Elros
Quick Facts
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| Dates: | I 532 - II 442 (500 years). King of Númenor from II 32 (ruled 410 years) | ||||||||||||||
| Race: | Half-elven. Chose to be counted among Men | ||||||||||||||
| Division: | Númenóreans | ||||||||||||||
| Family: | Descended from the House of Hador | ||||||||||||||
| Meaning: | Either 'Elf of the Spray' or 'Star-foam'1 | ||||||||||||||
| Other Names: | Tar-Minyatur | ||||||||||||||
| Titles: | King of Númenor, Peredhil | ||||||||||||||
First of the Kings of Númenor
The son of Eärendil and brother of Elrond, who chose to be counted amongst the kin of Men, and became the first King of Númenor and longest-lived of all Men.
Footnotes
| 1 | 'Elf of the Spray' is based on an old story of Elros' childhood, in which he was carried off with his brother Elrond, but they were later found near a forest waterfall. Elros was playing in the water, hence his name, which relates to the spray of the waterfall. It should be said, though, that it isn't clear whether Tolkien meant this story to stand, and other sources interpret the name as 'Star-foam'. |
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