Vardamir

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Tar-Vardamir
Númenórean
Biographical Information
Other names	Nólimon (Q)
Titles	King of Númenor (de jure)
Location	Númenor
Language	Adûnaic, Sindarin and Quenya
Birth	S.A. 61 Númenor
Rule	S.A. 442 (immediately abdicated) S.A. 442 - 443 (de jure)
Death	S.A. 471 (aged 410) Númenor
Family
House	House of Elros
Parentage	Elros
Siblings	Tindómiel, Manwendil and Atanalcar[1]
Children	Amandil, Vardilmë, Aulendil and Nolondil
Physical Description
Gender	Male

Vardamir Nólimon (Q, pron. [ˈvardamir ˈnoːlimɔn]) was the brief second King of Númenor. His royal name was Tar-Vardamir ([tar-ˈvardamir]).

As the eldest of the four children of Elros Tar-Minyatur,^[1] Vardamir was the heir to the Sceptre of Númenor. He was noted as an exceptional scholar whose only desire was to study, not to rule. The Sceptre of Númenor fell to him on his father's death. The extraordinary length of Elros' life, though, meant that Vardamir was 381 years old at this time - old even for a Númenórean of royal blood - and he wisely passed the Sceptre on immediately to the eldest of his own children, who would rule as King Tar-Amandil.^[2] However, Vardamir was still officially counted as the second King of Númenor, having nominally ruled for a single year.^[3][4]

Vardamir had four children: three sons, Amandil, Aulendil, and Nolondil; and one daughter, Vardilmë.^[1]

[edit] Etymology

Vardamir means "Jewel of Varda" in Quenya (from mírë "jewel"). His surname, Nólimon, means "Man of Knowledge" (from nólë "lore, knowledge" and -mon, a masculine suffix) or "most learned". It was given as a surname to Elros' son Vardamir because of his great love of ancient lore and knowledge, which he collected from many sources.^[4] Like all the rulers of Númenor who took royal titles in Quenya, Vardamir added the prefix tar- ("high") to his name when he received the Sceptre.

[edit] Genealogy

Eärendil b. F.A. 503

Elwing b. F.A. 503

Elros Tar-Minyatur F.A. 532 - S.A. 442

Elrond b. F.A. 532

VARDAMIR 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

Yávien b. 371

Oromendil b. 382

Axantur b. 395

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife", "The earlier generations of the Line of Elros"
2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife" Note 26
3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", Vardamir Nólimon
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, Index

Vardamir House of Elros Born: S.A. 61 Died: S.A. 471
Preceded by: Elros Tar-Minyatur	2nd King of Númenor (de jure) S.A. 442 - 443	Followed by: Tar-Amandil

Kings of Númenor
Elros Tar-Minyatur (S.A. 32 - 442) · Tar-Vardamir* (442) · Tar-Amandil (442 - 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 · Q Ruling Queens · † Usurped throne. Later struck off the Line of Kings · ‡ Usurped throne from his cousin Tar-Míriel