| This article refers to the High King of Arnor. For other namesakes, see Valandil (disambiguation). |
Valandil was the third High King of Arnor.
Valandil was the youngest of Isildur's four sons, he was only a child at the time of the War of the Last Alliance, in which his grandfather, Elendil, was killed. Due to this, he remained in Rivendell when his father and brothers went into the south, and was thus the only one of Isildur's sons to survive the Disaster of the Gladden Fields. He received the Shards of Narsil as an heirloom of the Heirs of Isildur when he came of age.[3] Because the Elendilmir had been lost with his father, the Elven smiths of Rivendell created a copy for Valandil, which came to be known itself as the Elendilmir.
Although Valandil was by right High King of Arnor and Gondor, Valandil never made an attempt to assert suzerainty over his cousin Meneldil in Gondor and thus the two realms were sundered. Valandil continued to use the title High King of Arnor, possibly to assert his rights as head of the House of Elendil.
Valandil took up the Sceptre of Annúminas in TA 10[1] and ruled Arnor for two-hundred and thirty-nine years, which was longer than any King in the north or south, and he lived for two-hundred and sixty years dying in TA 249.
He was succeeded by his son Eldacar.[2]
Etymology[]
Valandil was a Quenya word that meant 'Valar-lover' or 'Friend of the Valar'.[4]
House of Isildur[]
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Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ቫላንዲል |
| Arabic | فالاندويل |
| Armenian | Վալանդիլ |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Валанділ |
| Bengali | ভালানদিল |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Валандил |
| Catalan | Valàndil |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 瓦蘭迪爾 |
| Georgian | ვალენდილი |
| Greek | Βαλανδιλ |
| Gujarati | વેલાન્ડિલ |
| Hebrew | ואלאנדיל |
| Hindi | वलन्दिल |
| Japanese | ヴァランディル |
| Kannada | ವಲಾಂಡಿಲ್ |
| Kazakh | Валандиль (Cyrillic) Valandïl (Latin) |
| Korean | 발란딜 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Валандил |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Валандил |
| Marathi | वलंडिल |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Валандил |
| Nepalese | वलन्दिल |
| Persian | والاندیل |
| Punjabi | ਵਲੰਦਿਲ |
| Russian | Валандиль |
| Serbian | Валандил (Cyrillic) Valandil (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | වලන්දිල් |
| Tamil | வாலண்டில் |
| Telugu | వాలండిల్ |
| Thai | วาลันดิล |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Валанділа |
| Urdu | والندال |
| Uzbek | Валандил (Cyrillic) Valandil (Latin) |
| Yiddish | וואַלאַנדיל |
| High King of Arnor | ||
| Preceded by Isildur |
Valandil | Succeeded by Eldacar |
| TA 2 - TA 249 | ||
| High Kings of Arnor & Kings of Arthedain | |
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| Arnor | Elendil • Isildur • Valandil • Eldacar • Arantar • Tarcil • Tarondor • Valandur • Elendur • Eärendur |
| Arthedain | Amlaith • Beleg • Mallor • Celepharn • Celebrindor • Malvegil • Argeleb I • Arveleg I • Araphor • Argeleb II • Arvegil • Arveleg II • Araval • Araphant • Arvedui |
| Reunited Kingdom | Aragorn II Elessar • Eldarion |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, VII: "The Heirs of Elendil"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (iii): "Eriador, Arnor, and the Heirs of Isildur"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Middle-earth