Vëantur was the Númenórean captain of the royal fleet of Tar-Elendil. He was likewise grandfather of Tar-Aldarion. Vëantur was also the commander of the first ship that returned to Middle-earth.
Biography
Vëantur was a great Mariner and Navigator, serving as Captain of the King's Ships under Tar-Elendil, the fourth King of Númenor, and the first of the Númenoreans to achieve a voyage back to Middle-earth, in the year SA 600 of the Second Age. His ships' names were Entulessë and Númerrámar, which were docked at a quay attached to his house, located in the southern side of the firth of Rómenna. On his subsequent travels, he became friendly with a man named Anardil, later Tar-Aldarion, who accompanied him to Lindon in SA 725. He had a daughter named Almarian who married Tar-Meneldur, relating him to the royal family.[1][2][3]
Translations around the World
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
|---|---|
| Amharic | ቬኣንቱር |
| Arabic | فينتر |
| Armenian | Վեանտուր |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Вёантур |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Веантур |
| Cambodian | វេានតុរ ? |
| Dari | وهانتور |
| Georgian | ვეანტური |
| Greek | Υεαντυρ ? |
| Gujarati | વેઅન્તુર |
| Hebrew | ויאנתור |
| Hindi | वेअन्तुर |
| Kannada | ವೆಅನ್ತುರ್ |
| Kazakh Cyrillic | Веантұр |
| Kurdish | ڤهانتور (Arabic script) Veantur (Latin) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Вэантур |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Веантур |
| Marathi | वेअन्तुर |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Вёантур |
| Nepalese | वेअन्तुर |
| Pashto | وېانتور |
| Persian | وهانتور ? |
| Punjabi | ਵੇਅਨ੍ਤੁਰ |
| Russian | Вэантур |
| Serbian | Веантур (Cyrillic) Veantur (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | වෙඅන්තුර් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Веантур |
| Tamil | வெஅந்துர் |
| Telugu | వెఅన్తుర |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Веантур |
| Urdu | وینٹور |
| Uzbek | Веантур (Cyrillic) Veantur (Latin) |
| Yiddish | וועאַנטור |
References
- ↑ Unfinished Tales, Part Two: The Second Age, I: "A Description of the Island of Númenor"
- ↑ Unfinished Tales, Part Two: The Second Age, II: "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife"
- ↑ Unfinished Tales, Part Two: The Second Age, III: "The Line of Elros: The Kings of Númenor", from the founding of the City of Armenelos to the Downfall