Elros, also known as Elros Tar-Minyatur, the Half-elven, was the son of Eärendil and Elwing, brother of Elrond, uncle of Elladan and Elrohir and Arwen Undómiel, and the first King of Númenor; ancestor to a line of kings especially to his descendant Aragorn II Elessar. He had a strong friendship with the Elves, who were half his kin.
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Biography
First Age
In FA 532, Elros was born in the Elven havens of Arvernien. When they were only children, the Sons of Fëanor attacked the havens in order to recover the Silmaril, and Elros and Elrond were taken captive by Maglor and Maedhros. Later, Elwing, their mother, cast herself into the great sea and vanished from Middle-earth.[2]
From then on, Elros and his brother were raised by Maglor. They were both raised in love for Maglor was not proud of his deeds. It is nowhere told when or if Elros and Elrond actually left Maglor but it can be assumed that at the time of Eönwë's arrival they took full part in the war.[2]
In FA 547,[1] the host of Eönwë and the Valar were seen shining upon the sea and the noise of Eönwë`s trumpets rang over the waves. Eönwë summoned all of the Elves and all of the men from Hithlum to the South, rallying them for the great war against Melkor that was now to come.[2]
Second Age
Elros Half-elven
Eventually the War of Wrath ended. As Elros and Elrond were Peredhil, or Half-elven, and only in these two remained the line of heroic chieftains of Men in the First Age. The Valar gave to Elrond and Elros the choice of which kindred they would belong to. Elros chose to be of Man-kind and as such he was granted a great life-span. Eonwë came among the faithful humans and he taught them and gave them wisdom, power, and a life longer than any others of mortal race, but none of the high men ever reached the age of Elros. A great land was prepared for them; not a part of Middle-earth yet not wholly separate from it. This land was Númenor, and Elros would be its first king.[3]
Númenor was raised from the depths of the sea by Ossë, established by Aulë and enriched by Yavanna. The Elves came bringing flowers and fountains out of Tol Eressëa from Avallónë, and wrought gardens in Númenor. The Valar called it Andor, "The Land of Gift", and its own people called it Westernessë, for it lay west of all the lands inhabited by mortals.[3]
At age 90, Elros ascended the throne of Númenor in the city of Armenelos where he was inscribed as Elros Tar-Minyatur. The sword Aranrúth, which once was his great-great-grandfather Thingol's sword, the Serpent Ring, and Dramborleg, the Axe of Tuor, became heirlooms of the Kings of Númenor.[4] During his reign, Elros had four children to an unnamed mortal wife. They included three sons, Vardamir Nólimon, Manwendil, and Atanalcar, and a daughter, Tindómiel.[5]
Elros died in SA 442, after ruling Númenor for 410 years.[3][6][7]
Trivia
- Elros' lifespan was 500 years, and he started ruling Numenor at an old age (90), but he gave up his life willingly, so the oldest age Elros could ever have been is unknown.
- He could possibly be related to the Valar, as his ancestor Melian the Maia was a distant relative of Yavanna and Vána, who are Valar.
- Elros' descendants never lived up to his age; his descendant Aragorn only lived up to 210 years, which was less than half his age. In fact the oldest King/Queen of Numenor other than Elros was Tar-Atanamir, who lived up to 421 years, 79 years less than Elros' lifespan. It was, however, stated that Elros' life and reign were particularly long, even by the standards of his lineage, which could be attributed to his parentage.
- Elros reign over Numenor was nearly twice as long as Aragorn's age.
Etymology
Elros was a Sindarin word that meant "Elf of the spray", from el ("elf" or "star", interchangeably) and ross ("foam, spray").[8][9] The name came from the Quenya word Elerossë.[10]
Tar-Minyatur was a Quenya word that meant "High First-ruler" in the High-Elven tongue,[10] from tar ("king"), minya ("first") and túrë ("master, lord").[11] Afterwards this was the convention by which most succeeding Kings of Númenor took their royal title.
