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a'rr-adoo'nakhorr (where 'rr' emphasises that the final 'r' sound should be pronounced)
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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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Ar-AdûnakhôrThe first King of Númenor to be named in Adûnaic
Adûnakhôr was born in the year II 2709, at the time when his great-grandfather Tar-Alcarin held the Sceptre of Númenor. When Adûnakhôr was twenty-eight years old, his grandfather Tar-Calmacil succeeded as King. Until that time it had been tradition for the Kings of Númenor to take their names in Elvish form, but Tar-Calmacil became the first to use a name in his native Adûnaic. Though he officially used the Elvish name Tar-Calmacil, privately Calmacil was known by the name Ar-Belzagar. This convention was carried on by Tar-Calmacil's son (and Adûnakhôr's father), whose royal name was Tar-Ardamin, but who was referred to by the King's Men by the Adûnaic name Ar-Abattârik. When Adûnakhôr succeeded in turn to become Númenor's twentieth ruler, he took this rejection of the Elvish tongues to an extreme degree. Not only did he publicly take a name in his native tongue - Ar-Adûnakhôr, 'Lord of the West' - but he even went so far as to ban the use of Elvish languages from use in his kingdom.1 It was thus during his reign that the Elves no longer travelled openly to the land of Númenor, but came only secretly to its western shores, where still many of the Faithful were friendly to them. Ar-Adûnakhôr ruled Númenor for sixty-three years, and was succeeded by his son, who ruled as Ar-Zimrathôn. Notes
See also...Adûnakhôr, Ar-Abattârik, Ar-Sakalthôr, Ar-Zimrathôn, Gimilzagar, Herunúmen, King of Númenor, King’s Party, Lord of the West, Lords of the West, Númenor, Númenórean Sindarin, Scroll of Kings, Tar-Ardamin, Tar-Calmacil, [See the full list...] For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2008, 2019. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus helps you create a completely customised candidate experience for your DISC personality testing portal. |