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''(See also [[Míriel Serindë]])''
''(See also [[Míriel Serindë]])''
[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Queen Tar-Miriel and the Great Wave.jpg|thumb|275px|''Queen Tar-Miriel and the Great Wave'' by [[Ted Nasmith]].]]
[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Queen Tar-Miriel and the Great Wave.jpg|thumb|275px|''Queen Tar-Miriel and the Great Wave'' by [[Ted Nasmith]].]]
<blockquote>"And last of all the mounting wave, green and cold and plumed with foam, climbing over the land, took to its bosom Tar-Míriel the Queen..." — from [[Akallabêth]]</blockquote>
<blockquote>''"And last of all the mounting wave, green and cold and plumed with foam, climbing over the land, took to its bosom Tar-Míriel the Queen..."'' — from the [[Akallabêth]]</blockquote>


The daughter of King [[Tar-Palantir]], whom the laws of [[Númenórean]] succession would have made her father's Heir, and therefore the fourth [[Ruling Queen of Númenor]]. On Tar-Palantir's death, however, her cousin [[Pharazôn]] forced her into marriage, and took the [[Sceptre of Númenor]] for himself, becoming known as [[Ar-Pharazôn|Ar-Pharazôn the Golden]].  
Tar-Míriel was the only daughter of [[Tar-Palantir]] the twenty-fourth [[King of Númenor|King] of [[Númenor]], whom the laws of [[Númenórean]] succession would have made her father's Heir, and therefore the fourth [[Ruling Queen of Númenor]]. On Tar-Palantir's death, however, her cousin [[Pharazôn]] forced her into marriage, and took the [[Sceptre of Númenor]] for himself, becoming known as [[Ar-Pharazôn|Ar-Pharazôn the Golden]].  


If Tar-Míriel had become Queen, Númenor may have emerged from under its dark years under the [[King's Men]]. With Ar-Pharazôn as King, however, the land descended farther into corruption. At [[Sauron]]'s persuasion, the King went so far as to lead a fleet against [[Valinor]] itself, and in punishment the realm of [[Númenor]] was destroyed. Legend said that Tar-Míriel sought to reach the peak of the [[Meneltarma]] before the end, but the waters took her as she climbed the slopes of the [[Holy Mountain]].
If Tar-Míriel had become Queen, Númenor may have emerged from under its dark years under the [[King's Men]]. With Ar-Pharazôn as King, however, the land descended farther into corruption. At [[Sauron]]'s persuasion, the King went so far as to lead a fleet against [[Valinor]] itself, and as a punishment the realm of [[Númenor]] was destroyed. Legend says that Tar-Míriel sought to reach the peak of the [[Meneltarma]] before the complete submergence of the island under the sea, but the waters took her as she climbed the slopes of the [[Holy Mountain]].


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Revision as of 00:55, 23 October 2006

(See also Míriel Serindë)

"And last of all the mounting wave, green and cold and plumed with foam, climbing over the land, took to its bosom Tar-Míriel the Queen..." — from the Akallabêth

Tar-Míriel was the only daughter of Tar-Palantir the twenty-fourth [[King of Númenor|King] of Númenor, whom the laws of Númenórean succession would have made her father's Heir, and therefore the fourth Ruling Queen of Númenor. On Tar-Palantir's death, however, her cousin Pharazôn forced her into marriage, and took the Sceptre of Númenor for himself, becoming known as Ar-Pharazôn the Golden.

If Tar-Míriel had become Queen, Númenor may have emerged from under its dark years under the King's Men. With Ar-Pharazôn as King, however, the land descended farther into corruption. At Sauron's persuasion, the King went so far as to lead a fleet against Valinor itself, and as a punishment the realm of Númenor was destroyed. Legend says that Tar-Míriel sought to reach the peak of the Meneltarma before the complete submergence of the island under the sea, but the waters took her as she climbed the slopes of the Holy Mountain.