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Eärendur (Lord of Andúnië)

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Númenórean
Eärendur
Biographical Information
TitlesLord of Andúnië[1]
LocationAndúnië, Númenor
AffiliationThe Faithful
LanguageQuenya
BirthLate Second Age[1]
Family
HouseHouse of Valandil[2]
SiblingsLindórië[1]
Physical Description
GenderMale

Eärendur (pron. [ˌe.aˈrendur]) was the fifteenth Lord of Andúnië in Númenor[1] in the days of king Ar-Sakalthôr.[3] Eärendur was the brother of Lindórië, who would be the grandmother of the wise King Tar-Palantir.[1][3]

As Lord of Andúnië, Eärendur was also the ancestor of the Kings of Gondor and Arnor in Middle-earth. Aragorn II was his direct descendant through no less than forty-four generations.

Etymology

Eärendur is a Quenya name. It means "(professional) mariner".[4] As Paul Strack explains, a more literal translation might be "Servant of the Sea". It is a compound of eär ("sea") and -(n)dur ("servant").[5]

Genealogy

Valandil
b. 630
14th Lord
of Andúnië
Ar-Zimrathôn
2798 - 3033
EÄRENDUR
unknown
Lindórië
unknown
Ar-Sakalthôr
2876 - 3102
16th Lord
of Andúnië
Inzilbêth
unknown
Ar-Gimilzôr
2960 - 3177
Númendil
unknown
Tar-Palantir
3035 - 3255
Gimilkhâd
3044 - 3243

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", entry XXIV Tar-Palantir (Ar-Inziladûn
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "V. The History of the Akallabêth", Note on the marriage of Míriel and Pharazôn, Text a, pp. 159-160
  3. 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Akallabêth: The Downfall of Númenor"
  4. J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Note 118 to Letter 297, (dated August 1967)
  5. Paul Strack. "Q. Eärendur m.". Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon. Retrieved 29 October 2021
Eärendur (Lord of Andúnië)
Unknown
eventually Valandil
Unknown
eventually Númendil