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Line of Elros Edit Series: Appendix A

PEOPLES OF ARDA

Line of Elros (you are here!)

Three Houses of the Edain

Men of Middle-earth

Elves of Arda (work in progress)

Dwarves of Middle-earth (work in progress)

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In order to demystify the information I am presenting in my Line of Elros edit series, here is an appendix/directory of all the edits therein with notes distinguishing between canon and my headcanons. I have created a lot of OCs for this project and invented a lot of stories for named characters who have very little story to them in canon, and while I am happy to let you borrow those headcanons and characters (with credit), I don’t want to discourage you from doing the same, and I certainly do not want perpetuate misinformation!

I have read the RotK Appendices and the Akallabêth, and skimmed most of HoME; I reference HoME liberally as I expand this project, though I cannot claim to have read each volume in detail. I am deeply indebted to Tolkien Gateway, a fantastic resource that I highly recommend. I have linked to the TG articles for each canon (named) character for you to do your own research on, and so you can distinguish between what is canon and what is my embellishment and/or headcanon. (I’ve also linked to my blog’s tag for each of my OCs, though it’s likely many of them will only contain the edit they appear in.)

Where I do embellish upon canon, I often pull from translations of the characters’ names to give them a bit of personality or at the very least, an occupation or hobby. Other headcanons are inferred from characters’ familial relationships or made up wholecloth.

Most everyone’s wife is an OC, because unfortunately, while Tolkien was clear on how the Line of Elros leads to Aragorn through the (mostly) paternal line, he was not so considerate of the many unnamed wives, mothers, and daughters who also contributed to the effort of keeping Elros’ blood alive.

For the most part, I have given the men who have named descendants wives, but it is important to note that there is (usually) nothing stated at all about the other partner involved in the continuation of the family, and it would not be non-canonical to give them a husband or nonbinary spouse instead, or to not include marriage as a part of that relationship. Anything is fair game, and just because these people are assumed to have been married cis women doesn’t mean they have to be.

My OC names are made with help from RealElvish.net and Parf Edhellen.

Now - onto the actual directory!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Appendix A: Royalty of Númenor (you are here!) Appendix B: House of Andúnië, Royalty of Arnor Appendix C: Royalty of Gondor Appendix D: Princes of Dol Amroth, Chieftains of the Dúnedain Appendix E: Stewards of Gondor

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ROYALTY OF NÚMENOR

Note: The “Tári-” and “Arî-” prefixes for the non-ruling queens of Númenor are headcanon. Aside from Tar-Elestirnë (Erendis), there is no record of non-ruling queens taking a prefix. I just think it sounds nice, and gives them more weight as characters.

Elros ft. Elros Tar-Minyatur, Hiril Tári-Ecceþindë (OC), Vardamir Nóliman, Manwendil, Atanalcar, Calarinya Tindómiel, Elenlóriel Nícorimë (OC) Details of the lives of Atanalcar, Manwendil, and Tindómiel (including the name Calarinya) are headcanons. Vardamir’s life is embellished from canon. The age order of Elros’ children has been changed to better parallel that of Elrond’s children. Manwendil and Atanalcar are not canonically twins.

Vardamir ft. Vardamir, Halyamórë (OC), Tar-Amandil, Vardilmë, Aulendil, Nolondil Halyamórë’s faith is inspired by a Nienna headcanon by May @russingon (used with permission). Details of the lives of these characters are mostly headcanons, though Vardamir and Amandil’s stories have a basis in canon.

Nolondil ft. Nolondil, Lasselótë (OC), Yávien, Oromendil, Axantur All details are headcanons.

Axantur ft. Axantur, Mancariel (OC), Lindissë, Ardamir, Cemendur All details are headcanons, though it can be inferred that Cemendur inherited his father’s lands due to the fact that his descendants retain it.

Cemendur ft. Cemendur, Rerindë (OC), Írildë, Hallatan, Raivatamë (OC), Nessanië, Hallacar Details of the lives of Cemendur, Írildë, and Nessanië are headcanons. Hallatan’s life is embellished from canon. Hallacar’s life is only briefly touched upon here, but is based in canon.

Tar-Amandil ft. Tar-Amandil, Tári-Telemnë (OC), Tar-Elendil, Eärendur, Mairen Details of the lives of Eärendur and Mairen are headcanons. Amandil’s life is embellished from canon.

Tar-Elendil ft. Tar-Elendil, Tári-Ingólmë (OC), Silmariën, Elatan, Isilmë, Tar-Meneldur The story of Elendil and his wife is headcanon, but the rest of the details of Elendil’s life are canon. It is also canonical that Silmariën was passed over for inheritance, that she received the Ring of Barahir, and that she had a mithril fillet (a kind of medieval headband); the story of her making the fillet herself with the aid of her cousin is an embellishment. Technically it was not Silmariën or Elatan who first led the House of Andúnië, but their son Valandil, but I altered the story to give it more feminist themes (this will eventually be followed up when I return to Andúnië). Silmariën and Isilmë having silver hair is a headcanon, though it fits with their names (silm=shining white light, like the Silmarils; isil=moon). The details of Isilmë’s life are all headcanon. The details of Tar-Meneldur’s life are all canon.

