| Númenórean | |
| Tar-Telemmaitë | |
|---|---|
| Biographical Information | |
| Titles | King of Númenor |
| Location | Númenor |
| Affiliation | King's Men |
| Birth | S.A. 2136[1] |
| Rule | S.A. 2386 - 2526 (140 years)[1] |
| Death | S.A. 2526[1] (aged 390) |
| Family | |
| House | House of Elros |
| Parentage | Tar-Ancalimon[2] |
| Children | Tar-Vanimeldë[3] |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Tar-Telemmaitë was the fifteenth King of Númenor.[1]
History
From his time onwards, the Kings ruled from the death of their predecessor to their own death, but actual power passed often to their sons and counsellors when they reached old age. The lifetime of the descendants of Elros decreased because the Shadow had fallen on Númenor. Tar-Telemmaitë loved silver and had his servants always searching for mithril.[1]
Tar-Telemmaitë either had only one child or his eldest child was a daughter, for upon his death he was succeeded by Tar-Vanimeldë, the third Ruling Queen.[3]
Etymology
Telemmaitë is a Quenya name. According to Christopher Tolkien it means "Silver-handed".[4] Paul Strack suggests that it seems to be a compound of an assimilated form of telpë ("silver") and the adjective element maitë ("handed").[5] He was called Telemmaitë, because of his love of silver.[1] Like all the rulers of Númenor who took their royal names in Quenya, Telemmaitë added the prefix tar- ("high") to his name when he received the Sceptre.[6]
Genealogy
| Tar-Atanamir 1800 - 2221 | |||||||||||||||
| Tar-Ancalimon 1986 - 2386 | |||||||||||||||
| TAR-TELEMMAITË 2136 - 2526 | |||||||||||||||
| Tar-Vanimeldë 2277 - 2637 | Tar-Anducal 2286 - 2657 | ||||||||||||||
| Tar-Alcarin 2406 - 2737 | |||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", entry XV Tar-Telemmaitë
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", entry XIV Tar-Ancalimon
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", entry XVI Tar-Vanimeldë
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, Index, entry Tar-Telemmaitë
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Telemmaitë m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon, accessed 24 December 2021
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", first paragraph and entry I to XXV
Born | Tar-Telemmaitë | Died |
Preceded by | 15th King of Númenor | Followed by |
| Kings of Númenor |
|---|
| Elros Tar-Minyatur (S.A. 32 - 442) · Vardamir Nólimon* (442 - 443) · Tar-Amandil (443 - 590) · Tar-Elendil (590 - 740) · Tar-Meneldur (740 - 883) · Tar-Aldarion (883 - 1075) · Tar-AncalimëQ (1075 - 1280) · Tar-Anárion (1280 - 1394) · Tar-Súrion (1394 - 1556) · Tar-TelperiënQ (1556 - 1731) · Tar-Minastir (1731 - 1869) · Tar-Ciryatan (1869 - 2029) · Tar-Atanamir (2029 - 2221) · Tar-Ancalimon (2221 - 2386) · Tar-Telemmaitë (2386 - 2526) · Tar-VanimeldëQ (2526 - 2637) · Tar-Anducal† (2637 - 2657) · Tar-Alcarin (2657 - 2737) · Tar-Calmacil (2737 - 2825) · Tar-Ardamin (2825 - 2899) · Ar-Adûnakhôr (2899 - 2962) · Ar-Zimrathôn (2962 - 3033) · Ar-Sakalthôr (3033 - 3102) · Ar-Gimilzôr (3102 - 3177) · Tar-Palantir (3177 - 3255) · Ar-Pharazôn‡ (3255 - 3319) |
| * Immediately abdicated in favour of his son, though was recorded as ruling for a year · Q Ruling Queens · † Usurped throne. Later struck off the Line of Kings · ‡ Usurped throne from his cousin Tar-Míriel |