Dates

II 1800 - II 2251 (lived 451 years); King of Númenor from II 2029 (ruled 222 years)

Race

Division

Culture

Family

Settlements

The seat of the Kings of Númenor was at Armenelos

Pronunciation

ta'rr-ata'nameerr ('rr' indicates that the final r sounds should be distinctly pronounced)

Meaning

Perhaps 'King, Jewel of Men'¹

Titles

Father of the Isle, The Great, Heir of Eärendil, King of Númenor, King of Númenórë, King of the Númenóreans, The Unwilling

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Tar-Atanamir the Great

The mighty thirteenth King of Númenor

Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV

Tar-Atanamir

Rulers of Númenor

The thirteenth King of Númenor, surnamed the Great (for his wealth and power, rather than his wisdom). He treated the Men of Middle-earth cruelly, and he was the first King to speak openly against the Ban of the Valar.

Notes

1	The name Atanamir contains atan-, 'Man' in the general sense of a human being, and -mir, usually translated 'jewel' but extending to mean any precious or valued thing. Names ending in -mir were common among the Dúnedain (with especially notable examples being Boromir and Faramir).

See also...

Ancalimon, Ar-Belzagar, Atanamir, King of Númenor, King’s Party, Tar-Ancalimon, Tar-Ciryatan, The Great, The Unwilling

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