Eärendur ft. Eärendur, Helwë (OC), Vëantur, Almarian, Caliondo The only canon thing about this one is Vëantur’s position as Captain of the King’s Ships and the story of his journey to Middle-earth. All other details are headcanon. I just wanted to have some fun with a trans character and polyamory. ETA 3/29/21: Tweaked the caption a bit, fixing an error that called Meneldur older than his cousins when he is in fact younger. I also made more significant changes to the first few paragraphs, since I realized that Vëantur is significantly younger than Elendil and Eärendur, and that the timelines around Elendil’s coronation didn’t line up with canon. Ugh, Tolkien, I can’t believe you gave us more information than I wanted...

Caliondo ft. Caliondo, Gaerlin Lingwilócë (OC), Malantur Save for Malantur’s brief stint as heir, all details are headcanons.

Tar-Meneldur ft. Tar-Meneldur, Tári-Almarian, Tar-Aldarion, Ailinel, Almiel Almarian’s love of flowers (including the name Lilótëa) and her daughters’ hobbies are headcanon. Everything else is canon.

Ailinel ft. Ailinel, Hatholdir, Orchaldor, Soronto Ailinel’s love of painting and Orchaldor’s fondness for horses are headcanons. Soronto’s life has been slightly embellished from canon. All other details are canon.

Tar-Aldarion ft. Tar-Aldarion, Núneth, Beregar, Erendis Tar-Elestirnë, Tar-Ancalimë Save for the distinction between the prefixes Tar and Tári, and for Erendis’ brief attempt to rule in her husband’s absence (I don’t think that checks out timeline-wise but whatever), all information presented here is canon.

Tar-Ancalimë ft. Tar-Ancalimë, Hallacar, Tar-Anárion Again, the distinction between Tar and Tári is headcanon, but everything else is canon. Soronto’s scheming is embellished a bit from implications in canon.

Tar-Anárion ft. Tar-Anárion, Tári-Iþiliel (OC), Naryalambë (OC), Celussë (OC), Tar-Súrion Anárion canonically has two daughters who refuse the scepter because they feared and disliked Ancalimë; I have given them names and backstories. The basic story presented here is based in canon, but all details and personalities, etc., are headcanon.

Tar-Súrion ft. Tar-Súrion, Tári-Meletya (OC), Tar-Telperiën, Isilmo, Almárëa (OC), Tar-Minastir I was influenced here by the wording of Súrion’s TG article to focus on his life being overshadowed by women. Telperiën’s life has been embellished a bit, but is mostly based in canon. Details of Súrion and Isilmo’s lives are headcanon, as are (of course) their relationships with my OCs for their wives.

Tar-Minastir ft. Tar-Minastir, Tári-Róvandil (OC), Tar-Ciryatan, Ciara Tári-Morivanessië (OC), Tar-Atanamir The details of Minastir and Ciryatan’s lives are canon, though the conflict between them has been embellished. As usual, their wives are completely my invention. Dunland is a little further inland than the coast; in my mind Ciara’s family were of a coastal people related to the Dunlendings, but there was no succinct way to put that so I simplified it. Like many other Dunlendish names, “Ciara” is Celtic in origin, meaning “dark.”

Tar-Atanamir ft. Tar-Atanamir, Tári-Fanyahelcë (OC), Tar-Ancalimon, Aicanásso (OC) Atanamir’s life is entirely canon. Fanyahelcë’s Adûnaic name, Phânkhêli, has the same meaning as her Quenya name: phân for “cloud” and “khêl” for ice, with -i as the feminine suffix; those are not canonical Adûnaic words, but derived from older Eldarin languages. The King’s Women is entirely invented; they will show up again later. Aicanásso is an OC, though he is implied to exist, since Atanamir has descendants other than those of the royal line, eventually leading to Herucalmo, who married back into royalty.

Tar-Ancalimon ft. Tar-Ancalimon, Tári-Caumasarnë (OC), Aicanásso (OC), Tar-Telemmaitë, Tári-Onónë (OC), Tar-Vanimeldë, Engwáro (OC) All details are headcanons, except for Telemmaitë’s love of silver/mithril and Vanimeldë’s disinterest in politics, which are canon.

Tar-Vanimeldë ft. Tar-Vanimeldë, Herucalmo “Tar”-Anducal, Tar-Alcarin, Tári-Avaldë Pharâzarî (OC), Tar-Calmacil Tar-Vanimeldë’s stage name, Liltalissë, is a headcanon embellished from her canon love of music and dancing. It is not canon that Herucalmo and Alcarin poisoned their way to the throne, but the usurpation of Tar-Anducal is canon. The hint at Calmacil’s fate is a headcanon that will be expanded upon in a future post. ETA 3/30/21: Fixed a timeline error regarding Calmacil’s birth.

Tar-Calmacil ft. Tar-Calmacil, Tári-Naltanárië (OC), Tar-Ardamin, Gimilzagar Calmacil’s use of Adûnaic and his expansionism are canon, but I made up literally everything else. Well, not really—Naltanárië’s story is heavily based on @dialux’s amazing fic “a library of all the tears in history,” a story about the Queens of Númenor, specifically the section about Elénniel (though Elénniel is the wife of Abattârik, not of Belzagar; I’ve changed details here, but the core story is the same). That fic is a masterpiece that greatly inspired me throughout this whole series of edits, and I highly recommend it!

