One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them.

MEN OF WESTERNESSE

Family Tree of the Kings and Queens of Westernesse:Dates are Second Age unless noted.

lan = Lord of Andứniȅrwe = Ruler of Westernesse

2A0032-2A3319 Westernesse. 3287y. Rulers of Westernesse. Kings and Queens.

See also RULERS and WESTERNESSE

King’s Heir A royal title of Númenor.King of Númenórë The Father of the Isle of Númeno.King of the Númenóreans Elros Tar-Minyatur and his royal descendants.Father of the Isle Honoured title of the Kings of Númenor.Ruler of NúmenorRuling Queen of Númenor

Black Númenóreans Black NumenoreansLine of KingsHouse of Elros House of ElrosLord of Andúnië

ELENDILI. (Q). "Elf-friends". Elendili The Elf-friends.A name, meaning 'Elf-friends', taken by that party of the Númenóreans who opposed the policies of the King's Men, and wished Númenor to keep the friendship of the Eldar. A name, meaning'Elf-friends', taken by that party of the Númenóreans who opposed the policies of the King's Men, and wished Númenor to keep the friendship of the Eldar.

ELENDIL THE TALL. Two sons. Isildur and Anarion. See ELENDILISILDUR. Four sons. Elendur (<Kiryandil), Aratan (<Earnur), Ciryon (<Veandur), Valandil. See ISILDURANARION. One son. Meneldil. See ANARION

AR-. (N). "Royal, King". Prefix attached to the royal names of those rulers of Westernesse who took theirnames in Númenórean (Adûnaic). See also Aran- and Tar-.

ARAN-. (S). "Royal, King". Prefix attached to the royal names of the Kings of Arthedain after Malvegil and by the Chieftains of the Dúnedain of the North to indicate their claim to all of Arnor. Unlike the Númenorean prefixes Ar- and Tar-, the element Aran was an integral part of the name and was given at birth. See Arvedui. Sometimes shortened to Ara- or Ar-. See also Ar- and Tar-. TAR-. (Q). "Royal, King". Prefix attached to names of those Kings and Ruling Queens of Westernesse who took their names in Quenya. also Ar- and Aran-. The prefix Tar means "high" and was used by the Kings and Queens of Westernesse.

ABATTARIK, AR = TAR-ARDAMIN ADUNAKHOR, AR = AR-ADUNAKHOR

AILINEL. (Q). The name Ailinel contains the Quenya word ailin meaning "lake, pool." Woman of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0712-?. Daughter of Tar-Meneldur. Her mother was Almarian and her father Tar-Meneldur was the fifth King of Westernesse. Ailinel had an older brother Aldarion and a younger sister Almiel. Ailinel married Orchaldor, the son of her father's friend Hatholdir. They had a son named Soronto whose hopes of becoming King in place of Aldarion's daughter Ancalime were thwarted. Second child and eldest daughter of Meneldur (Tar-). Elder of Tar-Aldarion’s two sisters. Wife of Orchaldor, who was from the House of Hador. Olchaldor was the son of Hatholdir, a good friend of Tar-Meneldur. The son of Ailinel and Orchaldor was Soronto.

Ailinel

ALCARIN, TAR = TAR-ALCARIN ALDARION, TAR = TAR-ALDARION. See ALDARION

ALMARIAN. (Q). The name Almarian appears to contain the Quenya word almarë meaning "blessings, good fortune, bliss." Woman of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0600/. Queen of Tar-Meneldur. Almarian was the daughter of Véantur, the mariner who made the first voyage from Westernesse to Middle-earth. Almarian was noted for her beauty. Almarian and Tar-Meneldur had three children: a son Aldarion, born in 700 of the Second Age; a daughter Ailinel, born in 712; and a daughter Almiel, born in 729. The family originally lived in the Forostar in northern Westernesse. They moved to Armenelos when Tar-Meneldur became King in 740. Aldarion learned about ships and sailing from Almarian's father Véantur and he became a great mariner in his own right. Almarian supported her son's endeavors although her husband disapproved and wanted Aldarion to remain in Westernesse. In 800, Almarian invited a woman named Erendis to join her household. Almarian encouraged a romance between Erendis and Aldarion. When the King forbade Almarian to place the traditional Green Bough of Return on Aldarion's ship before a voyage in 816, Erendis asked the Queen's permission to bring it instead. Erendis eventually became resentful of Aldarion's love of the Sea and they were briefly separated in 850. Almarian consulted with Erendis' mother Nuneth, and the Queen asked Erendis to return to Armenelos where the couple were reunited. They became betrothed in 858 and married in 870, but by 882 they were permanently separated. Almarian helped raise her granddaughter Ancalime who split her time between Erendis' house in Emerie and the royal court in Armenelos. Tar-Meneldur surrendered the Sceptre to Aldarion in 883 and died in 942. Almarian's date of death is not known. Almarian

ALMARIEL. (Almáriel). Woman of Westernesse. The name of a girl in Westernesse. L:2A/.

ALMIEL. (Q). The name Almiel contains the Quenya word almië meaning "blessedness, blessings, good fortune, bliss." The feminine ending -iel denoting "daughter of" in Quenya was apparently rejected by Tolkien at one point but exists in several names. Woman of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0729-?. Daughter of Tar-Meneldur. Her father was the fifth ruler of Westernesse and her mother was Almarian. Almiel had an older brother Aldarion and an older sister Ailinel. Her date of death is unknown. Third (last) child and second daughter of Meneldur (Tar-). Younger of Tar-Aldarion’s two sisters.Almiel

AMANDIL. (Q). The name Amandil means "lover of Aman" in Quenya. Aman was the realm of the Valar in the West and its name means "blessed, free from evil." The ending -ndil means "devotion." AMANDIL OF ANDUNIE. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:?-2A3319. Father of Elendil; last Lord of Andunie in Westernesse. Amandil was the son of Numendil, the seventeenth Lord of Andunie. He had a younger brother named Elentir. Amandil's son Elendil was born in 3119 of the Second Age. Amandil was a great ship-captain and he was esteemed by many Numenoreans. Amandil became the eighteenth Lord of Andunie. Andunie was a haven on the west coast of Westernesse. The Lords of Andunie were high-ranking nobles who were descended from Silmarien, the daughter of the fourth King Tar-Elendil. They served on the Council of the Sceptre and they were loyal to the rulers of Westernesse, but they were also among those who remained friendly with the Eldar and faithful to the Valar. Amandil was the leader of the Faithful in the years leading up to the Downfall of Westernesse. The Eldar gave Amandil seven palantiri which could be used to see and communicate from afar. In his youth, Amandil was friends with Pharazon, the son of the King Ar-Gimilzor's second son Gimilkhad. In 3255, Pharazon married his own cousin Miriel who was the rightful heir to the throne and usurped the Sceptre from her. Ar-Pharazôn took a fleet to Middle-earth and demanded the surrender of Sauron who was extending his domain into the Numenorean territories on the coasts. Sauron submitted and allowed himself to be brought to Westernesse in 3262 because he intended to corrupt the Men of Westernesse from within. He convinced Ar-Pharazôn to worship Morgoth, the Lord of the Darkness. The Faithful were persecuted and many were sacrificed to Morgoth. Amandil alone of the King's councillors remained uncorrupted by Sauron. He was dismissed from his position. He retreated to Romenna on Numenor's east coast where many of the Faithful lived and he gathered others to him. Amandil learned that Sauron wanted to destroy Nimloth, the White Tree that had been a gift to Westernesse from the Eldar. Amandil's grandson Isildur risked his life to steal a fruit from the tree before it was cut down and burned. Amandil planted the fruit and blessed it and a sapling grew that later became the White Tree of Gondor. In 3310, Ar-Pharazôn began to build the Great Armament to attack the Undying Lands in a misguided attempt to gain immortality. Amandil decided to make a plea to the Valar as his ancestor Earendil had done. The Valar had forbidden the Men of Westernesse to come to the Undying Lands but Amandil was willing to risk punishment on behalf of the Faithful. Amandil told Elendil to gather their people and possessions on ships and be prepared to leave Westernesse. Amandil set out with three servants in a small ship either in 3310 or in 3316. They first sailing eastward to avoid detection by Ar-Pharazôn and then turned westward toward the Undying Lands.

Amandil and his companions were never seen again. It is not known what became of them or whether they ever reached the Undying Lands. When Ar-Pharazôn launched his attack in 3319, Westernesse was not spared and the island and its people drowned beneath the Sea. But the ships of the Faithful were blown eastward by a great wind to Middle-earth where Elendil and his sons founded the Kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor. Last Lord of Andúnië at the time of Ar-Pharazôn. Descendant of Elros Tar-Minyatur. Father Elendil the Tall. Leader of the Faithful. He resisted the seductions of Sauron. At last, when the doom of Westernesse was fast approaching, he advised his people to take their ships to set sail to Middle-earth. Amandil himself sailed to Aman to beg the Gods for mercy and help. After he set out on the voyage to Valinor, he was never heard from again. Though an Elf-friend, he was for many years a friend and counsellor to King Ar-Pharazôn. Dismissed by Sauron, he sailed into the West to seek the pardon of the Valar for the misdeeds of the Númenóreans; his fate is unknown. When Ar-Pharazôn took the Kingship, the Númenóreans turned away from the Valar once again, especially after the King brought Sauron to the island. Attempting to follow the course of his distant ancestor Eärendil, Amandil sailed into the West to seek the forgiveness of the Valar, but was never heard from again. He warned his son Elendil to take ships and wait off the coasts of Númenor, and in that way at least some of the Dúnedain survived the Downfall. -AMARDIL. Earlier name.-APHANUZIR (Aphanuzîr). Replaced ARBAZAN.-ARBAZAN (Arbazân).-VALANDIL.Amandil

AMANDIL, TAR = TAR-AMANDIL

ANARDIL, ANARDILYA = TAR-ALDARION = ALDARIONANARDIL. See MEN OF GONDOR

ANARION. See ANARION

ANARION, TAR = TAR-ANARION ANCALIME, TAR = TAR-ANCALIME ANCALIMON, TAR = TAR-ANCALIMON ANDUCAL, TAR = TAR-ANDUCAL ANGOR = AR-PHARAZONAPHANUZIR = AMANDILAR-ABATTARIK = TAR-ARDAMIN

AR-ADÛNAKHÔR. Name taken by the nineteenth King of Númenor, the first to do so in the Númenórean tongue. His name in Quenya was Herunúmen.AR-ADUNAKHOR. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. rwe20. L:2A2709-2962=253y. R:2899-2962=63y. R:190. He was the son of Tar-Ardamin. He became King after his father's death in 2899. Ar-Adunakhor was the first ruler of Westernesse to take the Sceptre using an Adunaic name as his primary name. His father Tar-Ardamin and his grandfather Tar-Calmacil had both had secondary Adunaic names that were used by the King's Men. But Ar-Adunakhor did not dare abandon the tradition of having a Quenya name entirely, so his name was written as Tar-Herunumen in the Scroll of the Kings.

Both of his names meant "Lord of the West" - a title usually used only for one of the Valar, particularly Manwe. The Faithful who remained loyal to the Valar thought these names were blasphemous. The Faithful were persecuted by Ar-Adunakhor. He refused to allow the Elvish languages to be taught or used, but the Faithful continued to do so in secret. The ships of the Eldar no longer came openly to Westernesse during his reign, though a few may have secretly visited the havens in the west where the Faithful dwelled. Ar-Adunakhor's reign lasted 63 years. He died in 2962 at the age of 253 and was succeeded by his son Ar-Zimrathon. The name Adûnakhôr means "Lord of the West" in Adunaic from adûn meaning "west" and khôr meaning "lord." His Quenya name Herunúmen also means "Lord of the West" from heru meaning "lord" and númen meaning "west." The Quenya prefix Tar- and the Adunaic Ar- denote "King." He was the first Ruler to take his royal name in Númenórean. He persecuted the Faithful and punished the public use of Elvish. Ar-Adûnakhôr

-ADÛNAKHÔR. (N). "West Lord". Adûnakhôr‘Lord of the West’A rare shortened form of the name Ar-Adûnakhôr, taken by the twentieth King of Númenor. This name was seen as an act of rebellion against the Eldar and the Valar, because the Númenórean Kings had traditionally taken their names from the High-elven tongue, whereas Adûnakhôr came from their native Adûnaic language. In fact, the name Adûnakhôr was a double challenge to the old traditions, because its meaning, 'Lord of the West' was traditionally a title reserved for one of the Valar. The Encyclopedia of Arda-HERUNÚMEN. (Q). "Lord of the West". Herunúmen-LORD OF THE WEST. A title given to the Valar. A title used for any of the great Valar, and especially Manwë. The twentieth King of Númenor, Ar-Adûnakhôr, attempted to usurp this title - it is the meaning of his name. -LORD OF WESTERNESSE.-NUARAN NUMENEN, - NUMENOREN = AR-PHARAZON. -NUARAN NUMENEN, -NUMENOREN = AR-ADUNAKHOR. -TAR-HERUNÚMEN. Tar-Herunúmen AR-BALKUMAGAN = TAR-CIRYATAN AR-BELZAGAR = TAR-CALMACIL

AR-GIMILZÔR. The name Gimilzôr contains the Adunaic word gimil meaning "stars." His Quenya name written in the Scroll of the Kings was Tar-Telemnar which means "silver flame" from telep meaning "silver" and nar meaning "flame." The Quenya prefix Tar- and the Adunaic Ar- denote "King." AR-GIMILZOR. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. rwe23. L:2A2960-3177=217y. R:3102-3177=75y. R:142. He was the son of Ar-Sakalthor. He became King after his father's death in 3102. Ar-Gimilzor severed ties with the Eldar and the Valar. Eldar were forbidden to come to Westernesse because he thought they were spying on behalf of the Valar. Numenoreans who associated with the Eldar were punished. The Elvish languages were banned and the White Tree that had been a gift from the Eldar was neglected. The worship of Eru upon the Hallow of Meneltarma was abandoned by Ar-Gimilzor. Manwe was aware of all these things and the Valar ceased protecting the people of Westernesse.

Ar-Gimilzor oppressed the Faithful who remained loyal to the Eldar and the Valar. He forced many of the Faithful to relocate from Andunie on the west coast to Romenna on the east coast so he could monitor their activities. A number of the Faithful departed to Middle-earth at this time and they were allowed to go as long as they did not return to Westernesse. Ar-Gimilzor's wife Inzilbeth was secretly one of the Faithful. She was related to the Lords of Andunie - leaders of the Faithful - through her mother Lindorie, sister of Earendur. Inzilbeth did not want to marry Ar-Gimilzor but she was unable to refuse and their marriage was unhappy. Their eldest son Inziladun shared his mother's sympathies for the Faithful, while their younger son Gimilkhad was like his father. Inziladun was his father's heir according to law though Ar-Gimilzor would have preferred Gimilkhad to succeed him. When Ar-Gimilzor died in 3175, Inziladun became the second-to-last ruler of Westernesse, using the name Tar-Palantir. The date 3175 is given for the start of Tar-Palantir's reign in "The Tale of Years," Appendix B of The Lord of the Rings but this date was changed to 3177 in "The Line of Elros," Unfinished Tales. Persecutor of the Elendili. His name in Quenya was Telemnar. Ar-Gimilzôr

-TAR-TELEMNAR. Tar-Telemnar

AR-INZILADUN = TAR-PALANTIR

AR-PHARAZÔN. The name Pharazôn means "golden" from pharaz meaning "gold" in Adunaic, the language of Westernesse. The prefix Ar- is the Adunaic equivalent of the Quenya Tar- denoting "King." He was also called Ar-Pharazôn the Golden. His Quenya name, written in the Scroll of the Kings, was Tar-Calion. The Quenya word calion is derived from cálë meaning "light." AR-PHARAZON THE GOLDEN. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. rwe25. L:2A3118-3319=201y. R:3255-3319=64y. R:137. His father Gimilkhad was the younger son of Ar-Gimilzor, the twenty-third ruler of Westernesse. The Men of Westernesse had become estranged from the Valar and the Eldar as their desire for immortality grew. During the reign of Ar-Gimilzor, Eldar were banned from Westernesse and the Faithful who remained friendly with them were punished. Ar-Gimilzor was succeeded by his elder son Tar-Palantir who tried to renew ties with the Valar and the Eldar, but it was too late. Gimilkhad took after his father and continued to oppose the Faithful during his brother's reign. Pharazon was a strong and handsome man. He was proud and willful and he desired wealth and power. He became a great captain and he waged war on the Men of Middle-earth, gaining territory for Westernesse along the coasts and acquiring riches for himself. After Gimilkhad's death in 3243, Pharazon returned to Westernesse and became the leader of those opposed to Tar-Palantir and the Faithful. Tar-Palantir died in 3255. His only child and heir was his daughter Miriel, who should have become the Ruling Queen of Westernesse according to the laws of succession. But Pharazon forced Miriel to marry him - even though marriages between first cousins were not allowed - and he seized the Sceptre from her and proclaimed himself Ar-Pharazôn, the twenty-fifth King of Westernesse. Ar-Pharazôn was the mightiest ruler in the history of Westernesse. He wanted to expand Numenor's domains in Middle-earth. But ever since Ar-Pharazôn had returned to Westernesse from Middle-earth, Sauron had been encroaching on Numenor's territory and had proclaimed himself King of Men. Sauron hated the Numeoreans - in part due to their role in his defeat in the War of the Eldar and Sauron centuries earlier - and he wanted to drive them from Middle-earth. Ar-Pharazôn assembled a fleet and in 3261 he set out for Middle-earth with the purpose of subjugating Sauron. He did not want any ruler to be more powerful than himself and he intended to claim the title King

