Tar-Atanamir

the Great, thirteenth ruler of Númenor

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In briefanswer capsule

Tar-Atanamir the Great was the thirteenth ruler of Númenor. Like his father he was proud and greedy of wealth, and he was the first King who would not surrender his life of his own will, holding the sceptre until death took it from him — the beginning of the shadow over Númenor.

Time anchorSecond Age 1800 – Second Age 2221Open in the master timeline

In the Annals

Where the Tale of Years names this entry: 1 entry.

SA 2251Tar-Atanamir takes the sceptre; the Númenóreans begin to divide into parties. Around this time the Nine appear, bound by their rings.Appendix B, The Tale of Years

Sources

Unfinished Tales — The Line of Elros

Cite this page

Legendarium (2026): „Tar-Atanamir“. Last updated August 18, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/characters/tar-atanamir/

APA

Legendarium. (2026). Tar-Atanamir. Last updated August 18, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/characters/tar-atanamir/

MLA

„Tar-Atanamir“. Legendarium, 2026, https://www.legendarium.page/characters/tar-atanamir/. Last updated August 18, 2026.

BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-tar-atanamir-en,
  title        = {Tar-Atanamir},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/characters/tar-atanamir/}},
  note         = {Last updated August 18, 2026}
}