_-_Valandil.jpeg) | |
| Númenórean | |
| Valandil | |
|---|---|
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Armenelos and Tirharad |
| Affiliation | Sea Guard (formerly) |
| Language | Adûnaic, Sindarin, and Westron |
| Birth | Late Second Age Númenor |
| Death | Late Second Age Old Quarter, Númenor |
| Notable for | Being dismissed from the Sea-Guard because of Isildur, expedition to Southlands, death by Kemen's sword |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Hair colour | Black |
| Eye colour | Brown |
| Clothing | Blue tunic of the Sea-Guard, Númenorean armor |
| Gallery | Images of Valandil |
Valandil was a man from Númenor during the late Second Age. Valandil was invented for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power by Amazon Studios. He appeared in both the first and second seasons of the series and is portrayed by Alex Tarrant.[1]
History
Valandil was a close friend of fellow Númenoreans Isildur and Ontamo, whom he joined in training to become part of the Númenorean Sea-Guard. Isildur abandoned this endeavor by deliberately failing a task on a cadet training ship so that he could instead pursue the mysterious call of the Númenor's western shores like his brother Anárion.
As a result of Isildur's mistake, the Sail Master in charge of their training dismissed not only Isildur, but Valandil and Ontamo as well. After their discharge, Valandil ended his friendship with Isildur and delivered a parting verbal blow to Isildur about how he would always "brood and blubber about [his] dead mother".
After Nimloth began to shed its pedals, Queen Regent Míriel announced the formation of an expeditionary force to the Southlands of Middle-earth to aid the Southlanders against Adar and install Halbrand as their king. Valandil joined the expedition along with Ontamo and Isildur, the latter of whom he had yet to forgive. While training under Isildur's father Elendil, Valandil sparred with Galadriel and, upon scoring a hit on her during their duel, he was promoted to lieutenant.
Valandil forgave Isildur and they both set sail with the expedition. They later arrived in Middle-earth and defeated Adar's Orcs in Tirharad. Soon after their victory, Orodruin erupted, resulting Tirharad's ruin. Valandil and Isildur assisted in the rescue efforts and, after saving Miriel, Isildur appeared to be crushed in burning rubble. Believing Isildur to be dead, Valandil spoke with Elendil and told him of his son's supposed passing. While escorting Míriel back to the Númenórean camp, the two learned that she had been blinded by the ashes of Orodruin's eruption. The survivors of the expedition then traveled back to Númenor, where Valandil would eventually be reappointed to the Sea-Guard.
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After Míriel's usurpal by Ar-Pharazôn, Valandil was made to resign from the Sea Guard due to remaining faithful to the Valar. He later attended a memorial ceremony in the Old Quarter among the Faithful for those who had died in Miriel's military expedition. The memorial was then set upon by Ar-Pharazôn's son Kemen and a squad of King's Men. Valandil engaged in a duel with Kemen and had the upper hand but, at the urging of Elendil, refrained from killing him. Valandil then turned his back on Kemen and began to walk away, but Kemen stabbed him in the back as he did so, ending his life.
Etymology
Valandil is a Quenya name. It means "Lover of the Valar"[2]. It is a compound of vala ("Vala") and -(n)dil ("lover", "friend").[3]
References
- ↑ "Full Cast & Crew", IMDb, accessed 28 July 2022
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part One. Time and Ageing: IV. Time-scales", footnote 2
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Valandil m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon, accessed 18 October 2024