Ar-Pharazôn
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| Dates: | II 3118 to II 3319 (201 years) King of Númenor from II 3255 (ruled 64 years) |
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| Race: | Men | ||||||||||||||
| Division: | Númenóreans | ||||||||||||||
| Pronunciation: | a'rr farazoa'n | ||||||||||||||
| Meaning: | 'Ar' denotes 'King'. 'Pharazôn' is usually interpreted 'Golden'1 | ||||||||||||||
| Titles: | King of Númenor | ||||||||||||||
The last King of Númenor
Twenty-fifth and last King of Númenor. He assailed Mordor and brought Sauron back to Númenor as a hostage, but Sauron seduced him, and persuaded him to sail on Valinor itself. As punishment for this act, the island of Númenor sank beneath the waves of the Great Sea.
Footnotes
| 1 | The Elvish equivalent of this name, Calion, suggests that 'golden' is meant in the sense of 'shining' or 'brilliant'. |
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