King of Númenor was the royal title of the male Ruler of Númenor.

HistoryEdit

The royal line began with Elros Tar-Minyatur, the brother of Elrond who founded the House of Elros and ending with Ar-Pharazôn (Tar-Calion).

After the destruction of Númenor and the imprisonment of Ar-Pharazôn in the Caves of the Forgotten, the title was abandoned and the line of the Númenóreans continued through the Dúnedain now living in the Realms in Exile (Arnor and Gondor) in Middle-earth.

The following is a list of the twenty-five Rulers of Númenor:

After Ar-Pharazôn, who perished in the Downfall of Númenor, the direct line of Kings was broken. Númenórean rule continued in Middle-earth through the Dúnedain kingdoms of Arnor and Gondor establishd by Elendil, Lord of Andúnië, senior surviving descendant of Elros through Silmarien the daughter of Tar-Elendil, and his heirs.

¹ Tar-Calmacil was the first to officially use an Adûnaic name. The Númenórean nobility appears to have not spoken Adûnaic at all in the first centuries. Most names prior to Calmacil are therefore likely not contemporary, but were invented by the Númenóreans after they had become alienated from the Elves.

² Upon his father Elros' death, Vardamir did not take up the Sceptre of the King but instead abdicated in favor of his son. However, he is counted as the second ruler having nominally ruled for one year.

³ Silmariën would have been Ruling Queen by later changes in the laws. She founded the line of the Lords of Andúnië.

⁴ Usurper, not counted as rightful King.

⁵ Tar-Ardamin is omitted from the list published in The Lord of the Rings, but he does appear in Unfinished Tales. In Appendix A of The Lord of the Rings, Tar-Calmacil was followed by Ar-Adûnakhôr. His name was apparently dropped by error.

⁶ As the eldest child and according to laws of succession changed since the reign of Tar-Elendil, Míriel was the rightful Queen, but was forced to wed her cousin Ar-Pharazon who usurped the throne.

Line of Elros family treeEdit

Below is an incomplete family tree of the Line of Elros as compiled from information in Unfinished Tales.

See alsoEdit

• Ruling Queens of Númenor
• Lords of Andúnië
• Kings of Gondor
• Kings of Arnor
  • Kings of Arthedain
• High King of Gondor and Arnor
• King of all the Dúnedain
• King of the Reunited Kingdom