Elrond with the Sceptre of Annúminas in The Lord of the Rings Online
The Sceptre of Annúminas was the chief token of royalty of the North-kingdom of Arnor in Eriador in Middle-earth, during the Third Age.
Description[]
The Sceptre of Annúminas was a silver rod originally borne by the Lords of Andúnië in Númenor, patterned after the Sceptre of the King of Númenor. The sceptre of the Kings was lost with Ar-Pharazôn in the Downfall of Númenor in 3319 of the Second Age.[1] But Elendil, the last Lord of Andúnië, took his sceptre with him when he escaped from Númenor and came to Middle-earth and founded the Kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor. While the Kings of Gondor wore a crown, the Kings of Arnor bore the sceptre. It became known as the Sceptre of Annúminas, the original capital of the North-kingdom.
After the North-kingdom was divided in 861 the sceptre passed to the Kings of Arthedain, and then, after Arthedain ceased to exist in 1974, to the Chieftains of the Dúnedain. Since the Dúnedain of Arnor had become a wandering people, the sceptre and other heirlooms were kept at Rivendell, in the care of Elrond. When Aragorn II came of age, Elrond withheld the Sceptre as he had not yet earned it.
By the end of the Third Age, the Sceptre of Annúminas was over 5,000 years old and was the oldest artifact made by Men in Middle-earth. On Midsummer's Eve of 3019, Elrond brought the Sceptre to Minas Tirith and gave it to Aragorn, the newly crowned King Elessar of the Reunited Kingdom of Gondor and Arnor.[2]
Etymology[]
The Sceptre of Annúminas was so named because the Kings of Arnor initially ruled from the city of Annúminas.
Annúminas means "tower of the west." A sceptre (pronounced 'sep-ter') is a staff held by a ruler as an emblem of authority.
In adaptations[]
In The Lord of the Rings Online, Elrond brings the Sceptre of Annúminas with him on the journey to Arwen's wedding in Minas Tirith.
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Septer van Annúminas |
| Albanian | Skeptër i Annúminas |
| Arabic | صولجان إننوميناس |
| Armenian | Անումինասի գավազան |
| Asturian | Cetru de Annúminas |
| Azerbaijani | Annúminasın skeptron |
| Basque | Annuminasren zetro |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Аннуминаса Скіпетр |
| Bosnian | Annúminas žezlo |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Скиптър на Аннуминас |
| Catalan | Ceptre de Annúminas |
| Cebuano | Setro ni Annúminas |
| Croatian | Annúminasovo žezlo |
| Czech | Annúminasovo žezlo |
| Danish | Annúminas scepter |
| Dutch | Scepter van Annúminas |
| Esperanto | Sceptro de Annúminas |
| Estonian | Annúminasi Scepter |
| Finnish | Annúminasin valtikka |
| French | Sceptre de Annúminas |
| Frisian | Scepter fan Annúminas |
| Galician | Cetro de Annúminas |
| Georgian | ანნუმინასი სკიპტრა |
| German | Zepter von Annúminas |
| Greek | Σκήπτρο του Αννυμινας |
| Gujarati | ણુમેનોરના રાજદંડ |
| Hebrew | שרביט אנומינאס |
| Hungarian | Annúminasi jogar |
| Italian | Scettro di Annúminas |
| Japanese | アンヌーミナスの王笏 |
| Kannada | ಆನ್ನುಮಿನಸ ರಾಜದಂಡ |
| Korean | 안누미나스 왕홀 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Аннуминас таягы |
| Latvian | Annìminas skeptras |
| Lithuanian | Annìminaso skeptras |
| Luxembourgish | Zepter vun Annúminas |
| Norwegian | Annúminas septer |
| Maltese | Xettru ta' Annúminas |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Аннуминасын очирт таяг |
| Persian | (Sceptre of Annúminas) عصای آنومیناس
(Royal Sceptre of Númenor) عصای سلطنتی نومهنور |
| Polish | Berło Annúminasu |
| Portuguese | Cetro de Annúminas |
| Romanian | Sceptru de Annúminas |
| Russian | Скипетр Аннуминаса |
| Serbian | Ануминасов жезло (Cyrillic) Anuminasov žezlo (Latin) |
| Slovak | Annúminasské žezlo |
| Slovenian | Annúminasjevo žezlo |
| Spanish | Cetro de Annúminas |
| Swahili | Fimbo ya enzi ya Annúminas |
| Swedish | Annúminas spira |
| Tamil | ஆணுமிநஸ் செங்கோல் |
| Telugu | ఆన్నుమినస స్కెప్టర్ |
| Thai | คทาอะโครโปรลิส |
| Turkish | Annúminas'un asası |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Скіпетр Аннумінаса |
| Urdu | انومیناس عصائے شاہی |
| Uzbek | Аннúминасъин таёқ (Cyrillic) Annúminas'in tayoq (Latin) |
| Vietnamese | Trượng Annúminas |
| Xhosa | Intonga kaAnnúminas |
| Yiddish | סצעפּטער פון אַנומינאַס |
References[]
- ↑ Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Introduction, Part Two, III: "The Line of Elros, Kings of Númenor"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Chapter V: "The Steward and the King"