of Men. His fleet landed at Umbar on the coast of Harad. The inhabitants of the coasts fled before Ar-Pharazôn's forces and Sauron's servants refused to fight them. Ar-Pharazôn demanded that Sauron surrender to him and Sauron complied. Sauron realized that he could not defeat the Numeoreans by force so he plotted to destroy them from within. In 3262, Ar-Pharazôn brought Sauron to Westernesse as a prisoner. But within three years, Sauron became Ar-Pharazôn's most trusted advisor. Sauron used cunning and flattery to gain Ar-Pharazôn's trust and he shared secret knowledge unknown to Men. He persuaded Ar-Pharazôn that the world was his to conquer and that Morgoth, the Lord of the Darkness, would help him gain power and wealth. Sauron claimed that Eru did not exist but was only an invention of the Valar to make Men obey them, and he convinced Ar-Pharazôn to worship Morgoth instead. The Faithful rejected Sauron's teachings. Their leader was Amandil who had been friends with Ar-Pharazôn in their youth. Ar-Pharazôn had made Amandil one of his councillors, but now he dismissed Amandil from his position. Ar-Pharazôn made it a capital offense to visit the Hallow of Eru on Meneltarma. Sauron urged him to destroy Nimloth, the White Tree that had been given to the Men of Westernesse by the Eldar. Ar-Pharazôn was reluctant to do so because Tar-Palantir had prophesied that the line of Kings would end when Nimloth died. But after a thief in disguise (Amandil's grandson Isildur) stole a fruit from Nimloth to preserve it, Ar-Pharazôn had the White Tree cut down. A great domed temple was built in Armenelos and Nimloth was burned on the altar. Then the Men of Westernesse began to perform human sacrifices to Morgoth in hopes of gaining immortality for themselves. Many of the victims were from among the Faithful. Men of Middle-earth were also captured and sacrificed as Ar-Pharazôn's forces conquered their lands and seized their goods. The Men of Westernesse were feared and hated in Middle-earth, and Ar-Pharazôn became the greatest tyrant in the world since the time of Morgoth. But Ar-Pharazôn still feared his own mortality, and Sauron used this to bring about the Downfall of Westernesse. He lied to Ar-Pharazôn by telling him that he could achieve immortality if he went to the Undying Lands. The Men of Westernesse were forbidden by the Valar to sail westward to the Undying Lands, but Sauron convinced Ar-Pharazôn that it was his right to break the Ban of the Valar. Ar-Pharazon began to build the Great Armament in 3310. Warning signs began to appear including storms, lightning, earthquakes, and smoke issuing from Meneltarma, but Ar-Pharazôn did not heed them. In 3319, Great Eagles from the Undying Lands flew over Westernesse as a final warning. In response, Ar-Pharazôn boarded his ship the Alcarondas and gave the order for the Great Armament to embark. The Great Armament came to the shores of the Undying Lands. Ar-Pharazôn nearly repented when he saw the shining peak of Taniquetil, but his pride overcame his doubt. He went ashore and claimed the Undying Lands for himself. A great force of Numenoreans accompanied him. Then Eru caused the Seas to open up and the Great Armament was destroyed and the island of Westernesse was submerged underwater. The Faithful led by Amandil's son Elendil escaped to Middle-earth and founded the realms of Gondor and Arnor. The Undying Lands were removed from the Circles of the World so Men could not reach them. Ar-Pharazôn and his army were buried in a landslide. It is said that they remain imprisoned underground in the Caves of the Forgotten until the Day of Doom when the Last Battle will be fought against Morgoth. Son of Gimilkhâd son of Ar-Gimilzôr. Nephew of Tar-Palantir (rwe25). Usurped the sceptre of Tar-Míriel. Last Ruler. Ar-Pharazôn

Pharazôn 2A3319: Perished in the Downfall. Captor of Sauron, by whom he was seduced. Commander of the great fleet that went against Aman. The flagship of the Armada was the Alcarondas.

Of the deeds of Ar-Pharazôn, of his glory and his folly, more is told in the tale of the Downfall of Númenor. See NUARAN NUMENEN, NUARAN NUMENOREN.-ANGOR > TAR-KALION. -CALION = TAR-CALION. Calion. (Q). "The Golden".-GOLDEN THE. Kalion. (Q). "The Golden". The last of the Kings of Westernesse brought Númenor to the height of its power and military might. Seeking the everlasting life that he imagined was to be found in the Undying Lands, and corrupted by Sauron, he led an armada to Aman, and so brought about the Downfall of his kingdom. The Golden-KALION = TAR-KALION = THE GOLDEN.-KING THE.-KING OF THE SEA. King of the Sea-NUARAN NUMENEN, - NUMENOREN = AR-PHARAZON. -NUARAN NUMENEN, -NUMENOREN = AR-ADUNAKHOR. -TAR-CALION. The unused name of Ar-Pharazôn. Tar-Calion-TAR-KALION = TAR-CALION. -TARKALION. GLOBE OF AR-PHARAZON. See THINGSCAVES OF FORGOTTEN, GREAT ARMAMENT.See also SHIPS   > ALCARONDAS.

AR-SAKALTHÔR. The name Ar-Sakalthôr likely has a similar meaning. The Quenya prefix Tar- and the Adunaic Ar- denote "King." His Quenya name written in the Scroll of the Kings was Tar-Falassion from falassë meaning "shore, line of surf" and the masculine ending -ion. AR-SAKALTHOR. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. rwe22. L:2A2876-3102=226y. R:3033-3102=69y. R:157. He was the son of Ar-Zimrathon. Ar-Sakalthor became King in 3033 and ruled for 69 years. He died in 3102 and was succeeded by his son Ar-Gimilzor. Father of Ar-Gimilzôr. FALASSION. (Q). "Coast-lord". = TAR-FALASSION. Tar-Falassion

Ar-Sakalthôr

AR-ZIMRAHIL = TAR-MIRIEL AR-ZIMRAPHEL = TAR-MIRIEL

AR-ZIMRATHÔN. His Quenya name written in the Scroll of the Kings was Tar-Hostamir. The word hosta means "gather, collect" and mir means "jewel." He may therefore have been known for acquiring jewels. His Adunaic name Ar-Zimrathon probably has a similar meaning; the word zimra may mean "jewel." The Quenya prefix Tar- and the Adunaic Ar- denote "King." AR-ZIMRATHON. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. rwe21. L:2A2798-3033=235y. R:2962-3033=71y. R:164. He was the son of Ar-Adunakhor. Ar-Zimrathon became King after his father's death in 2962. His reign lasted 71 years. He died in 3033 and was succeeded by his son Ar-Sakalthor. Son of Ar-Adûnakhôr. Father of Ar-Sakalthôr. His name in Quenya was Tar-Hostamir.Tar-Hostamir-TAR-HOSTAMIR. (Q).-ZIMRATHÔN (N).

Ar-Zimrathôn ARANEL = TAR-ANCALIME ARANEL = DIOR HALFELVEN. See HALFELVEN

ARATAN. Man of Westernesse. Man of Gondor. Dúnadan. L:2A3339-3A0002=104y. Second child and second son of Isildur. Aratan had three brothers: Elendur, Ciryon, Valandil.2A3430: With his father he joined the Last Alliance.3A0002: Slain with his father, Elendur, and Ciryon in the Battle of the Gladden Fields. Valandil lived in Rivendell.-EARNUR. Earlier name.Aratan was born in Gondor in 3339 of the Second Age. In 3429, Sauron attacked Isildur's stronghold Minas Ithil. Isildur escaped with his wife and sons to Arnor where Isildur's father Elendil lived. Elendil and Gil-galad formed the Last Alliance of Elves and Men in 3430. Isildur's youngest son Valandil was born that same year. During the War of the Last Alliance, Aratan and Ciryon were assigned to guard Minas Ithil in case Sauron tried to escape from Mordor over Cirith Duath. Sauron was defeated in 3441, the last year of the Second Age. Elendil was killed and Isildur became High King of Gondor and Arnor. In the year 2 of the Third Age, Elendur, Aratan, and Ciryon accompanied their father on a journey to Arnor where they intended to live. In the Gladden Fieldson October 4, they were attacked by Orcs. Ciryon was killed and Aratan was mortally wounded trying to save his brother. Elendur and Isildur were also killed. Valandil - who was still a child and had remained in Rivendell during the war - succeeded Isildur as King of Arnor though he did not claim the kingship of Gondor. The name Aratan is Quenya meaning "noble Man" from ar meaning "noble, royal" and atan meaning "Man." In an earlier version, his name was Eärnur.Aratan

ARBAZAN = AMANDILARDAMIN, TAR = TAR-ARDAMIN

ARDAMIR. The name Ardamir means "jewel of the World" in Quenya from Arda meaning "the World" and mírë meaning "jewel." Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0562-?. Grandson of Vardamir Nolimon. Ardamir had an older sister Lindisse and a younger brother Cemendur. He had male descendants at the time of the Change of the Law in 2A0892.

Ardamir

ATANALCAR. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0060/. Son of Elros Tar-Minyatur. Atanalcar had three older siblings: Vardamir Nolimon, Tindomiel, and Manwendil. His birth and death dates are not known, nor are the names of his descendants. The name Atanalcar is composed of the Quenya words atan meaning "Man" and alcar meaning "glory, brilliance." Fourth child and third son of Elros. He had male descendants at the time of the Change of the Law in 2A0892.Atanalcar

ATANAMIR, TAR = TAR-ATANAMIR

AULENDIL. (Q). "Friend of Aule".Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0213-?. Second son of Vardamir Nolimon. He had an older brother Tar-Amandil and an older sister Vardilme as well as a younger brother Nolondil. The name Aulendil means "friend of Aule" - one of the Valar - in Quenya. Aulendil was also a name used by Sauron. Third child and second son of Vardamir Nólimon. Aulendil had male descendants at the time of the Change of the Law in 2A0892.

Aulendil

AXANTUR. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0395-?. Grandson of Vardamir Nolimon. Axantur was born in 395. His father was Nolondil, son of Vardamir, second ruler of Westernesse. He had an older sister Yavien and an older brother Oromendil. Axantur had a daughter named Lindisse and two sons: Ardamir and Cemendur. Cemendur's grandson Hallacar married Tar-Ancalime, seventh ruler of Westernesse. Axantur's date of death is not known.

The name Axantur is composed of the word axan meaning "law, rule, commandment" (adapted to Quenya from Valarin, the language of the Valar) and tur meaning "power, mastery." Third (last) child and second son of Nolondil, Vardamir’s son. Axantur had male descendants at the time of the Change of the Law in 2A0892.Great-grandson of Elros Tar-Minyatur. A descendant of the royal line of Westernesse, Axantur was the grandson of Vardamir Nólimon, who in turn was the heir of Elros, the founder of Westernesse. Axantur was descended through Vardamir's youngest son, Nolondil, and so belonged to only a minor branch of Númenórean royalty. However, he was to become the ancestor of Hallacar, who wedded Queen Tar-Ancalimë, and so from the time of Tar-Ancalimë's heir Tar-Anárion, the blood of Axantur re-entered the royal line of Westernesse

Axantur

BALKUMAGAN, AR- = TAR-CIRYATAN BELZAGAR, AR = TAR-CALMACIL

BEREGAR. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0770/. Father of Erendis. Beregar was a descendant of the House of Beor though he was not of the royal line of Elros. He lived in the Westlands of Westernesse. He and his kin spoke Sindarin. Beregar married Nuneth and their daughter Erendis was born in 771 of the Second Age. In 800, Beregar travelled to Armenelos to attend a feast in honor of the appointment of Aldarion as the King's Heir. Beregar brought Erendis with him and she became enamored with Aldarion at first sight. In 843, Aldarion visited Beregar's house and informed Beregar of his wish to marry Erendis. Erendis married Aldarion but she was unhappy with his frequent absences at Sea. She set free the pair of birds the Eldar had given her as a symbol of her union with Aldarion. On their way back to the Undying Lands, the birds briefly stopped at the house of Beregar and Nuneth, who realized their daughter was unhappy but could not help her. Erendis became reclusive and did not allow her daughter Ancalime to visit her grandparents. Beregar's date of death is not known. His granddaughter Ancalime became Ruling Queen of Westernesse in 1075. The meaning of Beregar is uncertain. The first element may be from the Sindarin root ber meaning "valiant." Descended from the First House of the Edain (House of Bëor).

Beregar

CALION, TAR = AR-PHARAZON

CALIONDO. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0512-0900=388y. Only child and son of Eärendur.Caliondo had a son Malantur, born in 670. The name Caliondo may contain calion derived from cálë meaning "light," or it may contain ondo meaning "rock."

Caliondo

CALMACIL, TAR = TAR-CALMACIL

CEMENDUR. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0575-?. Father of Hallatan of Hyarastorni. He was the second son of Axantur who was the grandson of Vardamir Nolimon, the second ruler of Westernesse. Cemendur had an older sister Lindisse and an older brother Ardamir. Cemendur had a daughter Irilde, born in 700, and a son Hallatan, born in 711. Hallatan became an important landowner and lord of Hyarastorni in the Inlands of Westernesse. It is not clear whether he inherited the land from his father Cemendur. Hallatan's son Hallacar married Ancalime, the seventh ruler of Westernesse. Cemendur's date of death is not known. The name Cemendur means "Earth servant" in Quenya from cemen or kemen meaning "earth, soil" and the ending -ndur meaning "to serve." Cemendur

CHILDREN OF ANARION. Men of Westernesse. Sons or daughters. B:<2A3318 in Westernesse. Meneldil was the fourth child and son of Anárion.

CIRYATAN, TAR = TAR-CIRYATAN

CIRYATUR. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A1700/. Admiral of Tar-Minastir. Admiral of Westernesse during the War of the Eldar and Sauron. Ciryatur led a fleet from Westernesse to Middle-earth in 1700 of the Second Age. Gil-galad of Lindon had requested aid from Tar-Minastir, King of Westernesse, when Sauron invaded Eriador in 1695. The fleet was delayed and by the time it arrived five years later, Sauron's forces had reached the River Lune on the border of Lindon. Ciryatur's main force came to the Gulf of Lune and the Men of Westernesse helped the Eldar drive back Sauron's forces. Sauron retreated to Tharbad where he had reinforcements. But Ciryatur had also sent ships to the port of Lond Daer at the mouth of the Greyflood, or Gwathlo, and he put a force ashore to attack Sauron from the rear. Sauron was defeated in the Battle of the Gwathlo in 1701 and returned to Mordor. The name Ciryatur means "ship master" in Quenya from cirya meaning "ship" and tur meaning "power, mastery." Ciryatur

CIRYON. Man of Westernesse. Man of Gondor. Dúnadan. B:<2A3319? in Westernesse. L:2A3379-3A0002=64y.Third child and third son of Isildur. Ciryon had three brothers: Elendur, Aratan, Valandil.3A0002: Slain with his father, Elendur, and Aratan in the Battle of the Gladden Fields. Valandil lived in Rivendell.-VEANDUR. Vëandur. Earlier name.He had two older brothers - Elendur and Aratan - and a younger brother Valandil. In 3429, Minas Ithil was attacked by Sauron. Isildur escaped to Arnor with his wife and sons. The youngest son Valandil was born the next year in Rivendell. Isildur's father Elendil formed the Last Alliance of Elves and Men with Gil-galad. The War of the Last Alliance against Sauron lasted from 3434 to 3441. Ciryon and his brother Aratan were assigned to guard Minas Ithil to prevent Sauron from escaping over Cirith Duath. In 3441, Elendil and Gil-galad were killed but Sauron was defeated and Isildur took the One Ring from him.

Isildur became High King of Gondor and Arnor. In the year 2 of the Third Age, he set out for Arnor with his three oldest sons and a company of 200 knights. They were attacked by Orcs in the Gladden Fields on October 4. After nightfall, the company was surrounded. Ciryon was seized by Orcs and was killed, and his brother Aratan was mortally wounded trying to save him. Elendur and Isildur also perished and the Ring was lost. Valandil became the King of Arnor, though he did not claim the kingship of Gondor. The name Ciryon is derived from the Quenya word cirya meaning "ship." In an earlier edition he was named Veandur.Ciryon

DAUGHTERS OF TAR-ANÁRION. (Two daughters). Women of Westernesse. Dúnedain. L:2A1390/. DAUGHTER OF UINEN = ERENDIS

EARENDUR. (Q). "Sea-lord". (Eärendur). The name Eärendur is Quenya meaning "Sea servant" or "(professional) mariner" from Eär meaning "the Sea" and the ending ndur meaning "to serve." Eärendur is a name used for three people in the Middle-earth legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien:Eärendur son of Tar-Amandil, son of a King of Númenor during the Second Age.Eärendur of Andúnië, another noble of Númenor, from later in the Second Age.Eärendur of Arnor, a King of Arnor from the Third Age.Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A3000/3100. Lord of Andúnië 15 to Ar-Sakalthôr. Great-great-grandfather of Elendil. The Lords of Andunie were the highest ranking nobles in Westernesse outside the royal house and they served on the Council of the Sceptre. They were also leaders of the Faithful who remained loyal to the Eldar and the Valar as the majority of Numenoreans turned against them. The names of Earendur's father and his son are not known. His grandson was Numendil, the seventeenth Lord of Andunie. Earendur had a sister Lindorie who was the mother of Inzilbeth, wife of Ar-Gimilzor. Brother of Lindórië who was the grandmother of Tar-Palantir.Eärendur is noted in histories only as being the brother of Lindorië, and thus great uncle to King Tar-Palantir. His dates are unknown, but he probably lived at the approximately the same time as Ar-Sakalthôr, placing him in the thirty-first century of the Second Age.

Eärendur, Lord of Andúnië

EARENDUR. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0361-?. Second son of Tar-Amandil of Westernesse. His older brother was Tar-Elendil. He also had a younger sister Mairen. Earendur had a son named Caliondo, born in 512. . Second child and son of Amandil (Tar-). Younger brother of Elendil (Tar-). Eärendur, son of Tar-Amandil

EARNUR = ARATAN. 2nd Son of isildur

ELATAN OF ANDUNIE. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0520/. Father of Valandil the First Lord of Andúnië. Husband of Silmariën. Ancestor of the Lords of Andunie. Elatan was from the haven of Andunie on the west coast of Westernesse. He married Silmarien, the eldest child of Tar-Elendil of Westernesse. At the time, women could not rule so Tar-Elendil's heir was his son Tar-Meneldur. Elatan and Silmarien had a son Valandil, born in 630 of the Second Age. Valandil became the first Lord of Andunie and from him were descended Elendil and the Kings of Gondor and Arnor. Elatan's birth and death dates are not known. The name Elatan contains the Quenya words el meaning "star" and atan meaning "Man." He was called Elatan of Andúnië.