Tar-Ardamin ft. Tar-Ardamin, Arî-Lôminzil (OC), Ar-Adûnakhôr, Gimilzagar, Nilûphêr (OC), Arphazêl (OC) All of this is purely headcanon. Gimilzagar’s Quenya name, Elenmacil, is a literal translation from the Adûnaic. (This is technically the same name as Elemmakil, an elf of Gondolin, but I am sure that the dialects between Gondolin Quenya and Númenórean Quenya are different, so I chose to differentiate the names.) Gimilzagar is possibly the ancestor of Inzilbêth, implying he had a wife and child; I decided I liked that idea and incorporated Nilûphêr and Arphazêl into the story.

Ar-Adûnakhôr ft. Ar-Adûnakhôr, Arî-Aglaril (OC), Ar-Zimrathôn, Arî-Azrâindil (OC), Ar-Sakalthôr, Arî-Ûrîphêl (OC), Ar-Gimilzôr Technically the elves stopped (for the most part) coming to Númenor in Adûnakhôr’s rule, not Zimrathôn’s; I altered it to make it an official law rather than just a prevailing cultural attitude. All details about Zimrathôn and Sakalthôr (and their wives) are headcanon; most details about Adûnakhôr are canon.

Ar-Gimilzôr ft. Ar-Gimilzôr, Lindórië, Inzilbêth, Tar-Palantír, Gimilkhâd It is true that Gimilzôr is the translation of both Elerossë and Telemnar (“gimil” meaning both “star” and “silver,” and “zôr” meaning both “fire” and “foam”). The translation of Gimilkhâd’s name is pure guesswork. The intricacies of the leadership of Andúnië are all headcanon, as is Gimilzôr’s personal visit there, but the basic relations of the characters are canon. ETA 3/30/21: Made some minor tweaks to the caption in order to reconcile some timeline errors.

Tar-Palantír ft. Tar-Palantír, Nimirrôth (OC), Gimilkhâd, Zôrzimril (OC), Tar-Míriel, Ar-Pharazôn The basic details of Palantír’s rule and his rivalry with Gimilkhâd are canon, but everything involving their wives is headcanon. Basically all of the stuff about Pharazôn, Míriel, and Zigûr is canon. Nimirrôth’s story (especially her betrayal of Míriel) is once again very much inspired by dialux’s “a library of all the tears in history” and their OC Aglarâni. ETA 3/31/21: Fixed a few minor inconsistencies. ETA 4/4/21: Tweaked the timeline to better fit the story.

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CONTINUED IN APPENDIX B

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Line of Elros Edit Series: Appendix E

Continued from Appendix D. This section will contain information on the the Stewards of Gondor.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Appendix A: Royalty of Númenor Appendix B: House of Andúnië, Royalty of Arnor Appendix C: Royalty of Gondor Appendix D: Princes of Dol Amroth, Chieftains of the Dúnedain Appendix E: Stewards of Gondor (you are here!)

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STEWARDS OF GONDOR

Are you ready for a bajillion names reused from the First Age?! The Stewards loooved to name their kids after First Age heroes - and I decided that the ladies shouldn’t get left out of that tradition either, so I scoured the family trees of the Three Houses of the Edain for some names to give their wives and daughters :)

Astorion ft. Astorion (OC), Húrin of Emyn Arnen, Idril of Emyn Arnen (OC) Though Astorion himself is an OC, everything about the appointment of the first Steward is canon or strongly implied by canon. The rules surrounding who could be Steward are also canon, though the exact circumstances of how they came about are my headcanon. Húrin of Emyn Arnen was indeed Minardil’s steward, and the stewards were chosen from his House after this, but the details about his role in these two succession crises are all headcanon. The House of Húrin was related to Anárion, though this relation being through one of his daughters is speculation on my part. See the linked Kings for details about the canonicity of their stories.

Pelendur ft. Pelendur, Meleth of Gondor (OC), Vorondil, Anwariel (OC), Mardil Voronwë The details of Pelendur’s friendship with Eärnil, and Eärnil’s ambitions toward royalty, are my headcanon; check out Eärnil’s edit for more on that. The conflict between Eärnil and Arvedui is canon, as is Pelendur’s influence in choosing which would become King. Vorondil’s hunting of the Kine of Araw and making of the Horn of Gondor is canon, though I made up the bit about it being part of a matched pair.

Mardil Voronwë ft. Mardil Voronwë, Anoriel (OC), Eradan, Gilwen of Gondor (OC), Herion, Cadwareth (OC), Belegorn, Lossendil (OC) Mardil’s ascension to power is canon, but the details of Eärnur’s demise, while canon, have been embellished (see his edit for more info on that). Mardil’s work on the calendar is canon, but his wife’s influence on its creation is headcanon. Everything about Eradan, Herion, and Belegorn is headcanon.

Húrin I ft. Húrin I, Beril of Gondor (OC), Niënor of Gondor (OC), Urwen of Gondor (OC), Túrin I All of this is headcanon; we have practically no information about Húrin I save that he had two daughters before Túrin I.

