Ar-Zimrathôn
| Ar-Zimrathôn[1] | |
|---|---|
| Númenórean | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Tar-Hostamir (Q)[1] |
| Titles | King of Númenor |
| Location | Númenor |
| Affiliation | King's Men |
| Language | Adûnaic |
| Birth | S.A. 2798[1] |
| Rule | S.A. 2962 - 3033 (71 years)[1] |
| Death | S.A. 3033[1] (aged 235) |
| Family | |
| House | House of Elros |
| Parentage | Ar-Adûnakhôr[2] |
| Children | Ar-Sakalthôr[3] |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Ar-Zimrathôn was the son and heir to Ar-Adûnakhôr, and became the twenty-first King of Númenor. His father was the first King to take his name in the Adûnaic tongue, and Ar-Zimrathôn continued this tradition by doing the same, though the Quenya form of his name, Tar-Hostamir, was recorded in the Scroll of Kings.[1]
Ar-Zimrathôn held the Sceptre of Númenor for seventy-one years,[1] and was succeeded by his son Ar-Sakalthôr.[3]
Etymology[edit]
Zimrathôn can mean "Collector of Jewels" or "Many Jewels" in Adûnaic, depending the reading of his Quenya name.[4] The meaning of the Adûnaic prefix Ar- is not glossed, but Paul Strack suggests it means "king" and is a prefixal form of ârû ("king") or derived from the same root.[5]
His Quenya name, Hostamir can mean "Many Jewels" or "Collector of Jewels" depending if hosta is read as a noun ("many") or a verb ("gather, collect"); (mir) meaning "jewel".[6] Like for all the rulers of Númenor whose name was inscribed in the Scroll of Kings, the prefix tar- ("high") was added to his name.[7]
Genealogy[edit]
| Tar-Ardamin 2618 - 2899 | |||||||
| Ar-Adûnakhôr 2709 - 2962 | |||||||
| AR-ZIMRATHÔN 2798 - 3033 | |||||||
| Ar-Sakalthôr 2876 - 3102 | |||||||
| Ar-Gimilzôr 2960 - 3177 | |||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", entry XXI Ar-Zimrathôn
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", entry XX Ar-Adûnakhôr
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", entry XXII Ar-Sakalthôr
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Ad. Zimrathôn m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 3 May 2019)
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Ad. Ar- pref.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 12 January 2022)
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Hostamir m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 3 May 2019)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", first paragraph and entry I to XXV
| Ar-Zimrathôn House of Elros | ||
| Preceded by: Ar-Adûnakhôr | 21st King of Númenor S.A. 2962 - 3033 | Followed by: Ar-Sakalthôr |
| 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 |