Elatan

ELENDIL THE TALL. See ELENDIL

ELENDIL, TAR = TAR-ELENDIL

ELENDUR. Man of Westernesse. Man of Gondor. Dúnadan. L:2A3299-3A0002=144y. First child and first son of Isildur. Elendur had three brothers: Aratan, Ciryon, Valandil.3A0002: Slain with his father, Aratan, and Ciryon in de Battle of the Gladden Fields. Valandil lived in Rivendell at that time.-KIRYANDIL. Earlier name.Elendur was born in Numenor in 3299 of the Second Age. He was a man of great strength and wisdom, and he was majestic withoug being proud. He closely resembled his grandfather Elendil. Numenor was destroyed in 3319. Elendur escaped along with his father, his uncle Anarion, and his grandfather Elendil - leaders of the Faithful who had resisted the corrupting influence of Sauron. They founded the realms of Gondor and Arnor in Middle-earth. Elendil was the High King and lived in Arnor while Isildur and Anarion jointly ruled Gondor. Isildur and his family lived in Minas Ithil. Elendur's younger brothers Aratan and Ciryon were born in Gondor in 3339 and 3379. In 3429, Sauron attacked Minas Ithil. Isildur escaped with his family to Arnor. Elendur's youngest brother Valandil was born in Rivendell the next year. Elendil formed the Last Alliance of Elves and Men with Gil-galad and they marched to war against Sauron. Elendur, Aratan, and Ciryon accompanied their father while the infant Valandil remained in Rivendell with his mother. Elendur was at his father's side throughout the War of the Last Alliance from 3434 to 3441. He took part in the Battle of Dagorlad and the Siege of Barad-dur. Elendur was not with his father on the slopes of Mount Doom when Elendil, Gil-galad, and Sauron all perished, but he knew that Isildur had claimed the One Ring. After the war, Isildur intended to claim the title of High King and live in Arnor as Elendil had done. Elendur was his father's heir. Gondor was left in the care of Anarion's son Meneldil. Elendur, Aratan, and Ciryon began the journey north with their father in the year 2 of the Third Age. They were accompanied by 200 knights and soldiers including Elendur's esquire Estelmo. In the Gladden Fields on October 4, they were attacked by Orcs. Isildur and his men were able to repel the initial assault, but they were outnumbered ten to one and after nightfall the Orcs surrounded them.

Elendur suggested that Isildur use the One Ring to compel the Orcs to retreat, but Isildur was unable to use the Ring's power. The Orcs renewed their assault and Ciryon and Aratan were killed. Elendur begged Isildur to flee in order to prevent the Orcs from capturing the Ring. Elendur died commanding the remaining troops. His esquire Estelmo was one of only three survivors of the company of 200. Estelmo was later found unconscious under Elendur's body and was able to tell his rescuers what had happened. Isildur did not escape. He was killed and the One Ring was lost in the waters of the Gladden Fields. Valandil became King of Arnor and his descendant Aragorn, King Elessar, bore a strong resemblance in looks and character to Valandil's brother Elendur. The name Elendur means "Star servant." The word elen means "star" and is here probably a reference to the Elves, or Eldar, the People of the Stars. The ending ndur meaning "to serve." In an earlier version he was named Kiryandil. Elendur son of Isildur

ELENTIR. The name Elentir means "star watcher" in Quenya from elen meaning "star" and tir meaning "watch."Man of Westernesse. Son of Numendil. Brother of Amandil.In a late version of the legendarium, Elentir was the son of Númendil and the brother of Amandil. He was betrothed to Míriel, and abandoned by her in favour of Ar-Pharazôn. Since the published Silmarillion recounts a very different Míriel, it is unlikely that he was supposed to stay.Brother of Amandil. Elentir was the son of Numendil, the seventeenth Lord of Andunie. Amandil succeeded their father as Lord of Andunie and thus was apparently the elder brother, though one version of the story calls Elentir the eldest and their father's heir.Brother of Amandil. Elentir was the son of Numendil, the seventeenth Lord of Andunie. Amandil succeeded their father as Lord of Andunie and thus was apparently the elder brother, though one version of the story calls Elentir the eldest and their father's heir.Elentir loved Miriel, the daughter and rightful heir of Tar-Palantir, and they may have been betrothed. According to some versions of the story, Miriel rejected Elentir in favor of her cousin Pharazon. But in the published account, Miriel was forced to married Pharazon against her will and he usurped the Sceptre from her.Ar-Pharazôn's actions resulted in the destruction of Westernesse and the deaths of most Numenoreans including Miriel, though some escaped with Amandil's son Elendil. Elentir's fate is unknown.Elentir

ELENTIRMO = TAR-MENELDUR ELESTIRNE, TAR = ERENDIS Elestirnë

ELROS TAR-MINYATUR. Eärendil’s son. His brother was Elrond Halfelven.Man of Westernesse. First Ruler of Westernesse.rwe01. L:1A0532-2A0442=500y. R:0032-0442=410y. R:90.The name Elros is defined as "star foam" from el meaning "star" and ros meaning "foam, spray, spindrift." Tolkien later wrote an essay entitled "The Problem of Ros" about his difficulties reconciling the name Elros with the name Maedhros in which he intended the element ros to mean "red." As King of Westernesse, Elros took the Quenya name Tar-Minyatur. The prefix tar means "high" and was used by the subsequent Kings and Queens of Westernesse. The word minyatur means "First Ruler" from minya meaning "first" and tur meaning "power, mastery." -ELEROSSE. The Quenya form of Elros is Elerossë. -GIMILZÔR. -INDILZAR. Indilzar was the name of Elros in Adunaic, the language of Westernesse. See also ELROND HALFELVEN.

First ruler of Westernesse. Elros was the twin brother of Elrond. They were born 58 years before the end of the First Age. There is no definitive chronology of the First Age, but according to one version they were born in the year 532. They lived near the River Sirion in Beleriand on the west coast of Middle-earth. Elros and Elrond were the sons of Earendil and Elwing. Earendil was Half-elven: his mother Idril was an Elf and his father Tuor was a Man. Elwing's mother Nimloth was an Elf and her father Dior was the son of Beren – a Man – and Luthien – the daughter of an Elf and a Maia. Since Elrond and Elros were descended from both Eldar and Men, they were counted among the Half-elven, or Peredhil. Around 538, the sons of Feanor tried to steal the Silmaril that was in Elwing's possession. Many Eldar were killed. Elros and Elrond were children at the time and Feanor's son Maglor spared their lives. According to one story, Maglor cared for the boys and fostered them for a while. But in another tale, the children were left in a cave behind a waterfall where they were later found - Elrond within the cave and Elros playing in the water. Elwing escaped with the Silmaril and found Earendil who was at Sea in his ship Vingilot. They despaired that their children were lost and feared the boys would be killed. They did not return to Middle-earth but sailed instead to the Undying Lands where Earendil sought the help of the Valar in the war against Morgoth. The Host of the Valar defeated Morgoth in the War of Wrath at the end of the First Age. Because they were Half-elven, Earendil and Elwing and their sons were given the choice whether to be counted among Eldar or Men. Earendil, Elwing, and Elrond all chose the immortal life of the Eldar, but Elros chose the mortal life of Men. The Valar created the island of Westernesse as a home for the Men who had fought alongside the Eldar against Morgoth. Elros was appointed by the Valar to be the first King of Westernesse. He was called Tar-Minyatur, meaning "First Ruler." Elros and his people sailed to Numenor in the year 32 of the Second Age. The ships were guided by Elros' father who sailed the heavens as the Star of Earendil in his ship Vingilot bearing the Silmaril. Elros was 90 years old when he began his reign. He founded the city of Armenelos and built a tower and citadel there. Elros brought a number of heirlooms to Westernesse from Middle-earth including the Ring of Barahir; the Bow of Bregor; Dramborleg, the Axe of Tuor; and Aranruth, the sword of Thingol. Elros had four children. His eldest son and heir Vardamir Nolimon was born in the year 61. Elros also had a daughter named Tindomiel and two younger sons named Manwendil and Atanalcar. The Men of Westernesse were given long lifespans by the Valar, though they remained mortal. Elros lived the longest of all Numenoreans. He died in the year 442 at the age of 500 after ruling Westernesse for 410 years. His son Vardamir Nolimon was 381 at the time. Although Vardamir Nolimon is counted as the second King of Westernesse, he decided to pass the Sceptre to his son Tar-Amandil, whose reign officially began the next year in 443. From Elros were descended a line of Kings and Queens that lasted 3,287 years until Westernesse was destroyed in 3319 as a result of the actions of Ar-Pharazôn, the last King. A group of the Faithful survived led by Elendil, who was also a descendant of Elros. Elendil and his sons Isildur and Anarion founded the Kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor in Middle-earth. Aragorn, King Elessar, was a descendant of Elros through many generations and his wife Arwen was the daughter of Elrond. Elros

Tar-Minyatur

EMERWEN ARANEL = TAR-ANCALIME

ERENDIS. Woman of Westernesse. Dúnadan.

L:2A0771-0985=214y. She surrendered herself to Lady Uinen by throwing herself into the sea in the Haven of Rómenna.Wife of Aldarion; mother of Tar-Ancalime. Her father was Beregar and her mother was Nuneth. They lived in the Westlands of Westernesse. Daughter of Beregar descendant from the female line of Bëor ( First House ) and Nuneth.Erendis was slender, graceful, and beautiful with dark hair and grey eyes. She was not of the line of Elros, and therefore she had a shorter lifespan than those of royal blood. But she was descended from the House of Beor - one of the three Houses of the Edain who fought Morgoth during the First Age and were given the realm of Numenor. In 800, Erendis and her father came to Armenelos to attend a feast celebrating the appointment of Aldarion as King's Heir. Erendis was enamored of Aldarion at first sight. Aldarion's mother Queen Almarian invited Erendis to join her household. Aldarion was a mariner and in 806 he embarked on a voyage. When he came to say farewell to his mother, he first took notice of Erendis and her beauty and inner strength. Erendis fell in love with him and rejected all other suitors, though she did not think she was high-born enough to marry the future King of Westernesse. In 816, Aldarion set out on another voyage against the wishes of his father Tar-Meneldur who thought he should remain in Westernesse. Tar-Meneldur forbade Queen Almarian and her daughters to bring the traditional Green Bough of Return to place on the prow of Aldarion's ship. Erendis brought the Bough of Return instead, and Aldarion began to fall in love with her. When he returned in 820, Aldarion brought Erendis a diamond. Tar-Meneldur urged his son to consider marriage but this made Aldarion more resistant. He embarked on another voyage in 824 and Erendis sent a woman to bring the Bough of Return in her name. Tar-Meneldur tried to thwart his son's shipbuilding and seafaring endeavors, provoking Aldarion to set out on another lengthy voyage in 829. After ten years, Erendis feared he would not return and she went home to the Westlands. Aldarion finally returned after fourteen years in 843. He encountered Erendis in the Westlands and realized he loved her, but Erendis was reluctant to marry him because she felt he loved the Sea more. In 850, Erendis agreed to accompany Aldarion on a voyage by ship around the coasts of Westernesse. In Andunie, Lord Valandil held a feast for them and he toasted Erendis as "Uineniel, Daughter of Uinen, the new Lady of the Sea." Erendis rejected the title since she viewed the Sea as a rival. The couple travelled to Emerie in the grassy Inlands of Westernesse where Erendis said she would prefer to live. She told Aldarion that she did not want to share him with the Sea and they parted. Erendis was resistant to compromise but she loved Aldarion and at the urging of both their mothers they were reconciled. In the spring of 858, after attending the prayers of Erukyerme on Meneltarma, Aldarion and Erendis were betrothed. Erendis wore the diamond that Aldarion had given her years ago on a silver band around her forehead and she was called Tar-Elestirne, Lady of the Star-brow. Tar-Meneldur gave her land and a white house in Emerie as a betrothal gift. It was customary to marry within three years of betrothal, but Aldarion was overcome with the desire to return to the Sea. He asked Erendis to accompany him but she refused. She told Aldarion that he should go, but she asked him to come back soon. When he embarked in 863, Erendis brought Aldarion the Bough of Return. Aldarion encountered troubles in Middle-earth and was away for longer than he had planned. His ships were driven into the icy northern waters and the Bough of Return was frozen. He returned to Westernesse in 869, and although Erendis was intially chilly toward him she agreed to marry him the next year. Aldarion and Erendis were married in Armenelos in 870. Eldar from the Undying Lands attended a wedding feast held in Andunie. The Eldar gave Erendis a pair of grey birds with golden beaks and feet. The birds were mated for life and only sang when they were together. Erendis bore a daughter named Ancalime in 873. She hoped that Aldarion would want a son to be his heir and would therefore remain at home. But in 877 Aldarion announced his intention to embark on another voyage. Erendis was angry and she demanded that he return in two years. This time she did not bring or send the Bough of Return. Erendis moved away from the seacoast to the white house in Emerie, where she kept Ancalime isolated from others and from men in particular. She had only female servants and she made the shepherds and farmhands live in a separate house. Erendis had grown bitter towards men and she instilled these feelings in

her daughter and never mentioned Aldarion. She dismissed the pair of birds that the Eldar had given her and they flew back to the Undying Lands. Erendis taught Ancalime herself. She rarely used the Adunaic language of Westernesse but instead spoke with her daughter in Sindarin as the Men of Westernesse of the Westlands did. There was little laughter or music in their home. When Aldarion was expected home in 879, Erendis did not return to Armenelos though she had their house there prepared. By 880, Aldarion had not yet returned and Erendis had the house in Armenelos shut again. Aldarion finally came back after five years in 882. He had again been unintentionally delayed by the growing unrest in Middle-earth - later learned to be caused by Sauron. Erendis did not meet him or send word, and the house in Armenelos remained closed. Aldarion rode to the house in Emerie and found Erendis cold and unwelcoming. She did not eat dinner with him and she made him sleep in a guest-room. Ancalime did not recognize her father. Erendis had hoped that Aldarion would show remorse so that she could forgive him, but instead he left abruptly the next day and did not return. When Tar-Meneldur learned of the troubles in Middle-earth he decided that Aldarion had a better understanding of the situation and he passed the Sceptre to him. Aldarion became King of Westernesse in 883. Erendis had thought that Tar-Meneldur was her ally because he had supported her during Aldarion's absences, and she was dismayed by this turn of events. She refused a summons to come to Armenelos for Aldarion's official proclamation as King, though she was compelled to send Ancalime. Both Tar-Meneldur and Aldarion were unmoved by her actions. Aldarion felt that she should have demanded to be treated like a Queen as was her due instead of giving up and retiring to obscurity. Aldarion and Erendis were permanently separated, and Ancalime divided her time between her mother's house in Emerie and the royal court in Armenelos. As Ancalime grew older, she had little time for her mother. Erendis became lonely and bitter. In 985, when Erendis was about 214 years old she wanted to see Aldarion again, but when she reached the port of Romenna she found he was away on a voyage. She died there in mysterious circumstances in the same waters that she viewed as a rival for her husband's love. The name Erendis may mean "lonely wife" from er meaning "one, alone" and indis meaning "wife, bride." She was called the Lady of the Westlands, the White Lady of Emerië, and the Mariner's Wife or Indis-i-Ciryamo. She was also called Tar-Elestirnë meaning "Lady of the Star-brow" because she wore a diamond on a band around her head. She rejected the name Uinéniel meaning "Daughter of Uinen" because she hated the Sea. Uinen, the Lady of the Seas, was a Maia in the service of the Vala Ulmo, Lord of Waters. Daughter of Beregar and Nuneth. Beregar was from the House of Bëor and a descendant of Bereth, sister of Belegund and Baragund. Wife of Tar-Aldarion (‘the Mariner’s wife’), between whom there was great love that turned to hatred. Mother of Tar-Ancalimë. 2A0858: Erendis and Aldarion (Tar-) betrothed. From now on she was called Tar-Elestirnë.2A0985: Erendis perished in water. -ELESTIRNË. (Q). “Star-brow”. A name of the Lady Erendis. A name and title, more commonly seen in the form Tar-Elestirnë, given to Erendis of Westernesser. Elestirnë means 'star-brow', and was a reference to the bright jewel she wore bound to her forehead. This was to become a custom and symbol of royalty among the Men of Westernesse in later years. Erendis

-DAUGHTER OF UINEN. Daughter of Uinen-MARINER’S WIFE THE. -ELESTIRNE. Elestirnë-LADY OF THE STAR-BROW. Lady of the Star-brow-LADY ERENDIS.

