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Dates
II 192 - II 603 (lived 411 years); King of Númenor II 4421 - II 590 (ruled 148 years)
Race
Men
Division
Dúnedain
Culture
Númenóreans
Family
House of Elros
Settlements
The seat of the Kings of Númenor was at Armenelos
Pronunciation
ta'rr-a'mandil ('rr' indicates that the final r sound of 'Tar' should be distinctly pronounced)
Meaning
'King, devoted to Aman'
Other names
Amandil
Titles
Father of the Isle, Heir of Eärendil, King of the Dúnedain, King of Númenor, King of Númenórë, King of the Númenóreans, Ruler of Númenor

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Tar-Amandil

The third King of Númenor

Vardamir
Nólimon
Tar-Amandil
Vardilmë
Aulendil
Nolondil
Tar-Elendil
Eärendur
Mairen

The grandson of Elros Tar-Minyatur. When the time came for his father Vardamir to take the Sceptre, he refused it and passed the Kingship directly to Tar-Amandil (though legally Vardamir was held to be the second King). Tar-Amandil was in turn succeeded by his son Tar-Elendil.


Notes

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Tar-Amandil's father Vardamir abdicated immediately on his succession in the year II 442, so that in practice Tar-Amandil immediately succeeded his grandfather Elros Tar-Minyatur as King of Númenor. Legally, Vardamir was held to have ruled for a year, but the date of II 442 is the year Tar-Amandil actually became King, discounting Vardamir's notional one-year reign.

See also...

Amandil, Aulendil, Caliondo, Eärendur, King of Númenor, Mairen, Malantur, Nólimon, Oromendil, Parmaitë, Star-watcher, Tar-Elendil, Vardamir Nólimon, Vardilmë, Yávien

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