Amandil was the leader of the Faithful in Númenor, and came to be the eighteenth and last Lord of Andúnië. His life as Lord of Andúnië and as one of the Faithful sired the High Kings of Gondor and Arnor who preserved their ways through the Dúnedain of Middle-earth on up to Aragorn II Elessar. Elendil the Tall was his son, and Isildur his grandson.
Biography[]
Amandil was the son of the prior Lord of Andúnië, Númendil. In youth, Amandil had great friendship with Pharazôn, a relative of his father's mother Inzilbêth.
When Pharazôn married Tar-Míriel and seized the Sceptre of Númenor, he had been corrupted by his father's counsel, and Pharazôn and Amandil became estranged. Being a covert leader of the Faithful in Númenor, Amandil supported the old traditions of friendship with the Elves and reverence for the Valar, while Pharazôn followed the contrary way of the King's Men and of his own will. He deprived the Lords of Andúnië of their lordship due to their support of the old King Tar-Palantir, and commanded Amandil to dwell in Rómenna. He took Andúnië and made it the chief harbour of his ships, but did not dismiss Amandil from his council or in any other way molest him.
In SA 3261, Pharazôn brought Sauron (who was disguised) to Númenor, and, over the years, was deceived by Sauron's lies.
Eventually sensing the impending doom of Númenor, Amandil urged his son Elendil not to interfere in the imminent war, but to expect and prepare for a forced departure from the island. He himself decided to set sail for Valinor, there to plead with the Valar for forgiveness and mercy for the Númenórean people, since at least a few had remained faithful.
He departed into the West either SA 3310[1] or SA 3316,[1] just before the Great Armament was ready to launch, in an attempt to reach Valinor and save Númenor. He set sail in a small ship with three servants dear to him (though no names are given for them) at night from Rómenna steering east, as if his goal to reach Middle-earth, but soon he turned and journeyed into the west. He never returned, and was not heard from again.
Whether Amandil's voyage was successful is untold, but soon after the destruction of Númenor, a great wave carried Elendil's ships safely to Middle-earth, suggesting that Amandil's pleas had indeed been answered.[2]
Etymology[]
The name Amandil means "Lover of Aman", or "Devoted to Aman", from the Quenya words Aman, a place name, and the suffix -(n)dil, meaning 'lover', or 'devoted to'.[3]
In other versions[]
In J.R.R. Tolkien's unfinished time-travel story The Lost Road, Amandil has the name Valandil, "God-friend", which for a high court official in the later days of Ar-Pharazôn would have been ill-favored. Tolkien's intention for changing the name are unspecified.
In another account, the character become another son of Amandil. Furthermore Amandil had a younger brother called Elentir.[4]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ዓማንዲል |
| Arabic | إمانديل |
| Armenian | Ամանդիլ |
| Assamese | আমান্দিল |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Аманділ |
| Bengali | আমন্দিল |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Амандил |
| Catalan | Amàndil |
| Chinese | 阿門迪爾 |
| Georgian | ამანდილ |
| Greek | Αμανδιλ |
| Gujarati | અમંડિલ |
| Hebrew | אמאנדיל |
| Hindi | आमन्दिल् |
| Japanese | アマンディル |
| Kannada | ಅಮಂಡಿಲ್ |
| Konkani | अमांडिल |
| Korean | 아만딜 |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Амандил |
| Malayalam | അമണ്ടിൽ |
| Marathi | आमंडिल |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Амандил |
| Nepalese | अमान्डिल |
| Pashto | آماندیل |
| Persian | اماندیل |
| Punjabi | ਅਮਮਦਿਲ |
| Russian | Амандил |
| Sanskrit | आमन्दिल् |
| Serbian | Амандил (Cyrillic) Amandil (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | අමන්දිල් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Амандил |
| Tamil | அமண்டில் |
| Telugu | అమండిల్ |
| Thai | อามันดิล |
| Tigrinya | ኣማንዲል |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Аманділ |
| Urdu | اماندال |
| Uzbek | Амандил (Cyrillic) Amandil (Latin) |
| Yiddish | אַמאַנדיל |
| Lord of Andúnië | ||
| Preceded by Númendil |
Amandil | Succeeded by Elendil |
| ? – SA 3310 or SA 3316 | ||
| Named Lords of Andúnië |
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, VI: "The Tale of Years of the Second Age"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Akallabêth (The Downfall of Númenor)
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, chapter V: "The History of the Akallabêth"