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

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Dates Known to be extant II 877 - II 8821 Location Dwelt in the Westlands (Andustar) of Númenor Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Númenóreans Pronunciation he'nderch (ch as in German 'Bach') Meaning Uncertain2 Indexes: Alphabetical: H Men About this entry: Updated 22 February 2023 This entry is complete A mariner under Aldarion’s command Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A Man of the region of Númenor known as the Andustar or Westlands. He seems to have belonged to the Guild of Venturers: at least, he sailed with his great captain on at least one of his voyages to Middle-earth. After their return to Númenor on the ship Hirilondë, Henderch accompanied his lord into the west of the island. He was with the King's Heir on his fateful last visit to Erendis in Emerië, shortly before Tar-Meneldur chose to pass on the Sceptre to Aldarion his son. Notes 1 Our only direct reference to Henderch's dates is to the voyage of the vessel Hirilondë, the ship on which he served as a mariner under the Great Captain Aldarion. He sailed from Númenor on that ship in II 877, and returned five years later in II 882. To serve as a sailor, Henderch must have been born some decades before II 877, and there is no reason to imagine that he did not live long after the ship's return, but we have no specific evidence for him outside this brief range of dates in the [ninth century](../chronicle.html?startyear=801&startage=2&endyear=900&endage=2&c=The Ninth Century of the Second Age) of the Second Age. 2 The meaning of Henderch's name is not explained, nor is its derivation by any means obvious, though it seems to contain hen(d), meaning 'eye' (as, for example, in Amon Hen, the 'Hill of the Eye'). The ending -erch would normally mean 'spine' or 'thorn', but this does not seem to be particularly meaningful as part of a personal name. Conceivably the name was intended metaphorically as meaning something like 'sharp-eyed', though this is necessarily rather speculative. Indexes: Alphabetical: H Men About this entry: Updated 22 February 2023 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2023. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Your complete and comprehensive introduction to DISC personality profiling - download free.

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Dates Known to be extant II 877 - II 8821 Location Dwelt in the Westlands (Andustar) of Númenor Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Númenóreans Pronunciation he'nderch (ch as in German 'Bach') Meaning Uncertain2 Indexes: Alphabetical: H Men About this entry: Updated 22 February 2023 This entry is complete A mariner under Aldarion’s command

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A Man of the region of Númenor known as the Andustar or Westlands. He seems to have belonged to the Guild of Venturers: at least, he sailed with his great captain on at least one of his voyages to Middle-earth. After their return to Númenor on the ship Hirilondë, Henderch accompanied his lord into the west of the island. He was with the King's Heir on his fateful last visit to Erendis in Emerië, shortly before Tar-Meneldur chose to pass on the Sceptre to Aldarion his son. Notes 1 Our only direct reference to Henderch's dates is to the voyage of the vessel Hirilondë, the ship on which he served as a mariner under the Great Captain Aldarion. He sailed from Númenor on that ship in II 877, and returned five years later in II 882. To serve as a sailor, Henderch must have been born some decades before II 877, and there is no reason to imagine that he did not live long after the ship's return, but we have no specific evidence for him outside this brief range of dates in the [ninth century](../chronicle.html?startyear=801&startage=2&endyear=900&endage=2&c=The Ninth Century of the Second Age) of the Second Age. 2 The meaning of Henderch's name is not explained, nor is its derivation by any means obvious, though it seems to contain hen(d), meaning 'eye' (as, for example, in Amon Hen, the 'Hill of the Eye'). The ending -erch would normally mean 'spine' or 'thorn', but this does not seem to be particularly meaningful as part of a personal name. Conceivably the name was intended metaphorically as meaning something like 'sharp-eyed', though this is necessarily rather speculative. Indexes: Alphabetical: H Men About this entry: Updated 22 February 2023 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2023. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Your complete and comprehensive introduction to DISC personality profiling - download free.