The son and Heir of Tar-Ciryatan of Númenor, more properly known by his royal title Tar-Atanamir. He was one of Númenor's most famous and powerful Kings, but also one of its proudest and most greedy. He exacted tribute from the Men of Middle-earth, and opposed the Ban of the Valar (though he did not dare to actually defy the Ban). He is known as Tar-Atanamir the Great, and also the Unwilling, because he refused to give up his life freely, and lived on into old age and senility.
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The ending -mir means 'jewel' or 'precious thing', and was common in the names of the Dúnedain (with familiar examples being Boromir and Faramir). In the name Atanamir, it combines with Atan- meaning 'Man', so the entire name seems to mean something like 'jewel of Men' or 'precious Man'. Atanamir was said to have been greedy for riches, so an alternative interpretation 'Man of jewels' might also be seen as potentially meaningful.
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