The Encyclopedia of Arda - Amandil (original) (raw)

ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates Born c. II 3029;1 sailed into the West II 33162 Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Númenóreans Family Descended from a branch of the House of Elros through Silmariën, elder daughter of Tar-Elendil Settlements Andúnië, in the western Andustar region of Númenor Pronunciation a'mandil3 Meaning 'Devoted to Aman' Titles Lord of Andúnië Indexes: Alphabetical: A Men About this entry: Updated 8 September 2007 Updates planned: 3 Noble father of Elendil Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Númendil Amandil Elendil Lords of Andúnië Lord of Andúnië and father of Elendil. 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. Notes 1 Amandil's actual birthdate is not recorded. The date of approximately II 3029 shown here is an estimate based on a typical Númenórean generation of ninety years, counting back from the birth of Amandil's son Elendil. 2 There are two dates given for Amandil's final journey in volume XII of The History of Middle-earth. The other is II 3310, but the date of II 3316 given here seems to represent Tolkien's final intention. 3 Or 'ama'ndil'. The position of the stress here depends on the interpretation of the 'nd' in Amandil's name: in English, it is a double consonant, and so the stress goes on the second syllable. In Elvish writing, however, 'nd' was a single consonant, which would place the stress on the first syllable. See also... Elendil, House of Elendil, Isildur, Lord of Andúnië, Númendil, Seeing-stones of Númenor, Seven Seeing Stones, Seven Stones, Sunset, The Fair Indexes: Alphabetical: A Men About this entry: Updated 8 September 2007 Updates planned: 3 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2005, 2007. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.The powerful, accurate, cost-effective DISC personality test developed and improved for 30 years.

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Dates Born c. II 3029;1 sailed into the West II 33162 Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Númenóreans Family Descended from a branch of the House of Elros through Silmariën, elder daughter of Tar-Elendil Settlements Andúnië, in the western Andustar region of Númenor Pronunciation a'mandil3 Meaning 'Devoted to Aman' Titles Lord of Andúnië Indexes: Alphabetical: A Men About this entry: Updated 8 September 2007 Updates planned: 3 Noble father of Elendil

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Númendil

Amandil

Elendil Lords of Andúnië Lord of Andúnië and father of Elendil. 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. Notes 1 Amandil's actual birthdate is not recorded. The date of approximately II 3029 shown here is an estimate based on a typical Númenórean generation of ninety years, counting back from the birth of Amandil's son Elendil. 2 There are two dates given for Amandil's final journey in volume XII of The History of Middle-earth. The other is II 3310, but the date of II 3316 given here seems to represent Tolkien's final intention. 3 Or 'ama'ndil'. The position of the stress here depends on the interpretation of the 'nd' in Amandil's name: in English, it is a double consonant, and so the stress goes on the second syllable. In Elvish writing, however, 'nd' was a single consonant, which would place the stress on the first syllable. See also... Elendil, House of Elendil, Isildur, Lord of Andúnië, Númendil, Seeing-stones of Númenor, Seven Seeing Stones, Seven Stones, Sunset, The Fair Indexes: Alphabetical: A Men About this entry: Updated 8 September 2007 Updates planned: 3 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2005, 2007. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.The powerful, accurate, cost-effective DISC personality test developed and improved for 30 years.