytree | | | | | | | | | ELE | | EAR | | MAI | | | AXA | |ELE=[[Tar-Elendil]]<br/><small>''{{SA|350|n}} - {{SA|751|n}}''</small>|EAR=[[Eärendur (son of Tar-Amandil)|Eärendur]]<br/><small>''b. {{SA|361|n}}''</small>|MAI=[[Mairen]]<br/><small>''b. {{SA|377|n}}''</small>|AXA=[[Axantur]]<br/><small>''b. {{SA|395|n}}''</small>}}
    |           |         |
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    |           |         |
{{familytree | SIL | | ISI | | MEN | | CAL | | | | | | | CEM | |SIL=[[Silmariën]]<br/><small>''b. {{SA|521|n}}''</small>|ISI=[[Isilmë]]<br/><small>''b. {{SA|532|n}}''</small>|MEN=[[Tar-Meneldur]]<br/><small>''{{SA|543|n}} - {{SA|942|n}}''</small>|CAL=[[Caliondo]]<br/><small>''{{SA|512|n}} - {{SA|900|n}}''</small>|CEM=[[Cemendur (son of Axantur)|Cemendur]]<br/><small>''b. {{SA|575|n}}''</small>}}
[[Tar-Elendil]]   [[Eärendur, son of Tar-Amandil|Eärendur]]   [[Mairen]]
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|next=[[Tar-Elendil]]
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Revision as of 17:57, 18 September 2015

This article is about the third King of Númenor. For the the father of Elendil, see Amandil.
Tar-Amandil
Númenórean
Biographical Information
Other namesAr-Aphanuzîr (A)
TitlesKing of Númenor
LocationNúmenor
LanguageAdûnaic, Sindarin and Quenya
BirthS.A. 192
RuleS.A. 442 - 590 (de facto)
S.A. 443 - 590 (de jure)
DeathS.A. 603 (aged 411)
Family
HouseHouse of Elros
ParentageVardamir
SiblingsAulendil, Nolondil and Vardilmë
ChildrenEärendur, Elendil and Mairen
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Tar-Amandil

Tar-Amandil was the third King of Númenor. He ruled for 148 years, from 442 to 590 of the Second Age. Tar-Amandil was legally the third King, but actually its second ruler. His father, Vardamir Nólimon, declined to take the Sceptre upon the death of his own father, Elros Tar-Minyatur, and was only a titular King.[1]

Tar-Amandil had three children: two sons, Elendil and Eärendur; and a daughter, Mairen.[2] Just as his father had yielded the Sceptre before his death, Tar-Amandil abdicated in 590 and was succeeded by his eldest son Elendil, who would rule as Tar-Elendil. This tradition of renouncing the Sceptre a few years before death was observed by most of the rulers of Númenor until Tar-Atanamir.[1]

Etymology

Amandil means "Devoted to Aman" in Quenya (from -ndil "friend, lover, devoted to"). Like all the rulers of Númenor who took their royal names in Quenya, Amandil added the prefix tar- ("high") to his name when he received the Sceptre.

In Sauron Defeated, the name of Elendil's father, Amandil, is listed as Aphanuzîr,[3] therefore his Adûnaic name was Ar-Aphanuzîr.[4]

Genealogy

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Elros Tar-Minyatur
F.A. 532 - S.A. 442
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vardamir Nólimon
S.A. 61 - 471
 
Tindómiel
after 61
 
Manwendil
after 61
 
Atanalcar
after 61
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TAR-AMANDIL
192 - 603
 
Vardilmë
b. 203
 
Aulendil
b. 213
 
Nolondil
b. 222
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tar-Elendil
350 - 751
 
Eärendur
b. 361
 
Mairen
b. 377
 
 
Axantur
b. 395
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Silmariën
b. 521
 
Isilmë
b. 532
 
Tar-Meneldur
543 - 942
 
Caliondo
512 - 900
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cemendur
b. 575
 


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor"
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife", "The earlier generations of the Line of Elros"
  3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Sauron Defeated, "Part Three: The Drowning of Anadûnê: (iv) The final form", p. 389
  4. ↑ "An Interpretation of the Names in the Line of Elros", Lalaith's Middle-earth Science Pages (accessed 25 August 2013)
Tar-Amandil
House of Elros
Born: S.A. 192 Died: S.A. 603
Preceded by:
Tar-Vardamir		3rd King of Númenor
S.A. 443 - 590		Followed by:
Tar-Elendil


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