-LADY OF THE WESTLANDS. Lady of the Westlands A title for Erendis, consort of Aldarion.-TAR-ELESTIRNË. (Q). “Lady of the Star-brow”. Name given to Erendis because of the jewel she wore.Tar-Elestirnë-UINÉNIEL. ‘Daughter of Uinen’. A title, meaning 'Daughter of Uinen' given to Erendis by Valandil the first Lord of Andúnië at a great feast he held for the Guild of Venturers. Uinéniel-WHITE LADY OF EMERIE. White Lady of EmeriëErendis of Númenor in her later years.A title that recurs several times across the histories of both Eldar and Men, from the First Age through to the Third and beyond. It is used most usually to refer to Galadriel of Lórien, whose custom it was to robe herself in white. In the First Age, however, the title had also been used of Galadriel's cousin Aredhel, the White Lady of the Noldor (though in Aredhel's case it described the extraordinary paleness of her skin rather than her preferred mode of dress).As well as these two Elves, there were also two White Ladies among the race of Men. In the Second Age, Erendis of Westernesse withdrew to live in her remote White House, and became known as the White Lady of Emerië. The final White Lady was Éowyn of Rohan, who - like Galadriel - seems to have gained the title due to her preference for dressing in white.-WHITE HOUSE OF ERENDIS. See WESTERNESSEMAMIL. “Mother”. MamilAn Elvish term meaning simply 'mother'. It appears only once in Tolkien's tales, where a four-year-old Ancalimë uses the word to refer to her mother Erendis in the tale of Aldarion and Erendis.See also TALE OF ALDARION AND ERENDIS in WRITINGSIndis i·KiryamoIndis i·Kiryamo. ‘The Mariner’s Wife’.A work called in full Indis i·Kiryamo 'The Mariner's Wife': a tale of ancient Númenórë, which tells of the first rumour of the Shadow. This is a version of the story of the Great Captain Aldarion of Númenor (later King Tar-Aldarion) and his wife Erendis. Their story was a tragic one: Aldarion's love of the Sea estranged the pair, and (according to what sources we have) Erendis' life finally came to an end in the water.The full story was said to have been one of the few tales of Númenor to survive the Downfall, but in fact there is no complete version extant. The name Indis i·Kiryamo refers to one unfinished version of the story more commonly called simply Aldarion and Erendis.Second Age.Erendis was the daughter of Beregar who were a descendant from the female line of Bëor. Erendis had dark-hair, grey eyes and was of slender grace. She was in her youth also known as the Lady of the Westland since she came from the West-areas of Númenor.0858. Erendis was betrothed to Aldarion ( Tar-Aldarion ) After her betrothal to Aldarion when she began to wear a diamond in a silver fillet on her forehead ( The Jewel was a gift from Aldarion ) she became known as Tar-Elastirne; The Lady of the Star-brow. By doing this Erendis instituted the manner of the later Kings and Queens to wear, as a star, a white jewel upon their brow.0870. Wedded to Aldarion. It was a great wedding and even from Tol-Eressëa came the Eldar with ships ladden with flowers.0873. This year was Ancalimë, their daughter, born.0882. Aldarion proclaimed he had no wife but only a heir and we may call them divorced.

ESTELMO. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. B:<2A3319 in Westernesse. Elendur’s esquire. 3A0002: One of the three survivers of the Battle of the Gladden Fields. One of the two other survivers was Ohtar. The third surviver is unknown. Esquire of Elendur. Estelmo was among the company of 200 knights who set out for Arnor with Elendur and his father Isildur in the year 2 of the Third Age. In the Gladden Fields at dusk on October 4, the company was attacked by Orcs. Estelmo was stunned by a club. When Woodmen and Elves later arrived on the scene, Estelmo was found alive under Elendur's body. Estelmo was one of only three survivors of the battle. The other two were Ohtar and a companion who had been sent away from the battlefield with the shards of Narsil by Isildur. Estelmo was able to give an account of the battle and he had also overheard the last conversation between Elendur and Isildur. Elendur had persuaded Isildur to flee with the One Ring, but Isildur was also slain and the One Ring was lost in the Anduin.

The name Estelmo contains the word estel meaning "hope" in both Quenya and Sindarin and the Quenya ending -mo used in names and titles.Estelmo

FALASSION, TAR = AR-SAKALTHOR

FATHER OF THE ISLE. Father of the Isle

FÍRIEL. (Q) "Mortal Woman". (Fíriel). FIRIEL. Woman of Westernesse. Dúnadan. Daughter of Orontor. L:2A.

FUINUR. Lord of the Haradrim. Man of Westernesse. L:2A3300/. A renegade (Black) Númenórean who became mighty among the Haradrim at the end of the Second Age. Maybe he was one of the Nazgûl.Fuinur FUINUR. (N?). Lord of the Haradrim. Maybe one of the Nazgûl.HERUMOR. (Q). "Black Lord". Lord of the Haradrim. Maybe one of the Nazgûl.Herumor & FuinurBlack Numenorean lords of the Haradrim. Herumor and Fuinur were Men of Numenor who had been corrupted by Sauron and were therefore known as Black Numenoreans. They established domains in Harad in southern Middle-earth and became powerful lords. Herumor and Fuinur fought for Sauron during the War of the Last Alliance from 3434 to 3441 of the Second Age. The fate of Herumor and Fuinur during the war and following Sauron's defeat is not known. The name Herumor means "black lord" in Quenya from heru meaning "lord" and morë meaning "black." The name Fuinur is derived from fuinë meaning "shadow."

GIMILKHÂD. GIMILKHAD. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A3044-3243=199y. He was the second son of Ar-Gimilzor, the twenty-third ruler of Westernesse. His mother was Inzilbeth and he had an older brother Inziladun. Gimilkhad was proud and willful. He took after his father Ar-Gimilzor who severed all ties with the Eldar and the Valar and ruthlessly opposed the Faithful who remained loyal to them. Gimilkhad's mother Inzilbeth was secretly one of the Faithful and Inziladun shared her sympathies. Ar-Gimilzor wanted Gimilkhad to succeed him but since Inziladun was the elder son it was he who became King using the name Tar-Palantir. Tar-Palantir stopped the persecution of the Faithful and he tried unsuccessfully to renew relations with the Eldar and the Valar. Gimilkhad became the leader of those who opposed the Faithful. Under Ar-Gimilzor and his predecessors, this group had been called the King's Men but now they were against the King. When Gimilkhad died in 3243, his son Pharazon took his place as leader of the opposition. After Tar-Palantir's death in 3255, Pharazon forced the King's daughter and heir Miriel to marry him and usurped the Sceptre from her, becoming the twenty-fifth and last ruler of Westernesse. The name Gimilkhâd is in the Adunaic language of Westernesse. The word gimil means "stars." Gimilkhâd

GIMILZAGAR. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A2630-?.

Second son of Tar-Calmacil. He had an older brother Tar-Ardamin. Gimilzagar was an ancestor of Inzilbeth, the Queen of Ar-Gimilzor. (One source states that Inzilbeth was the daughter of Gimilzagar but this would put her in the wrong generation.) The name Gimilzagar contains the Adunaic word gimil meaning "stars." The word zagar may mean "sword" from azgarâ meaning "wage war." His father's Adunaic name was Ar-Belzagar which may correspond to his Quenya name Tar-Calmacil where macil means "sword."

Gimilzagar

GIMILZOR = ELROS. See HALFELVENGIMILZOR, AR = AR-GIMILZOR

HALLACAR. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0852-1211=359y. Husband of Tar-Ancalime; father of Tar-Anarion. He was the son of Hallatan, Lord of Hyarastorni. He had an older sister named Nessanie. Hyarastorni was in Emerie in the grassy Inlands of Westernesse. The land was used for grazing sheep. Erendis, the wife of Tar-Aldarion, also had a home in Emerie and she lived there with her daughter Ancalime. Ancalime became known as Emerwen Aranel - Princess Shepherdess - because of her wild rural upbringing. Ancalime was the King's Heir and she was very beautiful. She had numerous suitors but she was reluctant to marry largely due to the unhappy marriage of her parents. She tried to hide from her suitors on a farm near Hyarastorni disguised as a shepherdess. Hallacar learned she was there and contrived to meet her disguised as a shepherd named Mamandil. He sang old songs written by the ancestors of the Men of Westernesse who raised sheep in Eriador and he sang love songs using the names Emerwen and Mamandil. Hallacar told Ancalime that he loved her but when he revealed his true identity she became angry and declared that she had no intention to marry. But as King's Heir, Ancalime was under pressure to wed and she eventually agreed to marry Hallacar in the year 1000. Their son Anarion was born in 1003. Ancalime disliked being a wife and mother and there was strife in their marriage. Ancalime tried to dominate Hallacar and she took his lands and home in Emerie away from him because she did not want her husband to be a farm steward. In revenge, Hallacar arranged weddings for her ladies in waiting even though Ancalime had forbidden them to marry. At the wedding feast, Hallacar mocked Ancalime in front of the guests and announced that she would have to sleep alone since she disdained her shepherd husband. Ancalime was enraged and she hated Hallacar from then on. The name Hallacar may mean "tall helmet" in Quenya. The word halla means "tall." The element car may be from carma - or karma - meaning "helmet." Hallacar called himself Mámandil probably meaning "shepherd" from máma meaning "sheep" and the ending -ndil meaning "devoted to." Second (last) child and son of Hallatan of Hyarastorni. Lord of Hyarastorni? Husband of Tar-Ancalimë, First Ruling Queen.

Hallacar -MÁMANDIL. Hallacar gave himself this name in his encounters with Ancalimë. Mámandil-NOMAN. Noman

-UNER. “Noman”. Úner

HALLATAN. The Sheep-lord. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0711-?. Lord of Hyarastorni in Westernesse. He was the son of Cemendur whose great-grandfather was Vardamir Nolimon, the second ruler of Westernesse. Hallatan had an older sister Irilde. He had two children: a daughter Nessanie and a son Hallacar. Hallatan was an important landowner. Hyarastorni was located in Emerie in the grassy Inlands of Westernesse. The land was used for grazing sheep, and Hallatan was referred to as the Sheep-lord of Hyarastorni. Hallatan was well-liked by his people and he was chosen to represent the Inlands on the Council of the Sceptre which advised the King. In 882, King Tar-Meneldur told the Council that he intended to pass the Sceptre to his son Aldarion. Tar-Meneldur felt that Aldarion was better suited to deal with the rise of an evil power in Middle-earth (later learned to be Sauron). Hallatan admired Aldarion and he agreed with the King's decision, though the other Council members tried to dissuade Tar-Meneldur. Aldarion received the Sceptre the next year in 883. He was a mariner and he decided to make another sea voyage shortly after he became King in 883 or 884. No King had ever left Westernesse during his reign so there was no precedent for dealing with the situation. Hallatan was appointed as Regent during the King's absence, either by the Council or by Tar-Aldarion. Hallatan's son Hallacar married Aldarion's daughter Ancalime in 1000. Tar-Ancalime became the first Ruling Queen of Westernesse in 1075 and she was succeeded by her son Tar-Anarion who was the grandson of Hallatan. The name Hallatan means "tall man" in Quenya from halla meaning "tall" and atan meaning "man." He was called the Sheep-lord of Hyarastorni. Only son and second child of Cemendur. Hallatan was the Lord of Hyarastorni in the Mittalmar (Inlands). He was the father of Hallacar, who married Ancalimë (Tar-). He was a cousin of Tar-Aldarion.Hallatan

HATHOLDIR. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0550/. Grandfather of Soronto. Hatholdir was a Numenorean descended from the House of Hador. He was a close friend of Tar-Meneldur, the fifth ruler of Westernesse. Hatholdir had a son named Orchaldor who married Tar-Meneldur's daughter Ailinel. Their son was Soronto. The name Hatholdir is composed of the Sindarin words hathol meaning "axe" or "broadsword blade, axe blade" and dîr meaning "man." Father of Orchaldor. Friend of Tar-Meneldur.Hatholdir

HENDERCH. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0750/. Mariner of Westernesse. Henderch was from the Westlands of Westernesse. He accompanied Aldarion on a voyage from 877 to 882 of the Second Age. Upon their return, Henderch and another mariner named Ulbar rode with Aldarion to Emerie where his wife Erendis lived. Erendis was cold and unwelcoming so Aldarion decided to return to Armenelos. He let Henderch go home to the Westlands though Henderch was reluctant to let Aldarion ride on alone. The meaning of Henderch is unknown. It may contain the Sindarin word hen or hend meaning "eye." Henderch

HERENDIL. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. Son of Elendil.-TERENDUL. “Slender and dark”, derisive name given to Herendil son of Elendil.Herendil is AUDOIN / EADWINE / EDWIN in Númenor.

HERUCALMO = TAR-ANDUCAL

HERUMOR. Lord of the Haradrim. Man of Westernesse. L:2A3300/. A renegade (Black) Númenórean who became mighty among the Haradrim at the end of the Second Age. Maybe he was one of the Nazgûl.Herumor FUINUR. (N?). Lord of the Haradrim. Maybe one of the Nazgûl.HERUMOR. (Q). "Black Lord". Lord of the Haradrim. Maybe one of the Nazgûl.Herumor & FuinurBlack Numenorean lords of the Haradrim. Herumor and Fuinur were Men of Numenor who had been corrupted by Sauron and were therefore known as Black Numenoreans. They established domains in Harad in southern Middle-earth and became powerful lords. Herumor and Fuinur fought for Sauron during the War of the Last Alliance from 3434 to 3441 of the Second Age. The fate of Herumor and Fuinur during the war and following Sauron's defeat is not known. The name Herumor means "black lord" in Quenya from heru meaning "lord" and morë meaning "black." The name Fuinur is derived from fuinë meaning "shadow."

HERUNUMEN, TAR = AR-ADUNAKHOR HOSTAMIR, TAR = AR-ZIMRATHON

ÎBAL. The name Îbal is probably in the Adunaic language of Westernesse but the meaning is unknown.IBAL. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0775/. Shepherd boy of Westernesse. Ibal was the son of Ulbar. They lived in the grasslands of Emerie on the lands of Hallatan, the Lord of Hyarastorni. Ulbar went to Sea with Aldarion from 877 to 882 of the Second Age. In 880, Ibal ran an errand to the white house of Aldarion's wife Erendis and he met their daugther Ancalime who had been kept isolated and had not seen a boy before. When Aldarion and Ulbar returned from their voyage in 882, Ibal expressed interest in becoming a mariner when he was old enough. Son of Ulbar of Emerië.Îbal

ILIEN, TAR = TAR-MIRIEL INZILADUN, AR = TAR-PALANTIR

INZILBÊTH. (N).INZILBETH. Woman of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A3125/. Queen of Ar-Gimilzor, twenty-third King of Westernesse. Inzilbeth was renowned for her beauty. She was descended from Tar-Calmacil, the eighteenth King of Westernesse. Her mother Lindorie was the daughter of the fourteenth Lord of Andunie. Like her mother's kin, Inzilbeth was one of the Faithful who remained loyal to the Valar and friendly with the Eldar, but she kept her beliefs secret because Ar-Gimilzor was an enemy of the Faithful. She could not refuse to marry him and their marriage was unhappy. Inzilbeth and Ar-Gimilzor had two sons. The elder son Inziladun, born in 3035 of the Second Age, took after his mother. When he became King under the name Tar-Palantir he tried to renew ties with the Valar and the Eldar but it was too late. The younger son Gimilkhad, born in 3044, took after his father and opposed the Faithful. Gimilkhad's son Ar-Pharazôn usurped the Sceptre from Tar-Palantir's daughter Miriel and became the twenty-fifth and last King of Westernesse. According to one source, Inzilbeth's father was Gimilzagar, second son of Tar-Calmacil, but this must be incorrect since it would put her several generations earlier than her husband. The name Inzilbeth contains the Adunaic word inzil meaning "flower." The ending bêth means "expression, saying, word" or "sayer." She was of the house of the Lords of Andúnië.

Inzilbêth

ÍRILDË. (Q). "Sparkling brilliance".IRILDE. Woman of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0700-?. Woman of Westernesse. Irilde was born in 700 of the Second Age. She was the daughter of Cemendur. Her younger brother was Hallatan, Lord of Hyarastorni. Irilde's date of death is unknown. The name Írildë was originally the Quenya form of the Sindarin Idril though the Quenya form was later changed to Itaril or Itarillë meaning "sparkling brilliance." Eldest child and only daughter of Cemendur. Her younger brother was Hallatan.Írildë

IRIMON = TAR-MENELDUR

ISILDUR. See ISILDUR

ISILDUR’S WIFE. Woman of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A3210/. 2A3319: Probably she left Westernesse with her husband and four sons.

ISILMË. (Q). "Moon-lady". ISILME. Woman of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0532-?. Daughter of Tar-Elendil. Her father was the fourth ruler of Westernesse. She had an older sister Silmarien - who was the ancestor of the Kings of Gondor and Arnor - and a younger brother Tar-Meneldur who became the fifth ruler of Westernesse.

Isilmë

ISILMO. (S). "Moon-lord".Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A1200/. Son of Tar-Súrion. Father of Tar-Minastir. The second child of King Tar-Súrion of Númenor, younger brother to Tar-Telperiën the second Ruling Queen. Tar-Telperiën outlived her brother, but she had no consort, and so left no heir. The Sceptre therefore passed to Isilmo's son, who ruled asTar-Minastir.

Isilmo

KALION, TAR = AR-PHARAZON

KIRYATAN, TAR = TAR-CIRYATAN

LINDISSË. The name Lindissë is composed of the Quenya word lindë meaning "singing, song" and the feminine ending issë. LINDISSE.Woman of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0531-?. She was the oldest child of Axantur, who was the grandson of Vardamir Nolimon, second ruler of Westernesse. Lindisse had two younger brothers: Ardamir and Cemendur. Lindissë

LINDÓRIË. The name Lindórië contains the Quenya word lindë meaning "singing, song" or possibly linda meaning "fair, beautiful." The ending órië could be derived from órë meaning "rising." LINDORIE. Woman of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A2930/. Grandmother of Tar-Palantir of Numenor. Lindorie was the daughter of the fourteenth Lord of Andunie, whose name is unknown. She had an older brother Earendur who succeeded their father. Lindorie was one of the Faithful who remained loyal to the Eldar and Valar while many other Men of Westernesse became corrupt. Lindorie's daughter Inzilbeth followed her mother's teachings. Inzilbeth married Ar-Gimilzor, the twenty-third ruler of Westernesse. They had two sons: Tar-Palantir and Gimilkhad. Tar-Palantir became the twenty-fourth ruler of Westernesse, and he tried to repent the corrupt ways of his predecessors, but it was too late. Gimilkhad's son Ar-Pharazôn seized the Sceptre and defied the Valar, leading to the Downfall of Westernesse. Sister of Eärendur the fiftheeth Lord of Andúnië. Mother of Inzilbêth mother of Tar-Palantir.Lindórië

MAIREN. The meaning of the name Mairen is uncertain. The first element could be the Quenya word mai meaning "well." The second element could be derived from the root ren meaning "recall, have in mind." The Quenya-Engilsh Wordlist suggests "well remembered" or "(of) good memory" as possible translations. Woman of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0377-?. She was the daughter of Tar-Amandil, the third ruler of Westernesse. Mairen had two older brothers, Tar-Elendil and Earendur. Her date of death is not known.

