Tar-Ardamin

Revision as of 16:54, 5 August 2012 (edit) Jacob T. Fawkes (Talk | contribs) (added house infobox) ← Older edit		Latest revision as of 12:26, 4 November 2012 (edit) (undo) Mithbot (Talk | contribs) m (Bot: Changing template parameter)
Line 5:		Line 5:
	| titles=[[King of Númenor]]		| titles=[[King of Númenor]]
	| position=		| position=
−	| realm=[[Númenor]]	+	| location=[[Númenor]]
	| affiliation=[[King's Men]]		| affiliation=[[King's Men]]
	| language=[[Adûnaic]]; used [[Quenya]] out of custom		| language=[[Adûnaic]]; used [[Quenya]] out of custom

---

Latest revision as of 12:26, 4 November 2012

Tar-Ardamin
Númenórean
Biographical Information
Other names	Ar-Abattârik (A)
Titles	King of Númenor
Location	Númenor
Affiliation	King's Men
Language	Adûnaic; used Quenya out of custom
Birth	S.A. 2618
Rule	S.A. 2825 - 2899 (74 years)
Death	S.A. 2899 (aged 281)
Family
House	House of Elros
Parentage	Tar-Calmacil
Siblings	Gimilzagar
Children	Ar-Adûnakhôr
Physical Description
Gender	Male

Tar-Ardamin (Q, pron. [taˈrardamin]) or Ar-Abattârik is sometimes listed in the list of rulers of Númenor but is sometimes omitted. He was the son of King Tar-Calmacil, and if he is counted as one of the rulers, then he is the 19th in the line of kings.^[1]

Contents 1 History 2 Etymology 3 Genealogy 4 Other Versions of the Legendarium 5 References

[edit] History

In private, the King's Men called him by a name in their own Adûnaic language: Ar-Abattârik. This King was the last to follow the practice of using an official Quenya name. His son Ar-Adûnakhôr abandoned the old traditions, and used Adûnaic in his official name.

Ar-Adûnakhôr is generally counted as the twentieth ruler.^[1]

[edit] Etymology

In Adûnaic, Ar-Abattârik means "Pillar of the World".

Ardamin contains the Quenya word Arda ("world"); the element min usually means "one" but in this name, it might also be understood as "pillar" or "tower" (cf. Sindarin minas "tower").

[edit] Genealogy

Tar-Calmacil

TAR-ARDAMIN

Gimilzagar

Ar-Adûnakhôr

[edit] Other Versions of the Legendarium

It should be said that there is some doubt over the character of Ar-Abattârik. He is listed in the detailed annals of The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor as the son of Tar-Calmacil and father of Ar-Adûnakhôr,^[1] but in Appendix A I (i) to The Lord of the Rings, the relevant section of the King-lists^[2] appears like this:

"...Tar-Calmacil. After Calmacil the Kings took the sceptre in names of the Númenorean (or Adûnaic) tongue: Ar-Adûnakhôr..."

― Appendix A I (i)

It seems most likely, as Christopher Tolkien suggests, that this omission is probably a simple mistake, and that Tar-Ardamin or Ar-Abattârik should appear in the list at this point.^[3]

[edit] References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", Tar-Ardamin
2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Númenor"
3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", Note 11

Tar-Ardamin House of Elros Born: S.A. 2618 Died: S.A. 2899
Preceded by: Tar-Calmacil	19th King of Númenor S.A. 2825 - 2899	Followed by: Ar-Adûnakhôr