The One Wiki to Rule Them All
Register
Advertisement
The One Wiki to Rule Them All

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 that led to his distant descendant Aragorn II. He had a strong friendship with the Elves, who were half his kin.

Biography[]

First Age[]

And Maglor took pity upon them..

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. Around the same time, 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 or if they participated in the War of Wrath which broke the power of Morgoth for good.

Second Age[]

Elros-kl

Elros Half-elven

Eventually the War of Wrath ended. As Elros and Elrond were Peredhil, or Half-elves, 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. Eönwë 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 Ring of Barahir, and 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]

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]

In adaptations[]

Elros & Elrond (painting) - TRoP

A painting of Elros and Elrond in Númenor

Elros is mentioned by name in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. His descendant Elendil takes Galadriel to the Hall of Lore in Númenor, where a painting illustrating the parting of ways between Elros and Elrond is displayed.

Line of the Half-elves[]

Finwë
   
   
Indis
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Fingolfin
   
   
Anairë
   
   
Galdor
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Thingol
   
   
Melian
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Elenwë
   
   
Turgon
   
   
   
   
Huor
   
   
Rían
   
   
Beren
   
   
Lúthien
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Idril
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Tuor
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Dior
   
   
Nimloth
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Eärendil
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Elwing
   
   
Eluréd and Elurín
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Elros
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Elrond
   
   
Celebrían
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Kings of Númenor
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Lords of Andúnië
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Elendil
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Isildur
   
   
   
   
   
   
Anárion
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Kings of Arnor
   
   
   
   
   
   
Kings of Gondor
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Chieftains of
the Dúnedain
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Aragorn II Elessar
   
   
   
   
Arwen
   
   
Elladan
   
   
Elrohir
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Eldarion
   
   
   
   
   
   
{{Daughters}}

The marriages between Elves and Men are in bold.
The Half-elves 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


King of Númenor
Preceded by
None
Elros Succeeded by
Vardamir Nólimon
SA 32 - SA 442

References[]

  1. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, V: The Tale of Years
  2. The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIV: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Silmarillion, Akallabêth (The Downfall of Númenor)
  4. Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Introduction, Part Two, chapter I: "A Description of the Island of Númenor", Note 2
  5. Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Introduction, Part Two: The Second Age, II: "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife"
  6. Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Introduction, Part Two, III: "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor"
  7. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, VI: "The Tale of Years of the Second Age"
  8. The Silmarillion, Index of Names
  9. Parma Eldalamberon, Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
  10. 10.0 10.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, XI: "The Shibboleth of Fëanor"
  11. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
  12. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IX: Sauron Defeated, Part Three: "The Drowning of Anadûnê", (i) The third version of The Fall of Númenor
Advertisement