Túrin I ft. Túrin I, Andreth of Gondor (OC), Lalaith of Gondor (OC), Nellas of Gondor (OC), Níniel of Gondor (OC), Meldis of Gondor (OC), Hador of Gondor All we know about Túrin I is that he had “several daughters” with his first wife, and was the first (and only) leader of Gondor to take a second wife, with whom he had a son. Since Hador was born a year after Túrin became Steward, I think it’s reasonable to assume he had to wait ’til he was in charge to change the law to allow him to remarry, but that’s not canon. All other details are headcanon. Sorry for making him a massive dick. Túrin Turambar deserves better than being remembered like this; I’ll try to make up for it when I get to Túrin II.

Hador ft. Hador of Gondor, Maerion (OC), Barahir of Gondor, Taweneth (OC), Dior of Gondor, Rían of Gondor, Bellmund (OC), Denethor I Hador did canonically add a leap day to the calendar, and he was also the last Steward to have the “lifespan of a full Dúnadan.” Dior canonically had no children and was succeeded by his nephew. I made up literally everything else here. I’m baffled by the decision of Rían to name her son after an Avarin king when all the other names in her family that were taken from the First Age are from the Edain and the occasional Noldor or Sindar royal; there’s no reason why she would have picked that name, so I tried to give her one here.

Denethor I ft. Denethor I, Felucaliel (OC), Lalwen of Gondor (OC), Emeldir of Gondor (OC), Steward Boromir Denethor canonically had two daughters before Boromir; I changed one to be nonbinary. It was also during his rule that the Watchful Peace ended. Everything else is headcanon.

Steward Boromir ft. Steward Boromir, Amathael (OC), Círion, Hirwen of Gondor (OC), Hallas, Thalieth (OC), Húrin II, Beldis of Gondor (OC) Boromir did canonically do all that fighting, though we know nothing about his wife and sibling fighting with him; his decline after receiving a Morgul wound is also canon. Almost all of Círion’s story is canon. Hallas did indeed come up with the names “Rohan” and “Rohirrim.” Everything else is headcanon.

Belecthor I ft. Belecthor I, Glóredhel of Gondor (OC), Orodreth of Gondor, Morwen of Gondor It’s canon that the Corsairs reared their heads again in this time, but we don’t know of any major battles so I decided a stalemate made sense here. Everything else is headcanon.

Orodreth ft. Orodreth of Gondor, Beleth of Gondor (OC), Ecthelion I The only canon thing here is that Ecthelion did rebuild the White Tower. Also, you know I’m gonna make all the childless Stewards gay and/or aspec :p

Morwen ft. Morwen of Gondor, Dammoron (OC), Adanel of Gondor (OC), Faeleth (OC), Egalmoth of Gondor All of this is headcanon, except that Morwen was canonically the grandmother of Egalmoth.

Egalmoth ft. Eglamoth of Gondor, Hareth of Gondor (OC), Beren of Gondor, Gildis of Gondor (OC), Steward Beregond, Bregil of Gondor (OC), Belecthor II, Thúliel (OC), Thorondir, Helheth (OC), Túrin II, Eregil (OC), Turgon of Gondor, Mírdholen (OC) As usual, everything with the women in this edit is headcanon. The wars with the Dunlendings, Corsairs, orcs, etc. are all canon, as is Saruman’s appearance in the narrative. The recovery period after the war has been greatly embellished; everything about Belecthor II and Thorondir is headcanon except for their lifespans and the death of the White Tree (and Belecthor being an only child, weirdly enough that’s specifically noted in canon lol), though I made up the reasoning behind Thorondir’s declaration. Túrin I’s deeds are all canon, though with the exception of the Rohirrim the supporting cast’s involvement is mostly my headcanon. Nothing significant happened during Turgon’s rule except for Sauron’s declaration; his reaction to that event is headcanon.

Ecthelion II ft. Ecthelion II, Narwiel (OC), Denethor II, Taeneth (OC), Beniloth (OC) Everything about Ecthelion and Thorongil/Aragorn is canon (and leaves me wondering if they fucked...) Ecthelion canonically had two unnamed daughters. Taeneth and Beniloth are Sindarin names I adapted from the Quenya “Terenis” and “Vanyalos” given to them in LOTRO; I also poached their backstories from LOTRO. (Disclaimer that I haven’t played the game, I’m getting this all from Tolkien Gateway.)

Denethor II ft. Denethor II, Finduilas of Dol Amroth, Boromir, Faramir This is pretty much all canon, though details have been embellished here and there.

Faramir ft. Faramir, Éowyn, Elboron, Rohiril (OC), Silevegil (OC), Barahir of Ithlien All of this is canon, though it’s been slightly condensed, up until the details about Faramir and Éowyn’s descendants. It is canon that Barahir wrote the Tale of Aragorn and Arwen, but we don’t know if he was the son of Elboron or of some unknown sibling of Elboron. I ship Elboron and Eldarion, so I chose to go with the latter possibility :)

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My Peoples of Arda Edit Series continues with the Three Houses of the Edain Edit Series!

