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Sensing the impending doom of Númenor, he urged his son Elendil not to interfere in the upcoming war, but to expect, and prepare for, a forced departure from the island. He himself decided to set sail for [[Valinor]], there to plead with the Valar for forgiveness and mercy for the Númenórean people, since at least a few had remained faithful. |
Sensing the impending doom of Númenor, he urged his son Elendil not to interfere in the upcoming war, but to expect, and prepare for, a forced departure from the island. He himself decided to set sail for [[Valinor]], there to plead with the Valar for forgiveness and mercy for the Númenórean people, since at least a few had remained faithful. |
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Whether Amandil's voyage was successful is unknown, but soon after the destruction of Númenor, a great wave carried Elendil's ships safely to Middle-earth, suggesting that his pleas were indeed heard.<ref>''[[The Silmarillion]], [[Akallabêth]]'' (The Downfall of Númenor)</ref> |
Whether Amandil's voyage was successful is unknown, but soon after the destruction of Númenor, a great wave carried Elendil's ships safely to Middle-earth, suggesting that his pleas were indeed heard.<ref>''[[The Silmarillion]], [[Akallabêth]]'' (The Downfall of Númenor)</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:42, 12 October 2019
Amandil was the leader of the Faithful in Númenor, and came to be the eighteenth and last Lord of Andúnie. His life as Lord of Andúnie and as one of the Faithful sired the High Kings of Gondor and Arnor who preserved their ways through the Dúnedain of Middle-earth on up to Aragorn II Elessar. Elendil the Tall was his son.
Biography
In the youth of Amandil he had great friendship with Pharazôn who had kinship with him through his father's mother Inzilbêth.
When Pharazôn married Tar-Míriel and he took the Scepter of Númenor he became corrupted by his father's counsel and Pharazôn and Amandil became estranged. Amandil, who was the leader of the Faithful in Númenor though not openly, supported the ban of the Valar and for the old traditions whereas Pharazôn followed the counsel of his father and that of his own will. Pharazôn deprived the Lords of Andúnië of their lordship due to their support of the old King Tar-Palantir and he commanded Amandil to dwell in Rómenna. Andúnië he took and made it to his chief harbour of his ships but he did not dismiss him from his council or in any other way molest him.
In SA 3261 Pharazôn brought Sauron to Númenor and over the years he was being convinced by the lies of Sauron.
Sensing the impending doom of Númenor, he urged his son Elendil not to interfere in the upcoming war, but to expect, and prepare for, a forced departure from the island. He himself decided to set sail for Valinor, there to plead with the Valar for forgiveness and mercy for the Númenórean people, since at least a few had remained faithful.
He departed into the West either SA 3310[1] and SA 3316[1], just before the Great Armament was ready to launch in an attempt to reach Valinor and save Númenor. He set sail in a small ship with three servants dear to him (though no names are given for them) at night from Rómenna steering East, like it was his goal to reach Middle-earth, but soon he turned and journeyed into the West. He never returned, and was never heard from again.
Whether Amandil's voyage was successful is unknown, but soon after the destruction of Númenor, a great wave carried Elendil's ships safely to Middle-earth, suggesting that his pleas were indeed heard.[2]
Etymology
Amandil's name means "Lover of Aman" or perhaps "Devoted to Aman" in Quenya.[3]
Other versions of the legendarium
In Tolkien's unfinished time-travel story "The Lost Road" Amandil has the name Valandil "friend of Gods", which for a high Court official in the later days of Pharazon was doubtless a bad idea. It is likely that Tolkien (though this is nowhere stated) intended Valandil to have discreetly changed his name to Amandil, still thus keeping his loyalty known but not so bluntly as Valandil would have done.
As Tolkien, had he finished it, was intending to work in the Seven Sleepers legend, Amandil and his three servants may well have been candidates for the Seven.
Translations around the world
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Arabic | إمانديل |
| Armenian | Ամանդիլ |
| Amharic | ዓማንዲል |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Амандзіл |
| Bengali | আমান্দিল্ |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Амандил |
| Catalan | Amàndil |
| Chinese | 阿門迪爾 |
| Georgian | ამანდილ |
| Greek | Αμανδιλ |
| Gujarati | આમન્દિલ્ |
| Hebrew | אמאנדיל |
| Hindi | आमन्दिल् |
| Japanese | アマンディル |
| Korean | 아만딜 |
| Lao | ະມະນດິຣ ? |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Амандил |
| Marathi | अमन्दिल |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Амандил |
| Nepalese | आमन्दिल् |
| Pashto | آماندیل |
| Persian | اماندیل |
| Punjabi | ਅਮਮਦਿਲ |
| Russian | Амандил |
| Sanskrit | आमन्दिल् |
| Serbian | Амандил (Cyrillic) Amandil (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ආමඳිල් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Амандил |
| Tamil | ஆமந்தில் |
| Telugu | ఆమన్దిల్ |
| Thai | อามันดิล |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Аманділ |
| Urdu | اماندال |
| Uzbek | Амандил (Cyrillic) Amandil (Latin) |
| Yiddish | אַמאַנדיל |
| Lord of Andúnië | ||
| Preceded by Númendil |
Amandil | Succeeded by None (Title abandoned) |
| SA 3065 – SA 3310 or SA 3316 | ||
| Named Lords of Andúnië |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, VI: "The Tale of Years of the Second Age" Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "History" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "History" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "History" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ The Silmarillion, Akallabêth (The Downfall of Númenor)
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 5: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"