Tar-Súrion
| Tar-Súrion | |
|---|---|
| Númenórean | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Titles | King of Númenor |
| Location | Númenor |
| Language | Adûnaic, Sindarin and Quenya |
| Birth | S.A. 1174[1] |
| Rule | S.A. 1394 - 1556 (162 years)[1] |
| Death | S.A. 1574[1] (aged 400) |
| Family | |
| House | House of Elros |
| Parentage | Tar-Anárion[1] |
| Siblings | Two older sisters[1] |
| Children | Tar-Telperiën and Isilmo[2] |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Tar-Súrion was the ninth King of Númenor. He was the third child of Tar-Anárion.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
Though each of his elder sisters had a claim on the Sceptre ahead of Súrion, they disliked and feared the old Queen, their grandmother, Queen Tar-Ancalimë, and refused to become their father's Heir, and so the Kingship of Númenor passed eventually to Tar-Súrion.[3]
The history of Tar-Súrion's 162 years reigning years was fated to be dominated by the female side of the royal line. Not only was his inheritance due to the actions of his grandmother and elder sisters, but his own eldest child was a daughter, who would reign in her own right as Tar-Telperiën, Númenor's second Ruling Queen after he gave up the Sceptre at the age of 382 years.[2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Súrion is a Quenya name. Its meaning is not glossed, but Paul Strack suggests it means "Wind-son" as a compound of súrë ("wind") and the patronymic suffix -ion ("son of").[4] Like all the rulers of Númenor who took their royal names in Quenya, Súrion added the prefix tar- ("high") to his name when he received the Sceptre.[5]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
| Tar-Ancalimë 873 - 1285 | Hallacar 852 - 1211 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tar-Anárion 1003 - 1404 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Two daughters unknown | TAR-SÚRION 1174 - 1574 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tar-Telperiën 1320 - 1731 | Isilmo unknown | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tar-Minastir 1474 - 1873 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 IX Tar-Súrion
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", entry X Tar-Telperien
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife", The Further Course of the Narrative, penultimate paragraph
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Súrion m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 22 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
| Tar-Súrion House of Elros | ||
| Preceded by: Tar-Anárion | 9th King of Númenor S.A. 1394 - 1556 | Followed by: Tar-Telperiën |
| 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 |