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Line of Elros Edit Series: Appendix D

Continued from Appendix C. This section will contain information on the Princes of Dol Amroth and the Chieftains of the Dúnedain.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Appendix A: Royalty of Númenor Appendix B: House of Andúnië, Royalty of Arnor Appendix C: Royalty of Gondor Appendix D: Princes of Dol Amroth, Chieftains of the Dúnedain (you are here!) Appendix E: Stewards of Gondor

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PRINCES OF DOL AMROTH

Note: The names of most of these characters come from Adûnaic, but after using a lot of Adûnaic in the Royalty of Númenor section of this project, I was running out of vocabulary to use. Instead I repurposed the fragments of the (often untranslated in canon) Adûnaic names canonical to the House of Dol Amroth and scoured through this Adûnaic dictionary for other words that might be useful. For untranslated words, I made a guess based on the meaning of the word or a similar word in another language, which I excuse because Adûnaic is sort of a language cobbled together from a bunch of other languages.

Following is a brief glossary of the terms I used to make most of these names. If a name element does not appear here, I probably borrowed it from one of these namelists.

GLOSSARY adra || “crossing” || meaning derived from Gnomish adros (related to Sindarin athrad) agla || “brilliant, glorious” || meaning derived from Adûnaic aglar alêth || “city” || canonical meaning ang[a] || “iron” || meaning derived from Sindarin ang / Quenya anga asdi || “hope” || a canonical Adûnaic word of unknown meaning; I made up its meaning batân || “road, path” || canonical meaning êluk || “past” || a canonical Adûnaic word of unclear meaning; I derived its meaning from Adûnaic tâidô, meaning “once, then” and supposedly a later form of this word had || “to hurl” || meaning derived from Sindarin hador, “thrower” hil || “son, child” || meaning derived from Sindarin [c]híl, “heir” hir || “lord” || meaning derived from Sindarin hîr imra || “valley” || meaning derived from Sindarin imrath karasa || “red” || canonical meaning limir || “chain” || meaning derived from Quenya limil rûkh || “to shout” || canonical meaning zâbath || “humble” || canonical meaning zâira || “yearning, longing” || canonical meaning zôr || “fire” || canonical meaning

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Adrahil I ft. Adrahil I, Zâbathasdî (OC), Imrazôr The history of Dor-en-Ernil is mostly canon. Adrahil’s involvement in Ondoher’s campaign is canon, but his fate in that conflict is unknown, and everything after his retreat to Ithilien is headcanon. Tolkien Gateway has a footnote I find somewhat amusing that emphasizes that we don’t know For Sure that Adrahil was Imrazôr’s father, because even though all the dates line up for that to be true Tolkien never explicitly said that, soooo..... I think there’s no reason he wouldn’t be Imrazôr’s father, but I guess it’s canonically possible he’s not.

Imrazôr ft. Imrazôr, Mithrellas Nimruphêr, Galador, Gilmith Amroth’s story is canon, though we don’t know that it specifically was Imrazôr who named the hill after him. All we know about Imrazôr and Mithrellas is their origin story about Mithrellas being lost in the woods and Imrazôr finding her, and that after Mithrellas bore Imrazôr two children she disappeared into the night. I’ve seen lots of varying interpretations of this story, including some where Imrazôr forced Mithrellas to marry her, but in my opinion nothing in the text confirms that theory. We don’t know for sure that Gilmith and Galador are twins, but since they were born in the same year and elf pregnancies are usually exactly a year long I think it’s the most likely scenario. Mithrellas is said to have left after her children were born, which usually I see interpreted as right after their births, but again nothing in the text says her departure was immediate so I think it makes more sense that she stayed until they were grown, at least. Galador does become his father’s heir (see the next edit) but we know nothing else about Gilmith, so their differing fates (mirroring Elros and Elrond’s) are entirely my headcanon. A while back I made an edit about Gilmith and Mithrellas reuniting, if you want to check that out (though I did go with the “Mithrellas leaves immediately” version of events there).

Galador ft. Galador, Zadnazîrî (OC), Minlubên (OC), Inzilkaras (OC) The distinction/transition between Dor-en-Ernil and Dol Amroth is never explicitly described in Tolkien’s work, but since the land was not called Dol Amroth until after Amroth’s rule (during Imrazôr’s reign) and Galador was the first prince of Dol Amroth specifically, I think my version of events fits into canon. He was not the first prince of his line, rather the first prince of that specific place-name. Everything about Galador’s choice of mortality and his reasoning behind it is headcanon. His wife, naturally, is unnamed and thus entirely my own creation. Here we get to the first of many “unnamed princes” - we know how many there were between Galador and the next named lord (Aglahad), but nothing else about them save the dates of their lives and rule. Which is still more than we know about the Lords of Andúnië!

Balakân ft. Balakân (OC), Avradizimril (OC), Zâinabên (OC), Imralêthî (OC), Angahil (OC), Abrazân (OC) Everything here is entirely my own invention. I realized after making this edit that the line of Dol Amroth was “unbroken” between Galador and Imrahil, meaning there was no uncle to nephew inheritance like this, but tbh that’s a minor detail I’m not fussed about contradicting.

Abrazân ft. Abrazân (OC), Zâirahirî (OC), Bawbuthôr (OC), Karbazîrî (OC), Avalôzîr (OC), Narakarî (OC), Gimlibên I (OC), Asdiphêl (OC), Zôrahad (OC), Agathilî (OC) All the events that occur in this edit are canonical, but everything to do with the involvement of anyone from Dol Amroth is my headcanon. All information about the Princes and their family is my own invention.