Mairen

MALANTUR. The name Malantur may be derived from the root malat meaning "gold." The ending ntur means "lord, ruler." Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0670-?. He was the son of Caliondo whose father Earendur was the brother of Tar-Elendil, the fourth ruler of Westernesse. As a male-line descendant of Elros Tar-Minyatur, Malantur was in the line of succession but he never became King. Malantur had male descendants but their names are not recorded. Only child and son of Caliondo. He had male descendants at the time of the Change of the Law in 2A0892.Malantur

MAMANDIL = HALLACAR

MANWENDIL. (Q). "friend of Manwe". Manwe was the chief of the Valar. The ending -ndil means "devotion." Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0060/. Son of Elros Tar-Minyatur. Manwendil had an older brother Vardamir Nolimon and an older sister Tindomiel as well as a younger brother Atanalcar. His dates of birth and death are not known. He had male descendants at the time of the Change of the Law in 2A0892.Manwendil

MENELDUR, TAR = TAR-MENELDUR MINASTIR, TAR = TAR-MINASTIR MINYATUR, TAR = ELROS MIRIEL, TAR = TAR-MIRIEL

NESSANIË. The name Nessanië is derived from Nessa - one of the Valar whose name means "young." The ending -nië may be derived from ní meaning "woman." NESSANIE. Woman of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0840-?. She was the oldest child of Hallatan who was the Lord of Hyarastorni in the Inlands of Westernesse. She had a younger brother named Hallacar who married Tar-Ancalime, the seventh ruler of Westernesse. Nessanie's date of death is unknown.

Nessanië

NOLIMON = VARDAMIR NOLIMON

NOLONDIL. The name Nolondil may mean "friend of knowledge" from nólë meaning "lore, knowledge" and -ndil meaning "friend, devoted to."

Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0222-?. Youngest son of Vardamir Nolimon. His oldest brother was Tar-Amandil, the third ruler of Westernesse. He also had an older sister Vardilme and another older brother Aulendil. Nolondil had three children: a daughter Yavien and two sons, Oromendil and Axantur. Nolondil's date of death is not known. Fourth (last) child and third son of Vardamir Nólimon. Nolondil had male descendants at the time of the Change of the Law in 2A0892.Nolondil

NUARAN NUMENOREN. (Nuaran Númen(ór)en). (Q). "Lord of the West", "Lord of Westernesse".NUARAN NUMENEN, - NUMENOREN = MANWËNUARAN NUMENEN, - NUMENOREN = AR-PHARAZON NUARAN NUMENEN, -NUMENOREN = AR-ADUNAKHOR

NUMELLOTE = TAR-PALANTIR

NÚMENDIL. (Q). “Friend of the West””.NUMENDIL. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A. Lord of Andúnië 17. To Tar-Palantír.Numendil was the grandson of Earendur, the fifteenth Lord of Andunie. The name of his father - the sixteenth Lord - is not known. Numendil had two sons named Amandil and Elentir. Amandil was the father of Elendil. The father of Amandil. Númendil was the grandson of Eärendur, the fifteenth Lord of Andúnië. He succeeded his father (whose name is unknown).Númendil's son Amandil inherited the Lordship of Andúnië, and through him, Númendil would become the ancestor of all the Kings of the Dúnedain in Middle-earth. According to some sources, he also had a second son, named Elentir.

Númendil The grandson of Eärendur was Lord of Andúnië at the time Tar-Palantir held the Sceptre of Númenor, and the two Men were close friends and allies. They sought to return Númenor to its old ways of respect for the Valar and friendship with the Eldar.

NÚNETH. The name Núneth appears to be Sindarin, composed of nún from annûn meaning "west" and the feminine ending -eth. NUNETH. Woman of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0770/. Mother of Erendis. Nuneth married Beregar. Their daughter Erendis was born in 771 of the Second Age. They lived in the Westlands of Numenor. Erendis fell in love with Aldarion, the heir of Tar-Meneldur, but she was unhappy with Aldarion's frequent voyages away from Westernesse. In 850, Aldarion and Erendis had a disagreement and were separated. Nuneth recognized the importance of the Sea to Aldarion and she counselled her daughter that she needed to compromise. Nuneth worked with Aldarion's mother, Queen Almarian, to help the couple reconcile.

Erendis married Aldarion in 870 and had a daughter Ancalime in 873. Aldarion embarked on another voyage in 877 and Erendis released the pair of birds that the Eldar had given her as a symbol of their marriage. The birds stopped at the home of Nuneth and Beregar on their way back to the Undying Lands. Nuneth realized what had happened but knew she could not help her daughter. Erendis became reclusive and did not allow Ancalime to visit her grandparents. She and Aldarion were permanently separated in 882. Nuneth's date of death is not known. Her granddaughter Ancalime became the ruler of Westernesse in 1075. Núneth

OHTAR. (Q). "Warrior". OHTAR. Man of Westernesse, Man of Gondor. Dúnadan. Isildur’s esquire. 3A0002: One of the three survivers of the Battle of the Gladden Fields. He brought the shards of the sword Narsil to Rivendell. The second surviver was Estelmo. The third surviver is unknown. Esquire of Isildur who saved the shards of Narsil. Ohtar was a kinsman of Isildur and was dear to him. His real name is not known. Ohtar was his rank, meaning a trained warrior who had not yet become a roquen, or knight. In the year 2 of the Third Age, Ohtar accompanied Isildur on his journey to Arnor. They set out on September 5 with Isildur's three eldest sons and a company of 200 knights. They travelled north along the east side of the Anduin. In the Gladden Fields at dusk on October 4, they were attacked by Orcs. Isildur gave the shards of Narsil to Ohtar and ordered him to take a companion and flee in order to save the sword from capture. Ohtar knelt and kissed Isildur's hand and he and his companion escaped. The rest of the company were killed except for Elendur's esquire Estelmo. Isildur also perished and the One Ring was lost in the Anduin. In the year 3, Ohtar reached Rivendell and gave the shards of Narsil to Isildur's youngest son Valandil. The shards were passed down through the generations to Aragorn, who had the Elven-smith reforge them into Anduril. Ohtar was a military rank meaning "warrior, soldier" in Quenya. It was used for those who were trained and experienced but had not yet attained the rank of roquen, or "knight." Isildur is said to have addressed his esquire as "Ohtar" in order to hide his feelings under formality as the Orcs attacked. The real name of Isildur's esquire is not recorded.Ohtar

ORCHALDOR. The name Orchaldor appears to contain the Sindarin word orchal meaning "tall" or "superior, eminent" and the ending dor - a variation of taur meaning "high, noble." Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0775/. Father of Soronto. Orchaldor was the son of Hatholdir who was a friend of Tar-Meneldur, the fifth ruler of Westernesse. Orchaldor married Tar-Meneldur's daughter Ailinel. Their son Soronto was born in 799 of the Second Age. Soronto had aspirations of becoming King but the laws of Numenor were changed to allow his female cousin Ancalime to become Ruling Queen instead. Orchaldor

OROMENDIL. The name Oromendil means "friend of Oromë" or "devoted to Oromë." Oromë was one of the Valar. The ending -ndil means "devotion." Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0382-?.He was the son of Nolondil who was the youngest child of Vardamir Nolimon, the second ruler of Westernesse. Oromendil had an older sister Yavien and a younger brother Axantur. Oromendil's date of death is not known. Second child and first son of Nolondil, Vardamir’s son.

Oromendil

ORONTOR. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. Father of Fíriel. L:2A.

PALANTIR, TAR = TAR-PALANTIR PARMAITE = TAR-ELENDIL PHARAZON, AR = AR-PHARAZON

POLDOR. Númenórean.

SILMARIËN. The name Silmarien is derived from silima - the substance of which the Silmarils were made. The word sil means "shine." Sometimes written as Silmariën.SILMARIEN. Woman of Westernesse. Dúnadan. Silmarien's birthdate is listed incorrectly as 548 in "The Tale of Years" in early editions of The Lord of the Rings. B:2A0521 and not 2A0548 (LRB). She married Elatan of Andúnië. Their son was Valandil First Lord of Andúnië during the reign of Tar-Elendil.Ancestor of Elendil and the Kings of Gondor and Arnor. Silmarien was born in Westernesse in 521 of the Second Age. She was the oldest child of Tar-Elendil, the fourth ruler of Westernesse. Silmarien had a younger sister Isilme and a younger brother Meneldur. At the time, a woman could not become the ruler of Westernesse so Tar-Meneldur was their father's heir. The law was changed in 892 during the reign of Tar-Meneldur's son Tar-Aldarion whose daughter Tar-Ancalime succeeded him. Silmarien married a man named Elatan from Andunie, a haven on the west coast of Numenor. Their son Valandil was born in 630. Valandil became the first Lord of Andunie. The Lords of Andunie were high-ranking nobles and members of the Council of the Sceptre. Later they were leaders of the Faithful who resisted the corruption that led to the Downfall of Numenor. The last Lord of Andunie was Amandil whose son Elendil led the Faithful to Middle-earth and founded the Kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor after Westernesse was destroyed in 3319. Two important heirlooms of the Kings of Arnor were passed down through many generations from Silmarien. The Ring of Barahir was given to Silmarien by her father. The Ring was a token of friendship between Eldar and Men that had originally been given to Barahir - father of Beren - by Finrod Felagund in the First Age. The Ring of Barahir was saved from the destruction of Westernesse and was eventually inherited by Aragorn. Silmarien wore a band of mithril set with a white gem around her head. This treasure was also brought to Middle-earth from Westernesse by Elendil. It became known as the Elendilmir and it was used in place of a crown by the Kings of Arnor. The Elendilmir was lost when Isildur was slain and a copy was made, but the original was later recovered by Aragorn. Silmariën

SORONTO. (Q). "Eagle".

Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0799-?.Grandson of Tar-Meneldur. His mother was Ailinel, daughter of Tar-Meneldur and sister of Tar-Aldarion. His father's name was Orchaldor. In 892, Tar-Aldarion changed the laws of succession so that his daughter and only child Ancalime could be his heir. Soronto was next in the line of succession after Ancalime. It is not clear what Soronto's position was before the law was changed. According to one source (UT, p. 220) he was Tar-Aldarion's direct heir as his nearest male relative. But another source (UT, p. 208) states that only males of male descent could inherit - which would eliminate Soronto as the son of Aldarion's sister - and that it was only under the new law that Soronto became eligible to rule Westernesse. Either way, Soronto was apparently unhappy with the situation. He tried to pressure Ancalime to give up her place to him, especially when she delayed marrying and producing heirs. It is said that she eventually got married in order to spite Soronto. Ancalime became ruler of Westernesse and was succeeded by her son Tar-Anarion, putting an end to Soronto's hopes of being King. Only child and son of Orchaldor and Ailinel, Tar-Meneldur’s daughter. Orchaldor was the son of Hatholdir a descendant from the House of Hador (Marach). Hatholdir was a friend of Tar-Meneldur.Soronto was the cousin of Tar-Ancalimë. Soronto called upon the Heirship, but there were many male descendants in the Line of Elros at that time. The Change of the Law displeased the descendants of Elros, and especially the heir under the old law, Soronto. See also UT225 note 5. Soronto

SURION, TAR = TAR-SURION

TAR-ALCARIN. The Glorious. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A2406-2737=331y. rwe17. R:2657-2737=80y. R:251. His mother was the Ruling Queen Tar-Vanimelde and his father was Herucalmo. When Tar-Vanimelde died in 2637, Herucalmo withheld the Sceptre from Alcarin and ruled Westernesse for 20 years using the name Tar-Anducal. It was not until his father's death in 2657 that Alcarin took his rightful place as King. Tar-Alcarin ruled for 80 years, though officially his reign was 100 years long while Tar-Anducal's reign is not counted. Tar-Alcarin died in 2737 and was succeeded by his son Tar-Calmacil. The name Alcarin means "the Glorious" in Quenya from alcar meaning "glory, brilliance." The prefix Tar means "high" and was used by the Kings and Queens of Westernesse. Alcarin. (Q). "Glorious".Tar-Alcarin Alcarin, heir of Tar-Vanimeldë

TAR-ALDARION. See ALDARION

TAR-AMANDIL. His name was “Lover of the Outermost West”. Amandil. (Q). "Aman-lover". Aman was the realm of the Valar in the West and its name means "blessed, free from evil." The ending -ndil means "devotion." The prefix Tar means "high" and was used by the Kings and Queens of Westernesse. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. rwe03.L:2A0192-0603=411y. R:0442-0590=148y. R:250. His father was Vardamir Nolimon. He had three younger siblings: a sister Vardilme and two brothers, Aulendil and Nolondil. When Numenor's first ruler Elros Tar-Minyatur died in 442, Vardamir Nolimon chose not to succeed his father as King but instead passed the Sceptre directly to his son Tar-Amandil. Officially, Vardamir

Nolimon was counted as the second ruler of Westernesse with a reign of one year and Tar-Amandil's reign began the next year in 443. However, Tar-Amandil actually ruled from the time of Elros' death in 442. Tar-Amandil had three children. His son and heir was Tar-Elendil and he also had a younger son Earendur and a daughter Mairen. Tar-Amandil passed the Sceptre to Tar-Elendil in 590 after a reign of 148 years (officially 147 years). He died thirteen years later in 603 at the age of 411. First child and elder son of Vardamir Nólimon. Grandson of Elros Tar-Minyatur. Ruled for 148 years. The figure 148 (rather than 147) must represent the years of his actual rule, and not take the notional year of Vardamir’s reign into account. In 2A0590 he surrendered the sceptre to his son Tar-Elendil and lived for another thirteen years. Tar-Amandil

TAR-ANÁRION. Anárion. (Q). "Sun-lord". From Anar meaning "the Sun" and the masculine ending -ion denoting "son of." TAR-ANARION. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. rwe08.L:2A1003-1404=401y. R:1280-1394=114y. R:277. He was the son of the Ruling Queen Tar-Ancalime and Hallacar. Tar-Anarion became King when his mother yielded the Sceptre in 1280. He ruled for 114 years until 1394. His two daughters who were his eldest children refused the Sceptre in part because of their fear and dislike of Tar-Ancalime. Tar-Anarion's son and third child Tar-Surion therefore succeeded him. Tar-Anarion died in 1404. Only child and son of Tar-Ancalimë and Hallacar of Hyarastorni. His father’s age is 151, His mother’s age is 130. Anárion Tar-AnárionAnárion son of Ancalimë

TAR-ANCALIMË. (Q). "Great Light". The name Ancalimë means "brightest one" in Quenya from ancalima meaning "brightest." TAR-ANCALIME. Woman of Westernesse. Dúnadan. rwe07/1.L:2A873-2A1285=412y. R:1075-1280=205y. R:202. She was born in the Spring. Ancalimë was the only child of Tar-Aldarion, and for her sake that King caused the laws of Númenor to be changed so that she could become a Ruling Queen in her own right. She reversed her father's policy of good will towards the Eldar of Middle-earth, and gave no aid to Gil-galad in Lindon. She was succeeded by her only son, who ruled as King Tar-Anárion. Seventh ruler and first Ruling Queen of Westernesse. Tar-Ancalime was born in the spring of 873 of the Second Age. She was the daughter and only child of Tar-Aldarion and Erendis. Ancalime was renowned for her beauty. Ancalime's father Aldarion was a mariner. In 877 when she was four years old, he went to Sea on a five-year voyage. Erendis was angry and unhappy and she took Ancalime away from the King's Court in Armenelos. They went to live in a white house in the pastureland of Emerie with only a few female servants.

Erendis spoke to Ancalime in Sindarin rather than in the Adunaic language of Westernesse which Aldarion preferred. Ancalime was taught to read and write by her mother, and she learned about the history and lore of the land and people of Numenor. But there was little music or laughter in their home, and Erendis shared with Ancalime her bitterness toward men and she never spoke to her about Aldarion. Ancalime rarely saw any men. She was not allowed to leave Emerie even to visit her grandparents. But Ancalime often left the house to roam on the downs, and sometimes she helped a shepherdess tend to the sheep. Aldarion returned from Sea in 882 when Ancalime was nine years old. He had been gone so long that Ancalime did not recognize him. Aldarion and Erendis ended their marriage and were permanently separated. Ancalime divided her time between the royal household in Armenelos and her mother's home in Emerie. Aldarion became King of Westernesse in 883. In 892, he proclaimed Ancalime the King's Heir. This required a change to the laws of succession which had previously allowed only males to rule Westernesse. Under the new law, the ruler's eldest child, whether male or female, was the heir. Ancalime was only nineteen when she became the King's Heir. Previously, the King's Heirs had been named when they turned one hundred years old. She frequently served as Regent while her father was away from Westernesse on voyages. After her parents' disastrous marriage, Ancalime was not inclined to find a husband. She tried to avoid her suitors by disguising herself as a shepherdess on a farm near Hyarastorni. There she met a man calling himself Mamandil and she was intrigued by the songs he sang. Mamandil revealed that he was actually Hallacar, the son of Hallatan, Lord of Hyarastorni, and Ancalime was angry at being deceived. Ancalime faced pressure to marry because of her position as King's Heir both from the Council of the Sceptre and from Soronto who was next in the line of succeesion after her. Initially there was a provision to the new succession law stating that a female must resign as heir if she didn't marry. Tar-Aldarion rescinded this provision at some point, but in the end Ancalime married Hallacar in the year 1000. Ancalime had a son Anarion in 1003. She did not like being a wife or mother and she and Hallacar soon became estranged. She forbade her ladies in waiting to marry, though Hallacar secretly arranged for them to wed their lovers. She later forbade Anarion's daughters to marry after they gave up their places in the line of succession because of their fear and dislike of Ancalime. Tar-Aldarion passed the Sceptre to Ancalime in 1075 and she became the first Ruling Queen of Westernesse. She was proud and stubborn and she tended to do the opposite of what others advised. She pursued her own policies and neglected those of her father, including his alliance with Gil-galad and the Eldar of Lindon. Tar-Ancalime's reign lasted 205 years. She passed the Sceptre to her son Tar-Anarion in 1280 and she died in 1285. Ancalime was called Emerwen Aranel meaning "Princess Shepherdess." The word aranel means "princess." The word emerwen means "shepherdess" from emer apparently meaning "shepherd" or "sheep" and the feminine ending -wen meaning "maiden." Only child and daughter of Tar-Aldarion and Erendis. Her father’s age is 173. The age of Erendis was 102. Seventh Ruler of Westernesse, First Ruling Queen. For her sake that King caused the laws of Westernesse to be changed so that she could become a Ruling Queen in her own right. She reversed her father's policy of good will towards the Eldar of Middle-earth, and gave no aid to Gil-galad in Lindon. She was succeeded by her only son, who ruled as King Tar-Anárion. -ANCALIME. Ancalimë-ARANEL. (Q) “Royal Star”. Aranel-EMERWEN. Emerwen Aranel-HERINKE. HérinkëHérinkë ‘Little lady’. The country woman Zamîn uses the title hérinkë to refer to Ancalimë. -PRINCESS SHEPHERDESS. Princess Shepherdess Ancalimë in Emerië.MAMIL. “Mother”. MamilAn Elvish term meaning simply 'mother'. It appears only once in Tolkien's tales, where a four-year-old Ancalimë uses the word to refer to her mother Erendis in the tale of Aldarion and Erendis.

