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Dates II 1474 - II 1873 (lived [399 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=1474&startage=2&endyear=1873&endage=2&c=The Lifetime of Minastir)); King of Númenor II 1731 - II 1869 (ruled [138 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=1731&startage=2&endyear=1869&endage=2&c=The Reign of King Tar-Minastir)) Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Númenóreans Family House of Elros Settlements The seat of the Kings of Númenor was at Armenelos Pronunciation mina'steerr ('rr' indicates that the final r sound should be distinctly pronounced) Meaning 'Watchtower' Other names Tar-Minastir Titles Father of the Isle, King of Númenor, King of Númenórë Indexes: Alphabetical: M Men About this entry: Updated 6 August 2011 This entry is complete The eleventh ruler of Númenor Isilmo Minastir(Tar-Minastir) Tar-Ciryatan More 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. See also... King of Númenor, Tar-Minastir Indexes: Alphabetical: M Men About this entry: Updated 6 August 2011 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2006, 2011. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Axiom Discovery gives you comprehensive online aptitude testing covering core skills across a wide range of disciplines.

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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 II 1474 - II 1873 (lived [399 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=1474&startage=2&endyear=1873&endage=2&c=The Lifetime of Minastir)); King of Númenor II 1731 - II 1869 (ruled [138 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=1731&startage=2&endyear=1869&endage=2&c=The Reign of King Tar-Minastir)) Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Númenóreans Family House of Elros Settlements The seat of the Kings of Númenor was at Armenelos Pronunciation mina'steerr ('rr' indicates that the final r sound should be distinctly pronounced) Meaning 'Watchtower' Other names Tar-Minastir Titles Father of the Isle, King of Númenor, King of Númenórë Indexes: Alphabetical: M Men About this entry: Updated 6 August 2011 This entry is complete The eleventh ruler of Númenor Isilmo

Minastir(Tar-Minastir)

Tar-Ciryatan More 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. See also... King of Númenor, Tar-Minastir Indexes: Alphabetical: M Men About this entry: Updated 6 August 2011 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2006, 2011. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Axiom Discovery gives you comprehensive online aptitude testing covering core skills across a wide range of disciplines.