Alêthir ft. Alêthir (OC), Zâbathinzil (OC), Karsalimir (OC), Adrabatîna (OC), Gimlibên II (OC), Zimrasdî (OC), Rûkhir (OC), Batânaglar (OC), Zâirêluk (OC), Ûrîzôrî (OC) Same note as previous. Don’t worry, we’re getting back to semi-canonical stuff soon! The name “Karsalimir” is derived from “karasa+limir”; I shortened the first element for a better flow of the name. Adrabatîna’s name is glossed as “fortunate meeting” but literally means “crossing paths.”

Karazôr ft. Karazôr (OC), Zâiralêth (OC), Asdihil (OC), Lômihirî (OC) The 15th and 16th Princes did canonically die early; the 15th Prince was “slain by the Corsairs of Umbar” and the 16th was “slain in battle.” We don’t have specifics on either event, so an isolated skirmish with the Corsairs is plausible enough for the 15th Prince’s demise. The 16th Prince died in 2799, the same year as the end of the War of the Dwarves and Orcs that sent orcs fleeing to the White Mountains in southern Gondor, so while there is no proof I think it’s likely that is the conflict in which he perished. Karazôr’s name comes from “karasa+zôr”; again, I’ve shortened the first element for aesthetic purposes.

Aglazôr ft. Aglazôr (OC), Gimilzâirî (OC), Angharas (OC), Nîlubêlî (OC) The Battle of the Poros happened during the rule of the 17th Prince; it is conceivable he and his son would have fought in that conflict, but all information about them is entirely headcanon. Once more I have messed with the word “karas” as a name element: Angharas’ name comes from “ang(a)+karasa,” but in pushing those two elements together Angakarasa becomes something like Angharas.

Aglahad ft. Aglahad, Karasaphêl (OC), Angelimir, Minalzôrî (OC), Adrahil II Finally we get to actually canonical characters!! Although we don’t know anything at all about Aglahad or Angelimir other than their names and the usual dates. This is the time Ithilien was deserted and Henneth Annûn was founded, though Angelimir’s involvement is entirely my own speculation.

Adrahil II ft. Adrahil II, Branniel (OC), Ivriniel, Finduilas of Dol Amroth, Denethor II, The basic details of Finduilas’ story are canon, though I have embellished a bit (including Imrahil’s resentment of Denethor). Everything about Adrahil, Branniel, and Ivriniel is headcanon.

Imrahil ft. Imrahil, Malleneth (OC), Elphir, Erchirion, Amrothos, Lothíriel All of Imrahil’s deeds are canon, though they have been somewhat embellished. He was even canonically bros with Éomer! However, everything about everyone else in his family is headcanon, except that Lothíriel did indeed marry Éomer (though we don’t know how exactly that came to be).

Elphir ft. Elphir, Idhrenes (OC), Alphros We know nothing about Elphir and Alphros except for their names and relevant dates; all of this is headcanon.

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CHIEFTAINS OF THE DÚNEDAIN

Aranarth ft. Aranarth, Lorneth (OC), Amathim (OC), Arahael, Idhrion (OC) Aranarth is implied to have a younger brother, as the ROTK appendices indicate he is the elder son of Arvedui. He also had at least one other child, since Dírhael is “said to be a descendant of a younger branch of Aranarth.” I came up with a different version of Dírhael’s ancestry that I like better, interpreting “younger branch of Aranarth” to just broadly mean “a younger branch of Aranarth’s house,” but I decided I liked the idea of giving Arahael a sibling. The bit about Aranarth’s tracking ability was borrowed from Middle-earth Role Playing. Arahael was born decades after his father’s inheritance (unusual for the Dúnedain, but Aranarth was particularly young when Arvedui died); technically Aranarth gave the heirlooms of Arnor to Elrond shortly after Angmar was destroyed, but after reading this excellent fic by @nikosheba I’ve adopted the headcanon that instead that happened when Aranarth’s wife arrived in Rivendell. The circumstances of Arahael’s birth are mostly headcanon, though he was born and raised in Rivendell, as were all his heirs after him.

Arahael Arahael, Avorniel (OC), Aranuir, Bellassamdir (OC), Aravir, Daerís (OC), Aragorn I, Galadil (OC), Araglas, Aeneth (OC) We know basically nothing about everyone in this edit, except that Aragorn I was indeed killed by wolves. Everything else is headcanon.

Arahad I ft. Arahad I, Silivreneth (OC), Aragost, Alphalas (OC), Aravorn, Sírdhem (OC), Arahad II, Ellother (OC), Arassuil, Glórineth (OC) I’m not sure if it’s clear in the caption, but Celebrían was wounded during Arahad’s rule, not Aragost’s; however, Aragost was a grown man at the time and I imagined him taking an active role under his father’s jurisdiction. The Rangers as a group canonically fought back against the invasion of orcs into Eriador at this time, though Arassuil was not mentioned individually. All the major events in this edit are canonical, but any involvement of the Chieftains and their families is headcanon.

