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Anárion was the youngest son of Elendil, the High King of Arnor and Gondor. He and his brother Isildur jointly ruled Gondor, while their father dwelt in the North. Following his father's death during the Siege of Barad-dûr, and Isildur's death at the Disaster of the Gladden Fields, the kingship of Gondor was committed to the line of Anárion beginning with his son, Meneldil.

Biography[]

Origin[]

Anárion was born in the year 3219 of the Second Age in Númenor. He and Isildur lived at the haven of Rómenna on the east coast of the island of Númenor. Their father was Elendil son of Amandil, the Lord of Andúnië.

In SA 3262, Ar-Pharazôn took Sauron captive and brought him to Númenor. Sauron allowed himself to be taken because he wanted to corrupt the Númenóreans. He used their desire for power to convince them to renounce Eru and worship Morgoth. As Sauron's influence increased, the Faithful began to prepare to leave Númenor. They filled nine ships (two for Anárion) with many of their prized possessions, including the palantíri.[1]

Sauron's lies convinced Ar-Pharazôn that he could achieve power in the Undying Lands. In SA 3319, Ar-Pharazôn set out with a great fleet intending to take the Undying Lands by force but when he set foot on the shore, Eru caused the Seas to open up. The fleet sank and Númenor was destroyed by a great wave.[1]

Founding of Gondor[]

The ships of the Faithful were spared, and a great wind from the west sent them to the shores of Middle-earth. Elendil landed in the north, whilst Isildur and Anárion came to the Mouths of the Anduin in the south. Elendil established the Northern-kingdom of Arnor and his sons the Southern-kingdom of Gondor in SA 3320. Elendil was the King of both realms, but he dwelled in Arnor and committed the rule of Gondor to his sons.[2]

Anárion made his home in Minas Anor on the western side of the Anduin, while Isildur lived in Minas Ithil on the eastern side, Osgiliath was their joint capital. Anárion had one of the palantíri, which he used to communicate with his brother and father.[1]

War of the Last Alliance[]

When Sauron and the forces of Mordor attacked Gondor and captured Minas Ithil in SA 3429, Isildur and his family were forced to flee to Annúminas in Arnor. After the loss of Ithilien, Anarion gathered an army and defended Osgiliath from Sauron, driving the enemy out of Ithilien and returning Minas-Ithil the following year. In the meantime the Last Alliance of Elves and Men was formed and Sauron's forces were defeated in the Battle of Dagorlad. The army of the Last Alliance entered Sauron's realm and laid siege to the Barad-dûr. The siege lasted seven years and many Men and Elves were killed; Anárion was slain in SA 3440 when a stone cast from Barad-dûr, either from falling debris or by catapult, struck him.[3][1]

His father Elendil later fought Sauron, and his brother Isildur would be the one to cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand with his broken sword. Before departing from Gondor, Isildur planted a seedling of the White Tree of Gondor in Minas Anor in memory of his brother.

Two years later, Anárion's son Meneldil became the third King of Gondor. All the subsequent Kings of Gondor would be descended from him, and although his male line descendants would become extinct with the disappearance of Eärnur, his bloodline continued in the House of Isildur via Fíriel.

In adaptations[]

In The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Anárion is not yet seen, but lives separately from Elendil, Isildur, and sister Eärien, on Númenor's west coast, where he endeavors to further the cause of the Faithful, while his family initially seeks to make a separate future for themselves.

Anárion - LOTRO

Anárion in The Lord of the Rings Online

In The Lord of the Rings Online, Anárion appears in an extended flashback set during the Siege of Barad-dûr in the year S.A. 3440, shortly before his death.

House of Anárion[]

   
   
   
   
Elendil
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Isildur
   
   
   
   
Anárion
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
House of
Isildur
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Three older
sisters
   
   
Meneldil
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Cemendur
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Eärendil
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Anardil
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Ostoher
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Rómendacil I
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Turambar
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Atanatar I
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Siriondil
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Berúthiel
   
   
Tarannon
   
   
   
   
Tarciryan
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Eärnil I
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Ciryandil
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Hyarmendacil I
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Atanatar II
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Narmacil I
   
   
Calmacil
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Vidugavia
   
   
Rómendacil II
   
   
   
   
Calimehtar
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Vidumavi
   
   
Valacar
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Child
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Eldacar
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Castamir
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Ornendil
   
   
Aldamir
   
   
   
   
   
   
Sons
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Vinyarion
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Angamaitë
   
   
Sangahyando
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Minardil
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Telemnar
   
   
   
   
   
   
Minastan
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Children
   
   
   
   
   
   
Tarondor
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Telumehtar
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Narmacil II
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Arciryas
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Calimehtar
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Calimmacil
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Siriondil
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Ondoher
   
   
House of
Isildur
   
   
Daughter
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Artamir
   
   
Faramir
   
   
Fíriel
   
   
Arvedui
   
   
MinohtarEärnil II
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Chieftains of
the Dúnedain
of the North
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Eärnur


Translations[]

Foreign Language Translated name
Amharic ዓናሪኦን
Arabic إناريون
Armenian Անարիոն
Belarusian Cyrillic Анаріон
Bengali আনারিওন
Bulgarian Cyrillic Анарион
Catalan Anàrion
Chinese 安那瑞安
Esperanto Anariono
Georgian ანარიონ
Greek Αναριον
Gujarati આનરિઓન
Hebrew אנאריון
Hindi आनरिओन
Japanese アナーリオン
Kannada ಆನರಿಒನ್
Kazakh Анаріон (Cyrillic) Anarion (Latin)
Korean 아나리온
Kyrgyz Cyrillic Анарион
Macedonian Cyrillic Анарион
Marathi आनरिओन
Mongolian Cyrillic Анарион
Nepalese आनरिओन
Pashto آناریون
Persian آناریون
Punjabi ਆਨਰਿਓਨ
Russian Анарион
Sanskrit आनरिओन्
Serbian Анарион (Cyrillic) Anarion (Latin)
Sinhalese ආනරිඔන්
Tajik Cyrillic Анарион
Tamil ஆநரிஒந்
Telugu ఆనరిఒన
Thai อนาริออน
Ukrainian Cyrillic Анаріон
Urdu اناریون
Uzbek Анарион (Cyrillic) Anarion (Latin)
Yiddish ײַנאַריאָן

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Silmarillion, Akallabêth (The Downfall of Númenor)
  2. The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (i): "Númenor"
  3. The History of Middle-earth, XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, Chapter VII: "The Heirs of Elendil"
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