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Dates
II 3117 - II 3319 (lived 202 years); Queen of Númenor from II 3255 (64 years)
Race
Men
Division
Dúnedain
Culture
Númenóreans
Family
House of Elros
Settlements
Armenelos
Pronunciation
a'rr-zi'mrafel ('rr' indicates that the final r sound of 'Ar' should be distinctly pronounced)
Meaning
The prefix Ar signifies 'Queen'; the meaning of Zimraphel is uncertain1
Titles
Queen of Númenor
Other names
Míriel, Tar-Míriel

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Ar-Zimraphel

The unwilling Queen to Ar-Pharazôn

When the wise King Tar-Palantir died, the Sceptre of Númenor should rightfully have passed to his only child, his daughter Míriel. Instead, his nephew Pharazôn usurped the throne, and forced Míriel to become his Queen, giving her the royal name of Ar-Zimraphel. Years later, King Ar-Pharazôn left Ar-Zimraphel in Númenor when he sailed on the Blessed Realm with an invading army. When the resulting storm came against the Isle she tried to ascend the Holy Mountain of the Meneltarma, but was lost in the Downfall with almost all her people.


Notes

1

The Adûnaic names used by the later royalty of Númenor commonly had the same meaning as their Elvish equivalents, and so Zimraphel probably carries the same meaning as Míriel, 'jewel-daughter'. Lacking an explicit translation, however, it is impossible to be absolutely confident of this interpretation, especially as the name is sometimes given in unpublished notes as Zimrahil rather than Zimraphel.

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Ar-Zimraphel

The unwilling Queen to Ar-Pharazôn

Dates
II 3117 - II 3319 (lived 202 years); Queen of Númenor from II 3255 (64 years)
Race
Men
Division
Dúnedain
Culture
Númenóreans
Family
House of Elros
Settlements
Armenelos
Pronunciation
a'rr-zi'mrafel ('rr' indicates that the final r sound of 'Ar' should be distinctly pronounced)
Meaning
The prefix Ar signifies 'Queen'; the meaning of Zimraphel is uncertain1
Titles
Queen of Númenor
Other names
Míriel, Tar-Míriel

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 27 March 2017
  • This entry is complete

Ar-Zimraphel

The unwilling Queen to Ar-Pharazôn

When the wise King Tar-Palantir died, the Sceptre of Númenor should rightfully have passed to his only child, his daughter Míriel. Instead, his nephew Pharazôn usurped the throne, and forced Míriel to become his Queen, giving her the royal name of Ar-Zimraphel. Years later, King Ar-Pharazôn left Ar-Zimraphel in Númenor when he sailed on the Blessed Realm with an invading army. When the resulting storm came against the Isle she tried to ascend the Holy Mountain of the Meneltarma, but was lost in the Downfall with almost all her people.


Notes

1

The Adûnaic names used by the later royalty of Númenor commonly had the same meaning as their Elvish equivalents, and so Zimraphel probably carries the same meaning as Míriel, 'jewel-daughter'. Lacking an explicit translation, however, it is impossible to be absolutely confident of this interpretation, especially as the name is sometimes given in unpublished notes as Zimrahil rather than Zimraphel.

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 27 March 2017
  • This entry is complete

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2003, 2010, 2017. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
Discus is one of the most powerful DISC personality profile tools, with free and unlimited job matching and team building.