Earlier Names
In earlier versions, the Adûnaic name for Elros was Indilzar Azrabelo, and later changed to Gimilzôr. Later, the name Gimilzôr was given to the twenty-third King of Númenor.[12]
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The marriages between Elves and Men are in bold.
The half-elven or the Peredhil are in italic.
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ኤልሮስ |
| Arabic | ايلروس |
| Armenian | Ելրոս |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Эльрос |
| Bengali | ইলর্স |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Елрос (Elros)
Елрос Тар-Миниатур (Elros Tar-Minyatur) |
| Catalan | Élros |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 愛洛斯 (Elros)
愛洛斯 · 塔爾-明亞特 (Elros Tar-Minyatur) |
| Danish | Elros (Númenors 1. konge) |
| Georgian | ელროსი (Elros)
ელროსი ტარ-მინიატური (Elros Tar-Minyatur) |
| Greek | Ελρος |
| Gujarati | ઍલ્રોસ |
| Hebrew | (Elros) אלרוס
(Elros Tar-Minyatur) אלרוס טאר מיניאטור |
| Hindi | एल्रोस |
| Japanese | エルロス |
| Kannada | ಎಲ್ರೋಸ್ |
| Kazakh | Елрос (Cyrillic) Elros (Latin) |
| Korean | 엘로스 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Элрос |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Елрос |
| Marathi | एल्लोस |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Елрос |
| Nepalese | एल्रोस |
| Persian | (Elros) الروس
(Elros Tar-Minyatur) الروس تار-مینیاتور |
| Punjabi | ਏਲਰੋਸ |
| Russian | Элрос (Elros)
Элрос Тар-Миньятур (Elros Tar-Minyatur) |
| Sanskrit | एल्रोस् |
| Serbian | Елрос (Cyrillic) Elros (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ඊල්රෝස් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Елрос |
| Tamil | ஏல்ரொஸ் |
| Telugu | ఏల్రొస |
| Thai | เอลรอส |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Ельрос |
| Uzbek | Елрос (Cyrillic) Elros (Latin) |
| Yiddish | עלראָס |
| Arwen • Dior Eluchíl • Elladan and Elrohir • Elrond • Elros • Eluréd and Elurín • Elwing • Eärendil | |
| Galador • Gilmith | |
| Elros Tar-Minyatur • Vardamir Nólimon • Tar-Amandil • Tar-Elendil • Tar-Meneldur • Tar-Aldarion • Tar-Ancalimë • Tar-Anárion • Tar-Súrion • Tar-Telperiën • Tar-Minastir • Tar-Ciryatan • Tar-Atanamir • Tar-Ancalimon • Tar-Telemmaitë • Tar-Vanimeldë • Tar-Anducal (Herucalmo) • Tar-Alcarin • Tar-Calmacil • Tar-Ardamin • Ar-Adûnakhôr • Ar-Zimrathôn • Ar-Sakalthôr • Ar-Gimilzôr • Tar-Palantir • Ar-Pharazôn | |
| King of Númenor | ||
| Preceded by None |
Elros | Succeeded by Vardamir Nólimon |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, V: The Tale of Years
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIV: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Silmarillion, Akallabêth (The Downfall of Númenor)
- ↑ Unfinished Tales, Introduction, Part Two, chapter I: "A Description of the Island of Númenor", Note 2
- ↑ Unfinished Tales, Introduction, Part Two, chapter II: "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife"
- ↑ Unfinished Tales, Introduction, Part Two, III: "The Line of Elros, The Kings of Númenor"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, chapter VI: "The Tale of Years of the Second Age"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Index of Names
- ↑ Parma Eldalamberon, Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, chapter XI: "The Shibboleth of Fëanor"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IX: Sauron Defeated, Part Three: "The Drowning of Anadûnê", (i) The third version of The Fall of Númenor