Tar-Ancalimë

TAR-ANCALIMON. Ancalimon. (Q). "Great Light".Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. rwe14.L:2A1986-2386=400y. R:2221-2386=165y. R:235. The name Ancalimon means "brightest one" in Quenya from ancalima meaning "brightest."He was the son of Tar-Atanamir. Tar-Atanamir did not yield the Sceptre to Ancalimon while his son was in his prime as was customary but instead ruled until his death in 2251. (See note above.) During the reign of Tar-Ancalimon, the Men of Westernesse became divided into two factions: the King's Men and the Faithful. The Faithful were also known as the Elendili, or Elf-friends. They did not break their ties with the Eldar and the Valar, though they remained loyal to the rulers of Westernesse. The King's Men were the majority. They were not friendly with the Eldar and many of them stopped using the Elvish languages. They did not heed the Valar, and after Tar-Ancalimon's reign the worship of Eru and the offering of first fruits on Meneltarma were neglected. From the time of Tar-Ancalimon, eagles - which were sacred to Manwe - no longer lived in the eyrie in the King's Court in Armenelos where they had dwelled for 2,000 years. The people of Westernesse became increasingly obsessed with immortality. Learned men tried unsuccessfully to find a way to prolong or restore life, and tombs became more elaborate. People focused on their own pleasure and on the accumulation of wealth. The Men of Westernesse continued to expand into Middle-earth, and in 2280 the King's Men established the Havens of Umbar on the coast of Harad. The Faithful established their own haven at Pelargir in 2350. Tar-Ancalimon died in 2386 and was succeeded by his son Tar-Telemmaite. During his reign the factions of the King’s Men and the Faithful developed. He refused to give up his life before he decayed in body and spirit. Tar-Ancalimon

TAR-ANDUCAL. The name Herucalmo means "lord of light" in Quenya from heru meaning "lord" and cal meaning "light" and the ending -mo. The name Anducal means "light of the west" from andu meaning "west" and cal meaning "light." Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. rwe16a.L:2A2286-2657=371y. R:2637-2657=20y. R:351. Husband of Tar-Vanimelde who usurped the Sceptre from his son. He was of the line of Elros. Herucalmo married Vanimelde and they had a son Alcarinborn in 2406. Vanimelde became the sixteenth ruler of Westernesse in 2526, but she was uninterested in being the Ruling Queen and she let Herucalmo rule in her name. After she died in 2637, Herucalmo withheld the Sceptre from his son and continued to rule under the name Tar-Anducal. His reign lasted 20 years, but he is not counted as a rightful ruler of Westernesse. He died in 2657 and his son Alcarin finally became the seventeeth ruler of Westernesse. Name taken as Ruler of Westernesse by Herucalmo, who usurped the throne on the death of Tar-Vanimeldë his wife.

After Tar-Vanimeldë's death, her husband Herucalmo claimed the Sceptre for himself under the name of Tar-Anducal. He had no legal right to withhold power from his son Alcarin, and so Tar-Anducal is not accounted one of the true Kings of Westernesse. -HERUCALMO. Herucalmo Tar-Anducal

TAR-ARDAMIN. (Q). “Tower of Arda" or "Pillar of Arda" with min from mindon meaning "lofty tower" and Arda meaning "the Realm" or "the world." Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. rwe19.L:2A2618-2899=281y. R:2825-2899=74y. R:207. He was the son of Tar-Calmacil. He had a younger brother named Gimilzagar. Tar-Ardamin became King after his father's death in 2825 and ruled for 74 years. The King's Men called him by his Adunaic name which was Ar-Abattarik. He died in 2899 and was succeeded by his son Ar-Adunakhor. Tar-Ardamin was mistakenly omitted from the list of Numenorean rulers in Appendix A of early editions of The Lord of the Rings. -AR-ABATTARÎK. (N). " ". Ar-AbattârikThe Adunaic name Ar-Abattârik most likely means the same thing. The word târik means "pillar." The element abat is nowhere defined but may be the equivalent of Arda. Tar-Ardamin

TAR-ATANAMIR. Atanamir. (Q). "Jewel-man".Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. rwe13.L:2A1800-2221=421y. R:2029-2221=192. R:229. He was the son of Tar-Ciryatan. He received the Sceptre in 2029. Tar-Atanamir was greedy like his father and he continued to oppress the Men of Middle-earth and demand tribute from them. Tar-Atanamir and many other Numenoreans became increasingly resentful of their mortality. As Men, they were fated to die. What happened to Men after death was known only to Eru, their creator. Eru intended death as a gift, but the Men of Westernesse began to view it as a punishment. The Men of Westernesse envied the Eldar who were immortal and they wrongly believed that they too would become immortal if they lived in the Undying Lands as the Eldar did. They began to speak out against the Ban of the Valar, which forbade them to sail westward to the Undying Lands. Manwe, the chief of the Valar, sent messengers to Tar-Atanamir. They explained that the Undying Lands did not make mortals immortal, and they urged the Numenoreans to accept their fate. Tar-Atanamir did not dare to break the Ban, but he did not otherwise heed the advice of the messengers. The Men of Westernesse became estranged from the Eldar and the Valar. The desire for immortality began to consume the Men of Westernesse and it eventually led to their Downfall. Tar-Atanamir clung to life as long as he could. He refused to yield the Sceptre to his son as was

customary, and he also did not voluntarily die before he became feeble and senile as the Numenoreans were capable of doing. He died in 2251 and his son Tar-Ancalimon succeeded him as King. There is a discrepancy in the date of Tar-Atanamir's death. The correct date appears to be 2251, given in "The Tale of Years" in Appendix B of The Lord of the Rings. An alternate date of 2221 is given in "The Line of Elros" in Unfinished Tales. The name Atanamir appears to contain the Quenya words atan meaning "Man" and mir meaning "jewel." The prefix Tar means "high" and was used by the Kings and Queens of Westernesse. He was called Atanamir the Great and he was also called Atanamir the Unwilling because he did not go easily to his death. He rejected the counsel of the Messengers of Manwë and spoke openly against the Ban of the Valar. Called the Great and the Unwilling. He was the first Ruler to cling to his life when he began to age. During his reign Westernesse reached the zenith of its bliss.-ATANAMIR. Atanamir-GREAT, THE.-UNWILLING, THE. The UnwillingTar-Atanamir the Great Atanamir

TAR-CALION = AR-PHARAZON

TAR-CALMACIL. The name Calmacil is composed of the Quenya words cal meaning "shine" and macil meaning "sword." He took this name because of the conquests he made.Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. rwe18.L:2A2516-2825=309y. R:2737-2825=88y. R:221. LRA1072: D:3A2899. He was the son of Tar-Alcarin. Tar-Calmacil had at least two sons: Tar-Ardamin born in 2618 and Gimilzagar born in 2630. Before he became King, Calmacil was a great sea captain. He expanded Numenor's territory along the coasts of Middle-earth. Sauron was angered by these incursions but he did not dare to attack the Numenorean settlements and instead expanded his power eastward into Rhun. Tar-Calmacil became King after his father's death in 2737. Although he used the Quenya form of his name, the King's Men called him Ar-Belzagar in the Adunaic language of Westernesse. This was the first time an Adunaic name was used for a ruler of Westernesse. Tar-Calmacil died in 2825 after a reign of 88 years. He was succeeded by his son Tar-Ardamin. The Adunaic name Belzagar probably has a similar meaning. The word azgara means "wage war" so it seems possible that there is a related word zagar meaning "sword." The Quenya prefix Tar- and the Adunaic Ar- denote "King." -AR-BELZAGAR. Númenórean name of Tar-Calmacil. Ar-Belzagar-CALMACIL. (Q). "Bright Light". CalmacilTar-Calmacil

TAR-CIRYATAN THE SHIPBUILDER. The name Ciryatan means "ship builder" in Quenya from cirya meaning "ship" and tan meaning "make, fashion." Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan.. rwe12.L:2A1634-2035=401y. R:1869-2029=160y. R:235. Before he became King, Ciryatan made many sea voyages to the north, south, and east of Westernesse. In 1869, Ciryatan forced his father to surrender the Sceptre before he was ready to do so. This was later seen as the first sign of the corruption of the Men of Westernesse that eventually led to their Downfall. Tar-Ciryatan was known as the Shipbuilder. He built a great fleet and sent ships to Middle-earth to bring back metal and jewels. He began to oppress the Men of Middle-earth and demanded tribute from them to satisfy his greed for wealth. Tar-Ciryatan passed the Sceptre to his son Tar-Atanamir in 2029 and he died in 2035. During his reign the Men of Westernesse began to speak openly against the Ban of the Valar and to colonise and subjugate the coasts of Middle-earth. -AR-BALKUMAGAN. (N). -TAR-KIRYATAN.Tar-Ciryatan

TAR-ELENDIL. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. rwe04.L:2A350-751=401y. R:0590-0740=150y. R:240. He was the son and heir of Tar-Amandil. He had a younger brother Earendur and a younger sister Mairen. Tar-Elendil married late in life. He had two daughters - Silmarien born in 521 and Isilme born in 532 - and a son Meneldur born in 543. At the time, only males could rule Westernesse so Meneldur was Tar-Elendil's heir even though he was his youngest child. Silmarien's son Valandil became the first Lord of Andunie and from him were descended the Kings of Gondor and Arnor. Tar-Elendil gave the Ring of Barahir to Silmarien and it became an heirloom of the Kings of Arnor. Tar-Elendil was a scholar like his grandfather Vardamir Nolimon. He made books containing the lore that Vardamir had gathered and he became known as Parmaite, the Book-handed. Tar-Elendil received the Sceptre from Tar-Amandil in 590. During his reign in 600, the first voyage from Westernesse to Middle-earth was achieved by Véantur, the Captain of the King's Ships. Véantur's daughter Almarian married Tar-Elendil's son Meneldur. Tar-Elendil ruled for 150 years until 740 when he surrendered the Sceptre to his son Tar-Meneldur. Tar-Elendil died in 751 at the age of 401. The name Elendil means both "Elf-friend" and "Star-lover" in Quenya. The word elen means "star." The Elves were known as the Eldar, or "People of the Stars." The ending ndil means "devotion." The prefix Tar means "high" and was used by the Kings and Queens of Westernesse. First child and son of Amandil (Tar-). His father’s age is 158. Amandil will have one more son, Eärendur, and one more daughter, Mairen. Eärendur had male descendants at the time of the Change of the Law. His son will be Caliondo and Caliondo’s son will be Malantur. Elendil is the father of Silmariën, Isilmë, and Tar-Meneldur . He surrendered the sceptre in 2A740 to his only son Tar-Meneldur. He lived for another eleven years. He married late in his life, and his eldest child was a daughter, Silmariën. In his reign the ships of Westernesse first came back to Middle-earth. He created the Lordship of Andúnië. -PARMAITE. (Q) “Maker of books”. (Parmaitë). Name given to Tar-Elendil. Quenya parma “book”; the second element is no doubt -maitë “-handed”. Cf. Tar-Telemmaitë. Also called Parmaitë, for with his own hands he made many books and legends of the lore gathered by his grandfather Elros.Tar-Elendil was called Parmaitë because he compiled books. The word parma means "book" in Quenya and the word maitë means "handed."

Tar-Elendil

TAR-ELESTIRNE = ERENDIS TAR-FALASSION = AR-SAKALTHOR TAR-HERUNUMEN = AR-ADUNAKHOR TAR-HOSTAMIR = AR-ZIMRATHONTAR-ILIEN = TAR-MIRIEL TAR-KALION = AR-PHARAZON TAR-KIRYATAN = TAR-CIRYATAN

TAR-MENELDUR ELENTIRMO. The name Elentirmo means "star-watcher" in Quenya from elen meaning "star" and tir meaning "watch." The name Meneldur means "Heaven-servant" in Quenya from menel meaning "the Heavens" and the ending -ndur meaning "to serve." He acquired the name because of his interest in astronomy. His birth-name Írimon is not defined but it may be related to the word írima meaning "lovely" (HoME V, p. 72). Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. rwe05.L:2A0543-0942=399y. R:0740-0883=143y. R:197.His father was Tar-Elendil. He had two older sisters, Silmarien and Isilme. At the time, females could not rule Westernesse so Meneldur was Tar-Elendil's heir. Meneldur's name at birth was Irimon. He took the name Meneldur meaning "Heaven-servant" because he enjoyed studying the stars and their movements. He was also called Elentirmo, "Star-watcher." He built a tall tower to use as an astronomical observatory on the rocky heights in the northern region of Forostar. He preferred intellectual pursuits to physical activities, and he was a wise, gentle, and patient man. Meneldur married Almarian who was the daughter of the mariner Véantur. They had three children: a son Aldarion born in 700, a daughter Ailinel born in 712, and another daughter Almiel born in 729. Meneldur's son Aldarion took after his maternal grandfather Véantur and became a great mariner. At first, Meneldur was pleased that Aldarion had an interest to occupy him, but he soon became concerned that Aldarion loved the Sea more than Westernesse. He reluctantly let his son accompany Véantur to Middle-earth 725. When Aldarion returned two years later, Meneldur perceived that his son was enamored of the Sea. Tar-Meneldur received the Sceptre from his father in 740. At that time, he moved from his home in the Forostar to the house of the Kings in Armenelos. Tar-Meneldur was a good and wise King. For a brief period after Tar-Meneldur became King, Aldarion remained at home to please his father. But soon he went to Sea again and father and son became estranged. Tar-Meneldur restricted the felling of trees to make ships, but Aldarion found another source of timber in Middle-earth and established the port of Lond Daer nearby. In the year 800 when Aldarion was 100 years old, Tar-Meneldur officially proclaimed him the King's Heir as was customary. He also gave Aldarion the title of Lord of the Ships and Havens of Westernesse, but he commanded Aldarion to stop his voyages for a time. In 806, Aldarion asked permission to set sail again and Tar-Meneldur grudgingly agreed. Upon Aldarion's return in 813, Tar-Meneldur expressed concern about his lack of interest in the land and people of Westernesse and suggested he find a wife. Tar-Meneldur was angry when Aldarion set out on another voyage in 816. He refused to allow the Queen or their daughters place the traditional Green Bough of Return on the prow of Aldarion's ship. The Bough was presented by a woman named Erendis who loved Aldarion. Aldarion brought Erendis a diamond when he returned from Middle-earth in 820. Tar-Meneldur was concerned because Aldarion would not commit to marrying her.

