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

Dates Race Division Culture Family Settlements Pronunciation ana'rdil Meaning 'Devoted to the Sun' Other names Titles Captain of the King's Ships, Captain of Ships, Father of the Isle, Great Captain, Heir of Eärendil, King of the Dúnedain, King of Númenor, King of Númenórë, King of the Númenóreans, Lord of the Havens, Lord of the Ships and Havens of Númenor, The Mariner-king, Master of the Forests, Ruler of Númenor Note This Anardil of the Second Age is not to be confused with the much later King Anardil of Gondor; Anardil of Númenor is almost always named Aldarion in the histories, or (after his accession to the Kingship of Númenor) Tar-Aldarion Indexes: Alphabetical: A Men About this entry: Updated 3 December 2022 This entry is complete The birth-name of Tar-Aldarion While Tar-Elendil ruled as the fourth King of Númenor, his Heir Meneldur had a son of his own. He named that child Anardil, 'Devoted to the Sun', perhaps because of the golden hair the boy had inherited from Almarian, his mother. He quickly grew to become a proud but generous youth, and became enamoured of sea-going and adventure. As his experience and reputation as a mariner grew, he planted great forests to provide wood for ship-building, and from them he received his more famous name, Aldarion, probably meaning 'son of the trees'. Almost all records of his life refer to him has 'Aldarion' rather than 'Anardil', or (after he inherited the Kingship) as 'Tar-Aldarion'. There are a very few exceptions: his 'official' full name as King's Heir seems to have been 'Anardil Aldarion', while his grandfather Vëantur called him Anardilya, a familiar form of his birth-name. Indexes: Alphabetical: A Men About this entry: Updated 3 December 2022 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2003, 2016, 2022. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability for a role, but aptitude can also be crucial.