Tar-Amandil

This article is about the third King of Númenor. For the the father of Elendil, see Amandil (Lord of Andúnië).

Tar-Amandil
Númenórean
Biographical Information
Other names	Ar-Aphanuzir (A)
Titles	King of Númenor
Language	Adûnaic, Sindarin and Quenya
Birth	S.A. 192
Rule	S.A. 442 - 590 (de facto) S.A. 443 - 590 (de jure)
Death	S.A. 603 (aged 411)
Family
House	House of Elros
Parentage	Vardamir
Siblings	Aulendil, Nolondil and Vardilmë
Children	Eärendur, Elendil and Mairen
Physical Description
Gender	Male

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.

His Adûnaic name was Ar-Aphanuzir.^[source?]

Genealogy

Tar-Vardamir

TAR-AMANDIL

Vardilmë

Aulendil

Nolondil

Tar-Elendil

Eärendur

Mairen

Tar-Meneldur

Preceded by: Tar-Vardamir

3rd King of Númenor II 442 – 590

Followed by: Tar-Elendil

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"