Arathorn I ft. Arathorn I, Dravoriel (OC), Argonui, Eithiar (OC) Arathorn was indicated to have died violently, but we don’t know the specifics of this death, and it happened near the end of his natural lifespan anyway. The War of the Dwarves and Orcs did happen at this time, which affected the politics of the area, but any involvement of the Dúnedain is headcanon.

Argonui ft. Argonui, Theriel (OC), Arador, Malríneth (OC), Arathorn II The events mentioned here are canonical, but most of how these characters reacted to them is headcanon. Arador’s death is canon, though the reason he was out in the Coldfells is unknown.

Eithiar ft. Eithiar (OC), Farion (OC), Dírhael, Gilbarad, Ivorwen, Gilraen Argonui having a sibling is entirely my idea; I decided it would be interesting if Gilraen and Arathorn II were more closely related than simply both being descendants of Aranarth. Everything about Gilbarad is headcanon except for his name and relation to Ivorwen. The story of Dírhael and Ivorwen’s disagreement over Gilraen’s marriage is canon, but has been embellished; the story of their own marriage is headcanon.

Arathorn II ft. Arathorn II, Gilraen, Aragorn II This is mostly based in canon, but the details have been embellished. Aragorn and Arwen are the only characters in this series that I used movie faceclaims for, just because I think they work really well.

Aragorn II Elessar ft. Aragorn II Elessar, Arwen Undómiel, Eldarion, Erthoril (OC), Eliominal (OC), Evrindil (OC) Everything about Aragorn is canon. This guy did a LOT of stuff. Arwen did indeed make the Standard of Elendil, but it is a headcanon (that I think I first got from @jaz-the-bard) that she reforged Andúril, and also that she was waiting to find the right people to be mortal with (that was also from Jaz, lol). Naturally, everything about their kids is headcanon except for the most basic information about Eldarion. Aragorn and Arwen canonically had several daughters; I made one actually be nonbinary because I felt like it. Eliominal is derived from elia “to bless” and menel “heavens”; it should properly be Eliormenel but I changed the spelling for aesthetic purposes, and also a nod to the common tongue (minal is the Adûnaic version of Q./S. menel). “Evrin” is an alteration of “Ivrin” which I translate as “crystal.” Tolkien Gateway says that Eldarion had at least one son but I went through their sources in Peoples of Middle-earth and found no mention of this. It is stated that it was prophesied he would rule a great kingdom that would last “a hundred generations of Men after him,” but the same text admits that it is unknown if that is true, and even that statement is not necessarily indicative that those “hundred generations” would be his direct descendants. It is equally likely that his kingship passed to a child of one of his sisters and that he himself was childless. Personally, I ship Eldarion with Elboron, so I’m choosing that version of events instead.

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Line of Elros Edit Series: Appendix C

Continued from Appendix B. This section will contain information on the Royalty of Gondor.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Appendix A: Royalty of Númenor Appendix B: House of Andúnië, Royalty of Arnor Appendix C: Royalty of Gondor (you are here!) Appendix D: Princes of Dol Amroth, Chieftains of the Dúnedain Appendix E: Stewards of Gondor

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ROYALTY OF GONDOR

Anárion ft. Anárion, Elennúmen (OC), Ringelenë (OC), Almameldë (OC), Aspenindë (OC), Meneldil Anárion’s story is canon, though the details about his spouse and daughters are all headcanon. Anárion is said to have had four children, with Meneldil being the youngest, which is odd to me because Meneldil was the last man born in Númenor...but also he and his older siblings are all older than Isildur’s kids except for Elendur? Whatever. Maybe Anárion’s implied daughters were triplets or something. And Isildur’s dry spell of kids is kind of weird on its own.

Meneldil ft. Meneldil, Nyellelírë (OC), Cemendur of Gondor, Tinweriel (OC), Eärendil of Gondor, Aldalótë (OC), Anardil of Gondor, Elquassë (OC) We don’t actually know what Meneldil did during the War of the Last Alliance. Meneldil’s reaction to Isildur’s departure is canon, but has been embellished. We don’t know anything about Cemendur, Eärendil, or Anardil beyond their names; everything else about them is headcanon. “Atalantë” is another name for the event more commonly known as the Akallabêth. ETA 4/1/21: Fixed a minor timeline error.

Ostoher ft. Ostoher, Haldanárië (OC), Tarostar Rómendacil I, Ravandië (OC), Turambar of Gondor, Culindë (OC), Atanatar I, Rátavanië (OC) Ostoher did indeed remodel Minas Anor and turn it into his summer home, but his reasons why are a headcanon. Most of Rómendacil’s story is canon, though I made up the identity of his steward (you’ll see him again later in the series); for information on the Tradition of Isildur, see this article in the Encyclopedia of Arda. Turambar’s life is likewise mostly canon, though like his father’s story it’s been embellished here and there. Atanatar’s life is entirely headcanon. ETA 3/21/26: Fixed the timeline, and by doing so added another wrinkle of remarriage to Ravandie's story... I did not add in a faceclaim for Telemniel. I may at some point in the future, idk.