In 824, Tar-Meneldur forbade Aldarion to depart from Westernesse again, but Aldarion defied him and embarked on another voyage. Tar-Meneldur revoked his son's title of Lord of the Ships and Havens, shut down his Guildhouse of Venturers and his shipyards, and stopped all harvesting of timber for ships. When Aldarion returned in 829 and learned what his father had done, he departed again immediately on a 14-year voyage. Tar-Meneldur was greatly concerned by his son's long absence. When Aldarion finally came back in 843, Tar-Meneldur rebuked him but then pardoned him and made him Lord of the Ships and Havens again as well as Master of the Forests. Aldarion became betrothed to Erendis in 858 and Tar-Meneldur gave her land and a house in Emerie. Tar-Meneldur encouraged Aldarion to marry Erendis within the usual three-year betrothal period, but Aldarion went on another voyage and the wedding was delayed until 870. In 877, Aldarion set out again without his father's blessing. He promised to return in two years but was gone for five years until 882. Aldarion explained that he had been delayed because of a growing unrest in Middle-earth, and he brought Tar-Meneldur a letter from the Elven-king Gil-galad. Gil-galad warned Tar-Meneldur that a servant of Morgoth was gaining power - although he did not know at the time that it was Sauron. Tar-Meneldur realized that his son had been helping Gil-galad gather information and that he had built the port of Lond Daer in part as a defense against a possible invasion of Eriador from the East. Tar-Meneldur could not decide whether to disrupt the peace of Westernesse by preparing his people for war or to do nothing and risk allowing evil to spread. He decided it was time to pass the Sceptre to Aldarion, who had a better understanding of the troubles in Middle-earth. Most of the members of the Council of the Sceptre - except for Hallatan - tried to dissuade Tar-Meneldur but he was resolved. Aldarion became King of Westernesse the next spring in 883. Tar-Meneldur's reign lasted 143 years. Aldarion continued his voyages after he became King, but Tar-Meneldur refused to act as Regent in his absence, deferring the duty to Hallatan instead. Tar-Meneldur died in 942 at the age of 399. At the time of his birth Meneldur had two elder sisters. His friend was Hatholdir. His wife was Almarian Véantur’s daughter. During the feast Erukyerme in 2A883 he surrendered the sceptre to his son Tar-Aldarion. MENELDUR. (Q). "Heaven-lord". Meneldur-ELENTIRMO. “Star-watcher”. Tar-Meneldur had a tower in Forostar to study the stars. He had to move to Armenelos when he became King in 2A0740. Elentirmo-IRIMON. The “right name of Meneldur. The title Meneldur he took from his love of star-lore. ÍrimonTar-Meneldur

TAR-MINASTIR. (Q). "King Watchtower". From minas meaning "tower" and tir meaning "watch." He was so named because he gazed westward from the tower he built on Oromet. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. rwe11.L:2A1474-1873=399y. R:1731-1869=138y. R:257. Tar-Telperien’s nephew. Minastir sent the fleet against Sauron.His father was Isilmo, the second child of the King Tar-Surion. Isilmo's older sister Telperien succeeded their father and became Ruling Queen of Westernesse. But Tar-Telperien did not marry and had no children so her nephew Minastir was her heir. According to one source (UT, p. 220), Tar-Telperien passed the Sceptre to Tar-Minastir in 1731. But this date appears to be incorrect because the major event of Tar-Minastir's reign was the War of the Elves and Sauron which lasted from 1693 to 1701. In 1695, Tar-Minastir received a request for help from Gil-galad, the King of the Eldar of Lindon on the west coast of Middle-earth. The Eldar were under attack by Sauron who wanted their Rings of Power. Tar-

Minastir assembled a fleet led by Admiral Ciryatur but it was delayed and did not reach the Gulf of Lune until 1700. The Men of Westernesse helped the Eldar drive Sauron's forces back from the River Lune on the border of Lindon. Sauron retreated to Tharbad on the Greyflood, or Gwathlo. Ciryatur sent ships to Lond Daer at the mouth of the Gwathlo and the Men of Westernesse defeated Sauron in the Battle of the Gwathlo in 1701. Sauron returned to Mordor and vowed to take revenge upon the Men of Westernesse. Tar-Minastir built a tall tower on Oromet, a hill near Andunie on the west coast of Westernesse. He spent much of his time looking westward toward the Undying Lands from his tower. He was a friend of the Eldar, but he also envied them. From his time onwards, the Men of Westernesse increasingly yearned for immortality. In 1869, Tar-Minastir was persuaded against his will to surrender the Sceptre to his son Tar-Ciryatan. This was later seen as the first sign of the corruption of the Numenoreans that eventually led to their Downfall. Tar-Minastir died in 1873. MinastirMore usually known by his full title Tar-Minastir, Minastir succeeded to the Sceptre of Númenor after the death of his childless aunt, Queen Tar-Telperiën. He became one of the Númenor's greatest rulers, famed for sending a fleet to the aid of Gil-galad and driving Sauron back into the east of Middle-earth.The name Minastir comes from the Elvish for 'watchtower'. It was given to this King because of the tower he built on Oromet near Andúnië, on the western coasts of Númenor, from which he would look out over the wide ocean towards Eressëa and the Undying Lands.Tar-Minastir Tar-Minastir. The King who drove Sauron out of Eriador.The son of Isilmo, Tar-Minastir inherited the Sceptre of Westernesse on the death of his childless aunt, Queen Tar-Telperiën. His name Minastir means 'watchtower', and comes from the great westward-facing tower he built on the hill of Oromet near Andúnië, from which he would often look out towards the West. In Tar-Minastir's time the Eldar were still beloved by the Men of Westernesse and welcomed by them, and Tar-Minastir had a close alliance with King Gil-galad of Lindon. However, it is also said that he envied their freedom from death, and from that envy a shadow of evil slowly grew over Westernesse in the centuries following his rule.Tar-Minastir was most famous for his actions during the War of the Elves and Sauron1. After the destruction of Eregion, Sauron's forces roamed throughout Eriador, and came close to conquering all of Middle-earth for the Dark Lord. Gil-galad summoned help from Númenor, and Tar-Minastir sent a huge fleet to the aid of the Eldar under admiral Ciryatur. The Númenóreans saved Eriador, and drove Sauron back into the east. With the threat of Sauron contained, it was during Tar-Minastir's later rule that the Númenóreans began to make serious attempts to establish colonies in Middle-earth.Tar-Minastir was King of Númenor for one hundred and thirty-eight years, and passed the Sceptre to his son Tar-Ciryatan in II 1869. He died four years later.Note: The dating of Tar-Minastir's attack on Sauron is a little confused. We have good evidence that he sent out his fleet in II 1695, and that the Númenóreans defeated Sauron in II 1700. However, it's also well established that Tar-Minastir didn't inherit the Sceptre until II 1731, thirty-six years after he dispatched his fleet to Middle-earth.It is difficult to reconcile these dates. We might conjecture that Minastir was acting as a regent or general for Queen Tar-Telperiën, commanding Númenor's armies in her place. That's not impossible, but it's apparently contradicted by comments that explicitly make Tar-Minastir King at that time (for instance 'Then Tar-Minastir the King sent out a great navy...', from The History of Galadriel and Celeborn in Unfinished Tales). To make the timelines fit, we'd have to assume that 'Tar-Minastir the King' actually means 'Tar-Minastir, who later became King'. That's an awkward accommodation, but it seems necessary in order for Tar-Minastir's dates to make sense.

TAR-MINYATUR = ELROS HALFELVEN (rwe01). Name of Elros as the First Ruler of Westernesse.Tar-Minyatur

TAR-MĺRIEL. The name Míriel means "jewel woman" in Quenya. The word mírë means "jewel." The feminine ending -iel denoting "daughter of" in Quenya was apparently rejected by Tolkien at one point but exists in several names. TAR-MIRIEL. Woman of Westernesse. Dúnadan. rwe24a.L:2A3117-3319=202y. R:3255-3255=0y. R:138.

Wife of Ar-Pharazôn; rightful ruler of Westernesse. She was the only child and heir of Tar-Palantir, the twenty-fourth ruler of Westernesse. Miriel was small in stature for a Numenorean, and she was said to have been the most beautiful woman descended from the line of Elros. Miriel may have originally been betrothed to Elentir, the son of Numendil, Lord of Andunie. Elentir was the brother of Amandil, who was friends with Miriel's cousin Pharazon. Pharazon was the son of Tar-Palantir's younger brother Gimilkhad. When Tar-Palantir died in 3255, Miriel should have become the twenty-fifth ruler of Westernesse. But Pharazon forced Miriel to marry him - even though marriages between first cousins were not allowed - and he usurped the Sceptre from her. As King, Ar-Pharazôn was a tyrant. He sought to expand Numenor's domains in Middle-earth, and to that end he challenged Sauron. Ar-Pharazôn brought Sauron to Westernesse as a prisoner in 3262. Sauron used his guile to convince Ar-Pharazôn to attack the Undying Lands in a misguided attempt to gain immortality. Ar-Pharazôn set sail with a fleet in 3319, and in response Eru destroyed Westernesse with a great wave. As Westernesse sank beneath the Sea, Tar-Miriel tried to ascend to the summit of Meneltarma. The mountaintop was sacred to the worship of Eru and Ar-Pharazôn had forbidden anyone to go there. She was overtaken by the wave before she reached the peak and she was the last of all the people of Westernesse to drown. The mountaintop is said to have remained above the Sea as the Isle of Meneltarma though it was never found. In some versions of the story, Miriel is said to have rejected Elentir in favor of Pharazon, but in the published account she was forced to marry Ar-Pharazôn against her will. As Ar-Pharazôn's Queen she was called Ar-Zimraphel or Tar-Miriel. The prefixes Ar in Adunaic Tar in Quenya mean "high." The rulers of Westernesse used this title. It may be that all royal consorts were accorded this title as well, or Miriel may have been granted the privilege because of her position as the rightful heir. Daughter of Tar-Palantír. Forced into marriage by Ar-Pharazôn, and as his queen named in Númenórean speech Ar-Zimraphel. Not a Ruling Queen in 2A3255. At that time she was 138 years old. Second Age.Zimrahil, whom her father called Míriel, was a woman of great beauty, she seemed younger than she really was, smaller in stature than were most woman of that land and with bright eyes.In her youth, Míriel`s father who had friendship with Númendil, the Lord of Andúnië was often with her father guests in Númendils house and she was betrothed to Elentir the oldest of his sons and heir to the Lordship of Andúnië. But Valandil the youngest son had friendship with Pharazôn. When Míriel first time saw him, her eyes and heart were turned to him and his to her but the laws and costums of Númenor lay between them besides the despleasure of her father whom Pharazôn`s father Gimilkhâd opposed in all the ways he could.3255. When Míriel`s father died Míriel ascended the throne with the name Tar-Míriel as the fourth ruling Queen and twentysixth ruler of Númenor (Incl. Tar-Anducal.) and she followed her fathers line.Pharazôn returned. And being enarmoured of Pharazôn they broke the Law of Succession of Númenor and wedded. She forsook the allegience of her father and yielded the Sceptre to Pharazôn. Some say she wedded against her will but the tales says different. Mìriel took the name Ar-Zimraphel and Pharazôn took the title of Ar-Pharazôn

3319. Died in the Downfall of Númenor.-AR-ZIMRAHIL. -AR-ZIMRAPHEL. The name which Ar-Pharazôn forced Tar-Míriel to take. Ar-ZimraphelHer Adunaic named was Zimraphel. The word zimra may mean "jewel." -ILIEN, TAR-. Ilien: -ISTAR. Queen of Númenor. (Replaced by Tar-Ilien).-MIRIEL. Míriel -TAR-ILIEN. Wife of Tar-Kalion. (Replaced ISTAR).-ZIMRAHIL (AR-ZIMRAPHEL).-ZIMRAPHEL (N). The name Ar-Pharazôn forced Tar-Míriel to take. Tar-Míriel

TAR-PALANTIR. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. rwe24..L:2A3035-3255=220y. R:3177-3255=78y. R:142. His original name was Inziladun. He was the son of Ar-Gimilzor and Inzilbeth. He had a younger brother named Gimilkhad. Inziladun was sympathetic to the Faithful who remained loyal to the Eldar and the Valar while the majority of Numenoreans turned against them. Inziladun's mother Inzilbeth was secretly one of the Faithful and she was related to the Lords of Andunie who were leaders of the Faithful. But Ar-Gimilzor oppressed the Faithful and cut ties with the Eldar and the Valar. Ar-Gimilzor's younger son Gimilkhad took after him, but according to the law of Numenor it was Inziladun the elder who became King when Ar-Gimilzor died in 3175. As King, Inziladun did not use his Adunaic name as his father and several of his predecessors had done. Instead he took the name Tar-Palantir in Quenya, the language of the High Eldar, like the earlier rulers of Westernesse. Tar-Palantir means "He who looks afar" and he was far-sighted both in his vision and his insight. He also often visited the tower on Oromet near Andunie to look westward toward the Undying Lands from which the ships of the Eldar used to come before Ar-Gimilzor banned them. Tar-Palantir tried to repent for the deeds of his father and his predecessors. He ended the persecution of the Faithful and he offered prayers to Eru from the Hallow on Meneltarma. He tended the White Tree that had been a gift from the Eldar and he prophesied that when the tree died the line of Kings would end. Tar-Palantir hoped to renew relations with the Eldar and the Valar but it was too late. Tar-Palantir was opposed by his brother Gimilkhad. Gimilkhad had taken over the leadership of their father's supporters - a party previously known as the King's Men though they were now against the King. The majority of Numenoreans sided with Gimilkhad and there was strife between the King's Men and the Faithful. Tar-Palantir married late in life. His only child was a daughter named Miriel. When Tar-Palantir died of weariness and grief in 3255, Miriel should have succeeded him as Ruling Queen of Westernesse. But Pharazon - son of Gimilkhad - forced Miriel to marry him and usurped the Sceptre from her, becoming Ar-Pharazôn, the last King of Westernesse. The date 3175 is given for the start of Tar-Palantir's reign in "The Tale of Years," Appendix B of The Lord of the Rings but this date was changed to 3177 in "The Line of Elros," Unfinished Tales. The name Inziladûn is Adunaic meaning "Flower of the West" from inzil meaning "flower" and adûn meaning "west, westward." As King, he was referred to in Adunaic as Ar-Inziladûn but he used the Quenya nameTar-Palantir meaning "He who looks afar" from palan meaning "far, distant wide" and tir meaning "watch, guard." His name in Númenórean was Ar-Inziladûn. He repented of the ways of the Rulers of Westernesse and took his name in Quenya.-AR-INZILADUN. Ar-Inziladûn-HE WHO LOOKS AFAR. -INZILADÛN, AR-. Elder son of Ar-Gimilzôr and Inzilbêth. After-wards named Tar-Palantír. Inziladûn-NUMELLOTE. “Flower of the West” = Inziladûn. Númellótë 'Flower of the West'.-PALANTIR. (Q). "He who looks afar"".Tar-Palantir

TAR-SÚRION. (Q). "wind son". From súrë meaning "wind" and the masculine ending -ion denoting "son of." TAR-SURION. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. rwe09. L:2A1174-1574=400y. R:1394-1556=162y. R:220. He was the son of Tar-Anarion. He had two older sisters but both of them refused the Sceptre in part because of their fear and dislike of their grandmother, the Ruling Queen Tar-Ancalime. Tar-Surion therefore succeeded their father as King when Tar-Anarion surrendered the Sceptre in 1394. Tar-Surion had a daughter Telperien and a son Isilmo. When Tar-Surion surrendered the Sceptre in 1556 after a 162-year reign, the elder child Telperien succeeded him. Tar-Telperien had no children so her heir was Isilmo's son Tar-Minastir. Tar-Surion died in 1574. Third child and son of Anárion (Tar-). His father’s age is 171. Súrion had two elder sisters who refused the sceptre. LRA1072: L:about 2A1400. Tar-Súrion Súrion

TAR-TELEMMAITË. The name Telemmaitë means "silver-handed" in Quenya from telem, a form of telpë meaning "silver," and maitë meaning "handed." TAR-TELEMMAITE. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. rwe15.L:2A2136-2526=390y. R:2386-2526=140y. R:250. Called Silver-handed for his love of silver. He was the son of Tar-Ancalimon. He became King after his father's death in 2386. Tar-Telemmaite loved silver and he sought new sources of mithril. He died in 2526 and was succeeded by his daughter Tar-Vanimelde. Tar-Telemmaitë

TAR-TELEMNAR = AR-GIMILZOR

TAR-TELPERIËN. The name Telperien contains the Quenya word telpë meaning "silver." Also written as Tar-Telperiën. TAR-TELPERIEN. Woman of Westernesse. Dúnadan. rwe10/2.L:2A1320-1731=411y. R:2A1556-1731=175y. R:236. Tenth ruler of Westernesse. Second Ruling Queen. She was the daughter of Tar-Surion. She had a younger brother Isilmo, but according to the laws of succession Telperien was the King's Heir as the eldest child. She became the second Ruling Queen of Westernesse in 1556. Tar-Telperien did not marry and had no children so her heir was her nephew Minastir son of Isilmo. It is unclear when she surrendered the Sceptre to Minastir. According to one source (UT, p. 220) it was in 1731, the same year she died. But Tar-Minastir's reign apparently began earlier than that because he was King during the War of the Elves and Sauron from 1693 to 1701. The eldest child of King Tar-Súrion, the second Ruling Queen refused to take a husband, and thus died childless. She was succeeded by her nephew, the son of her brother Isilmo, who became King Tar-Minastir.

Tar-Telperiën

TAR-VANIMELDË. Vanimeldë. (Q). "Fair One". The name Vanimeldë is composed of the Quenya vanima meaning "beauty" and melda meaning "beloved." TAR-VANIMELDE. Woman of Westernesse. Dúnadan. rwe16/3.L:2A2277-2637=360y. R:2526-2637=111y. R:249. Sixteenth ruler of Westernesse. Third Ruling Queen.She was the daughter of Tar-Telemmaite. She married a man named Herucalmo who was of royal descent and they had a son Alcarin, born in 2406. Tar-Vanimelde succeeded her father after his death in 2526. She was the third and last Ruling Queen of Westernesse. Tar-Vanimelde enjoyed music and dancing and she let her husband Herucalmo rule Westernesse in her stead. When Tar-Vanimelde died in 2637, Herucalmo withheld the Sceptre from their son Alcarin and continued to rule Westernesse under the name Tar-Anducal. He is not counted as a rightful ruler of Westernesse. Tar-Alcarin became the seventeenth ruler of Westernesse after his father's death in 2657. After Tar-Telperiën there were no further Ruling Queens for nearly eight hundred years, until Tar-Telemmaitë was succeeded by his daughter Tar-Vanimeldë. She had little concern for the business of ruling her kingdom, and so her husband Herucalmo effectively acted as regent during her reign. After her death, without any legal right, he installed himself as her successor Tar-Anducal, and held the Sceptre for twenty years until his death. At that time the rightful King, Tar-Alcarin, took on the rule of Númenor.Tar-Vanimeldë

TELEMMAITE, TAR = TAR-TELEMMAITE TELEMNAR, TAR = AR-GIMILZOR TELPERIEN, TAR = TAR-TELPERIEN

TINDÓMIEL. (Q). "Twilight-lady". Her name means "Morning Star" in Quenya (an assimilation of tindómë = "twilight of dawn" and el = "star"). Her name means "Morning Star" in Quenya (an assimilation of tindómë = "twilight of dawn" and el = "star"). It can also be taken as "daughter of twilight", with -iel being a feminine suffix. In that case, it is a cognate of TinúvielTINDOMIEL. Woman of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L: Tindómiel's dates are not recorded, but we know that she must have been born after 2A61 (the date of birth of her elder brother Vardamir). In cases where we do have dates, the Númenóreans typically left a period of ten years or more between children, so Tindómiel was most likely born in or after 2A71. Assuming her lifespan was equivalent to that of her brother, she would have lived until about 2A481.Daughter of Elros Tar-Minyatur. Tindomiel was the second child and only daughter of Elros, the first King of Westernesse. She had an older brother Vardamir Nolimon and two younger brothers, Manwendil and Atanalcar. Her birth and death dates are not known. The name Tindómiel probably means "daughter of twilight" in Quenya. The word tindómë means "starry twilight." The feminine ending -iel meaning "daughter of" in Quenya was apparently rejected by Tolkien at one point but exists in names such as Uineniel meaning "daughter of Uinen." Second child and only daughter of Elros.

Tindómiel

UINENIEL = ERENDIS

ULBAR. The name Ulbar is probably in the Adunaic language of Westernesse but its meaning is not known. Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan of Emerië. L:2A0750/. Shepherd and mariner of Westernesse. Ulbar lived in Emerie in the grassy Inlands of Westernesse. He had a wife and a son named Ibal. Ulbar worked as a shepherd for Hallatan, the Lord of Hyarastorni. When Ulbar learned of the deeds of the Venturers he left home and went to Sea with the Great Captain Aldarion. Ulbar accompanied Aldarion on a voyage from 877 to 882 of the Second Age. Upon their return, Ulbar's wife welcomed him and the shepherds had a celebration. Aldarion's wife Erendis was cold and unwelcoming, so Aldarion gave a ruby ring from Gil-galad intended for Erendis to Ulbar's wife instead. Mariner of Tar-Aldarion. Ulbar ULBAR’S WIFE. Woman of Westernesse. Dúnadan of Emerië. L:2A0750/.

VALANDIL (1). Elendil’s father in The Lost Road. See also Valandil the Lord of Andúnië.VALANDIL (2). Elendil’s brother in The Fall of Númenor. VALANDIL (3). Preceding or varying with Elendil. See Orendil.VALANDIL (4). Son of Elendil. Isildur?VALANDIL (5). Son of Isildur.

VALANDIL OF ANDUNIE. Valandil means "friend of the Valar" or "devoted to the Valar." The element ndil means "devotion." Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0630-?. First Lord of Andunie in Westernesse; ancestor of the Kings of Gondor and Arnor. Valandil was born in 630 of the Second Age. His father was Elatan of Andunie - a haven on the west coast of Westernesse. His mother was Silmarien, daughter of Tar-Elendil, the fourth King of Westernesse. Valandil became the first Lord of Andunie. He represented the western region of Andustar on the Council of the Sceptre which advised the King. He was the nephew of the King Tar-Meneldur and the cousin of Aldarion, the King's Heir. In 850, Valandil hosted a feast for Aldarion who came to Andunie with Erendis, the woman he was courting. Valandil proposed a toast to Erendis and called her "Lady of the Sea," but Erendis was not pleased because she viewed the Sea as a rival for Aldarion's attention. After Aldarion and Erendis were married in 870, Valandil held another feast for them which was attended by Eldar from the Undying Lands. The name of Valandil's son and heir is not known. From Valandil were descended seventeen more Lords of Andunie, the last of whom was Amandil, father of Elendil. When Westernesse was destroyed in 3319, Elendil escaped and founded the Kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor in Middle-earth. Only child and son of Elatan of Andúnië and Silmariën. Silmariën was the eldest daughter of Tar-Elendil. Valandil was the First Lord of Andúnië. The family lived in Andustar. From Valandil came the Lords of Andúnië. Amandil was the Last Lord.Valandil of Númenor The son of Silmariën and therefore grandson of King Tar-Elendil of Númenor. If the laws of succession had been as they later became, Valandil would have become King of Númenor in his own right. Instead, he became the founding Lord of Andúnië.

VALANDIL’S WIFE. Woman of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0630/. Wife of Valandil the first Lord of Andúnië.

VALANDIL. Man of Westernesse, Man of Gondor, Man of Arnor. Dúnadan. Kar03. B:2A3430?L:2A3426-3A0249=264y. R:3A0010-0249=239y. R:25. Fourth child and fourth son of Isildur. Valandil had three elder brothers: Elendur, Aratan, Ciryon. 3A0002: His father and his elder brothers slain in the Battle of the Gladden Fields. Valandil lived in Rivendell with his mother. He was 17 years old. He received the sceptre of Arnor (Annúminas) in 3A0010 on reaching his majority (25). Elendil the Tall was the First (High) King of Arnor. Isildur was the Second (High) King of Arnor. Valandil’s son Eldacar became the Fourth (High) King of Arnor.-HEIR OF ISILDUR. -VALANDUR. Valandil was Isildur's fourth and youngest son. He was born in Rivendell. That same year, the Last Alliance of Elves and Men was formed to oppose Sauron. Isildur and his three eldest sons Elendur, Aratan, and Ciryon marched to Mordor to fight the War of the Last Alliance, while Valandil remained in Rivendell with his mother. Isildur and his sons survived the war, but on the way back to Rivendell in the year 2 of the Third Age they were slain by Orcs in the Gladden Fields. Isildur's esquire Ohtar brought the shards of Narsil to Valandil in Rivendell. Upon coming of age in the year 10, Valandil became the King of the North-kingdom of Arnor. Valandil did not claim the title of High King of both Gondor and Arnor as his father had done. Instead, the South-kingdom of Gondor was ruled by Valandil's cousin Meneldil - the son of Isildur's brother Anarion - and the two kingdoms became separated. Valandil moved to the northern capital of Annuminas. A replica of the Elendilmir was made for him to replace the original which Isildur had been wearing when he was lost. Valandil died in 249. He was succeeded by his son Eldacar, and all the subsequent leaders of the Dunedain of the North were his direct descendants. At the end of the Third Age, Aragorn of the House of Valandil became King of the Reunited Kingdom of Gondor and Arnor. Valandil means "friend of the Valar" or "devoted to the Valar." The element ndil means "devotion." Valandil was named after his ancestor who was the first of the Lords of Andunie in Numenor. Valandil of Arnor

VALANDUR. Son of Isildur(?).

VANIMELDE, TAR = TAR-VANIMELDE

VARDAMIR. (Q). "Varda-jewel". VARDAMIR NOLIMON. (Vardamir Nólimon). Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. rwe02. L:2A0061-0471=410y. R:0442-0442=1y. R:381. He never took the sceptre.

Second ruler of Westernesse, though he did not reign. Vardamir Nolimon was the son of Elros Tar-Minyatur. He was born in Westernesse in the year 61 of the Second Age. He had three younger siblings: a sister Tindomiel and two brothers, Manwendil and Atanalcar. Vardamir Nolimon was a scholar. He gathered ancient lore from Eldar and Men. He had four children: a son Amandil, a daughter Vardilme, and two more sons named Aulendil and Nolondil. Elros Tar-Minyatur lived to the age of 500 - the longest life of any Numenorean. When Elros died in 442, Vardamir was already 381. He decided not to accept the kingship but instead passed the Sceptre directly to his heir Amandil. However, in the Scroll of Kings, Vardamir is listed as the second King of Westernesse with a reign of one year, from 442 to 443. Tar-Amandil's reign officially began in 443 though he ruled from the time of Elros' death. Vardamir Nolimon died in the year 471 at the age of 410. The name Vardamir is composed of Varda - one of the Valar whose name means "The Exalted" or "The Lofty" - and the word mir meaning "jewel." The name Nólimon - containing the word nólë meaning "study, lore, knowledge" - was given to Vardamir because of his scholarship. Vardamir is the only ruler of Westernesse not to use the prefix Tar or Ar meaning "high" and denoting "King, Queen" probably because he did not actually reign. Called Nólimon for his love of ancient lore, which he gathered from the Eldar and Men. First child and elder son of Elros Tar-Minyatur. Accounted the second Ruler of Westernesse although he did not ascend the throne. Upon the departure of Elros, being then 381 years of age, he gave the sceptre to his son Amandil. Nonetheless he is deemed to have reigned one year. Thereafter it remained the costum until the days of Tar-Atanamir that the King should yield the sceptre to his successor before he died; and the Kings died of free will while yet in vigour of mind.Officially ruled for one year to 2A0443. Because of Elros' long life, his son was already very old - even by Númenórean standards - at the time he inherited the Sceptre. Accordingly, he passed the Kingship directly to his own son, though the records of Westernesse counted Vardamir as having ruled for a single year. -NÓLIMON. (Q). "Man of lore, knowledge". Name given to Vardamir, son of Elros, for his chief love for ancient lore, which he gathered from the Eldar and Men. NólimonVardamir Vardamir Nólimon

VARDILMË. VARDILME. Woman of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0203-?. Sister of Tar-Amandil of Westernesse. She was the daughter and second child of Vardamir Nolimon. In addition to her older brother Tar-Amandil, she had two younger brothers, Aulendil and Nolondil. Vardilme's date of death is unknown. The name Vardilmë probably means "devoted to Varda." Varda was one of the Valar. The ending dilmë may be a feminine form of ndil meaning "devotion." Second child and only daughter of Vardamir Nolimon. Vardilmë

VÉANTUR.VEANTUR.

Man of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0451-?. Mariner of Westernesse.Veantur was the Captain of the King's Ships during the reign of Tar-Elendil. He lived on the south side of the Firth of Romenna on Numenor's east coast. His house had a quay for docking boats and he travelled by water whenever possible. In 600 of the Second Age, Véantur achieved the first voyage from Westernesse to Middle-earth. His ship was the Entulesse, meaning "Return." He sailed to the Grey Havens and met Gil-galad, the High King of the Eldar who lived in Lindon on the west coast of Middle-earth. A friendship and alliance began between the Men of Westernesse and the Eldar of Lindon. Véantur also went to the Tower Hills and met with twelve representatives of the Men of Eriador. Véantur and his mariners were surprised to find that the Men of Eriador were not very different from themselves and that their languages had common elements. The Numenoreans had previously believed that the only Men remaining in Middle-earth were the descendants of Morgoth's evil servants. Véantur remained in Middle-earth from the spring of 600 to the fall of 601, when he returned to Westernesse. Afterwards Westernesse became a great seafaring power and ships embarked on voyages of exploration and discovery. Véantur had a daughter named Almarian who married Tar-Elendil's son Tar-Meneldur. Their son Aldarion was born in 700. Véantur taught his grandson about ships and sailing. In 725, Véantur took Aldarion to Middle-earth in a ship named the Numerramar, or "West-wings." At the Grey Havens, Aldarion met Cirdan the Shipwright who instructed him in seamanship. Véantur and Aldarion returned to Westernesse in 727. Véantur did not go to Sea again. He gave the Numerramar to Aldarion who became a great mariner before he succeeded Tar-Meneldur as King of Westernesse. The name Vëantur may mean "Sea master" in Quenya. The word vëa was used to mean "Sea" in early writings, though the word for "Sea" was later changed to ëar. Another meaning of vëa is "adult, manly, vigorous." The word tur means "power, mastery, victory." Captain of the King’s Ships of Tar-Elendil. Grandfather of Tar-Aldarion. Commander of the first ship to return to Middle-earth. 2A0600 Spring: First voyage of Vëantur (149) with his ship the Entulessë. He had a meeting with Gil-galad and Círdan. He had also a meeting with descendants of the Houses of Beor and Marach on the Tower Hills.2A0725 Spring: Last voyage of Vëantur with his ship the Númerrámar to Middle-earth. Aldarion (Tar-) went with him. Vëantur -CAPTAIN OF THE KING'S SHIPS.Captain of the King’s ShipsSee also SHIPS   > ENTULESSE, NUMERRAMAR.

VORONDA = ELENDIL THE TALL

YÁVIEN. (Q). YAVIEN. Woman of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0371-?. She was the daughter of Nolondil who was a younger son of Vardamir Nolimon, the second ruler of Westernesse. Yavien had two younger brothers: Oromendil and Axantur. The name Yávien appears to contain the Quenya word yávë meaning "fruit" and the feminine ending -ien. Eldest child and only daughter of Nolondil, Vardamir’s son. -YAVIE. In some older sources, her name is spelled Yávië. Yávien

ZAMÎN. (Q). ZAMIN. Woman of Westernesse. Dúnadan. L:2A0700/. Old woman in the service of Erendis.

Zamin was a country woman who lived in Emerie - the grassy inland region of Westernesse predominantly used for raising sheep. She worked at the white house of Erendis, the wife of Aldarion. Erendis employed only female servants in her household. Zamin was not daunted by Erendis like the other servants were and she spoke more freely than they did. When Erendis's daughter Ancalime wanted to avoid unwanted suitors, Zamin helped her run away to a farm near Hyarastorni disguised as a shepherdess. It was there that Ancalime met her future husband Hallacar. The name Zamîn appears to be in the Adunaic language of Westernesse. The meaning is unknown. Ancalimë’s childhood companion. An old women who lived near Erendis' house in Emerië. She helped Ancalimë to escape from suitors by disguising herself as a shepherdess on a farm on the lands of Hallatan of Hyarastorni. Zamîn

ZIMRAHIL, AR = TAR–MIRIEL ZIMRAPHEL, AR = TAR-MIRIELZIMRATHON, AR = AR-ZIMRATHON

MEN OF WESTERNESSE. See HEIR(S) OF ANARION, HEIR(S) OF ELENDIL, HEIR(S) OF ISILDUR, HOUSE OF ANARION, HOUSE OF ISILDUR, LINE OF ANARION, LINE Of ELENDIL, , LINE OF ISILDUR, NORTHERN LINE, SOUTHERN LINE. HEIR(S) OF ELENDIL, HOUSE OF ELENDIL. KING’S HEIR (OF NUMENOR). King’s Heir

HOUSE OF ELROS (dynasty). Kings of Westernesse. House of ElrosHOUSE OF ELENDIL (dynasty). Kings of Arnor and Kings of Gondor. See MEN OF ARNOR and MEN OF GONDOR

LINE OF ELROS. Line of Elros

MEN OF WESTERNESSE. Men of WesternesseMen of Númenor

-KINGS OF NUMENOR. The House of Elros, ruling Westernesse by authority of the Gods from its founding in 2A32 until the Downfall in 2A3319. At first the descent passed from father to eldest son. After the death of Tar-Aldarion the sceptre passed to the eldest child.(Change of the Law in 2A798). There were 24 Ruling Kings and 3 Ruling Queens. After Vardamir Nólimon surrendered the sceptre to his son Amandil it remained the custum until the days of Tar-Atanamir that the King should yield the sceptre to his successor before he died; and the Kings died of free will while yet in vigour of mind. The first rulers took the throne with Quenya regnal names. The last (except Tar-Palantír) used Adûnaic names, although many or all of them recorded Quenya forms in the Scroll of the Kings. The symbol of the Rulers of Westernesse was the Sceptre.A heirloom was the sword Aranrúth.King of NúmenorKING OF NUMENORE. King of Númenórë. The Father of the Isle of Númenor. The rare High-elven form of the title much more usually seen as 'King of Númenor'. In fact, it occurs in only one recorded instance, in a letter from Gil-galad to Tar-Meneldur the fifth King. King of NúmenórëQueen of NúmenorRuling Queen of Númenor-BLACK NUMENOREANS. --FUINUR. (N?). Lord of the Haradrim. Maybe one of the Nazgûl.--HERUMOR. (Q). "Black Lord". Lord of the Haradrim. Maybe one of the Nazgûl.See also SOUTHMEN Black NúmenóreansFather of the Isle

-ADUNAI. (Adûnâi). -ADUNAIM. (Adûnâim).-ANADUNI.-ANADUNIANS.-ATALANTEANS.-DUNEDAIN-ELF-FRIENDS, -FAITHFUL THE. The opponents of the King’s Men. See also Ar-Gimilzôr and Inzilbêth.Those among the Men of Westernesse who turned aside from the policies of the later Kings of Númenor, and remained faithful to the will of the Valar. -FREAFIRAS. “Lordly Men. Fréafíras.-GREAT MEN. -HIGH MEN. High Men The Númenóreans and their descendants.-HEAFIRAS. “Lordly Men”. Héafíras.-KINGS FROM OVER SEA. -KINGS OF MEN. Kings of Men-KINGS OF OLD. -KING’S ARCHERS. King’s ArchersThe archers of the armies of Westernesse. The steel-bowed archers of the armies of Númenor during the later Second Age, when the Númenóreans carved out dominions in Middle-earth. Their arrows were famously one ell long (that is, 1.143 m, or nearly four feet). -KING’S HEIR. King’s Heir-KING’S MEN. King’s Men-KING’S PARTY. King’s Party Those who turned against the Valar-LORDLY MEN.-LORDS OF ANDUNIE. The Lords of Andunie, descended from Valandil, son of Silmarien, were the highest nobles of Westernesse. Lord of Andúnië-LORDS OF THE SEA. -LORDS OF THE HARADRIM. Fuinur and Herumor.-MEN OF NUMENOR IN MIDDLE-EARTH. -MEN OF THE SEA. Men of the SeaThe mariners of Númenor-MEN OF THE WEST. -MEN THAT CAME OUT OF THE SEA. -MIGHTY OF THE WEST. Mighty of the West-NIMRUZIRIM. Nimruzîrim. "Elf-friends". i.c. People of Elendil the Elf-friend.-NUMENOREANS. (Númenóreans). Númenóreans-PEOPLE OF WESTERNESSE.-RACE OF WESTERNESSE. -SAURONIANS. -SEA-KINGS.-TURKINDI. “Lordly Men”.-UINENDILI. (Q) “Lovers of Uinen”. Guild of Venturers.-VENTURERS. VenturersA guild of sailors and explorers formed in Westernesse by Aldarion, later to be King Tar-Aldarion. --GUILDHOUSE OF THE VENTURERS. Guildhouse of the VenturersThe seaborne home of the mariners of Númenor-WESTERN MEN. -WESTFARERS.

See also BATTLES > BATTLE OF THE GWATHLO, BATTLE OF THE GLADDEN FIELDS.

See also THINGS : BOUGH OF RETURN, HEIRLOOMS, MITHRIL, SCEPTRE OF THE SEA-KINGS,SCROLL OF THE KINGS.

CALENDAR OF WESTERNESSE in CALENDARSCAVES OF THE FORGOTTEN, COUNCIL OF NUMENOR, DAYS OF PRIDE in CALENDARSDUNEDAIN, GREAT ARMAMENT,GUILD OF VENTURERS. (UINENDILI). The brotherhood of mariners formed by Tar-Aldarion.UinendiliGUILD OD WEAPENSMITHS. The Guild of Weaponsmiths made fine swords, but initially these were only used as heirlooms since Numenor was at peace and Numenoreans did not bear arms in their own land. Each King's Heir received a new sword. The Weaponsmiths also made axes and spears, as well as bows and steel-tipped arrows which were used for hunting and archery.

LANGUAGE OF WESTERNESSE,.

GREAT SHIPS. Of the Wizards and the Men of Westernesse. See also SHIPS and WIZARDS