Siriondil ft. King Siriondil, Ilvanya (OC), Tarannon Falastur, Zâinazimril Berúthiel, Círyan Everything about Siriondil is headcanon. Tarannon and Berúthiel’s story is canon at its roots, but has been spun to make Berúthiel much more sympathetic. Herumor is a real Black Númenórean from the end of the Second Age, but there’s no proof he was related to Berúthiel, nor that Berúthiel came specifically from Rhûn Harad; we only know that she was a Black Númenórean. Her Adûnaic name is my own creation, and her story has been greatly embellished. ETA 9/9/21: Changed Rhûn to Harad in order to better fit Herumor’s backstory.

Tarcíryan ft. Tarcíryan, Láminë (OC), Eärnil I, Tyelcatálië (OC), Círyandil, Netyariel (OC), Círyaher Hyarmendacil I, Ilwiel Rilyasicil (OC) Tarcíryan adding the Tar- to his birth name is headcanon, as is his position as Captain of the Hosts and the manner of his death. (I’ve also decided to add the accented í to all names that include the element cír, “ship,” as it appears in the name Círdan, just because I think it looks nice. The only one I missed was Tar-Círyatan, as I made that decision after his edit was posted.) Eärnil’s story is mostly canon, though the bit about his death being arranged by the lords of Umbar is headcanon. Umbar’s origins as a conquered city are strongly implied but not explicitly canon. Círyandil’s life is entirely canon. Círyaher’s story is mostly canon, though I gave some credit for his accomplishments to his wife, and a few details have been embellished. The bit about Celebrindor of Arnor is headcanon. And of course, all details about the OC wives are my own creation.

Atanatar II ft. Atanatar II Alcarin, Míriën (OC), Narmacil I, Calmacil We don’t know if Atanatar was an only child or not, I made that decision. Most of his story is canon, with a few embellishments. It’s not impossible that Narmacil was married, but he canonically had no children, so I decided to make him aroace. Narmacil’s worries about Minalcar overthrowing him are all headcanon, but the details of the war and alliance with Rhovanion are canon.

Calmacil ft. Calmacil, Aistárë (OC), Minalcar Rómendacil II, Calimehtar Calmacil’s story is mostly canon, though everything relating to his wife is headcanon.

Calimehtar ft. Calimehtar, Imbelossë (OC), Alquandilmë (OC), Serecco (OC), Castamir Everything here is headcanon, except that Calimehtar is canonically the ancestor of Castamir.

Rómendacil II ft. Minalcar Rómendacil II, Calamistë (OC), Valacar, Vidugavia, Vidumavi, Vinitharya Eldacar The basic details of this one are canon (Rómendacil’s regency, Valacar’s marriage, etc), but I’ve significantly messed with the timelines; canonically, Minalcar did not go himself to Rhovanion after his military victory, instead sending Valacar (who was already grown) alone, but I liked the idea of Valacar growing up in Rhovanion so I changed things to make that work. Also, fun fact: “Vinitharya” is not pronounced as Viniþarya, but rather as Vinit-harya. ETA 3/21/26: The incorrect timelines bothered me too much, so I fixed it.

Castamir ft. Castamir, Núriel (OC), Airesarno (OC), Ninquo (OC), Arnakhôr Angamaitë, Azgarzîr Sangahyando The influence of his mother upon Castamir is a headcanon, as is everything about his wife. It is canonical that Castamir had sons who survived the Kin-strife, though we don’t know their names. Ornendil was canonically executed when Osgiliath fell, but Castamir performing the execution himself is an embellishment. He was canonically “haughty and ungenerous” as a king; I made up the bit about him specifically continuing executions and exiles, but it doesn’t feel like much of a stretch. We don’t know much about Castamir’s sons or their fate, but I feel that my extrapolations are based in canon. Angamaitë and Sangahyando’s Adûnaic names are my own creation, but the details of their schemes are canonical. We know they are both descended from Castamir, though not the specific details of their relationship to each other; I chose to make them grandsons of different sons of Castamir. We don’t know what their eventual fates were, but considering they would have lived during the Great Plague, I thought that was a fittingly ironic way for them to die.

Eldacar ft. Vinitharya Eldacar, Russariel (OC), Ornendil, Aldamir This is mostly canon, with all the headcanoned details having been covered in previous notes.

Aldamir ft. Aldamir, Lintasímë (OC), Vinyarion Hyarmendacil II, Mittanyar (OC), Minardil Look, sometimes ladies get to die in pointless duels, okay? I did make that up, though the rest of Aldamir’s life is canonical. I made Vinyarion trans because c’mon, a name like “new son”? He chose that when he came out. Also his spouse is nonbinary because why not! Enbies can be Captains of the Ships, too!!

Minardil ft. Minardil, Huilindië (OC), Telemnar, Súriel (OC), Fernendil (OC), Mityaher (OC), Cucuandië (OC), Minastan, Nenyawilin (OC), Tarondor of Gondor The circumstances of Minardil’s death are canon (and were covered earlier as well), though again everything about his wife is made up. Húrin of Emyn Arnen was indeed Minardil’s steward, and the stewards were chosen from his House after this, but the details about his role in these two succession crises are all headcanon. All we know about Telemnar in canon is that he started building a fleet to fight Umbar, but that when the Great Plague came he and “all his children” died, leaving his nephew Tarondor to inherit. Thus everything about his wife and daughter is all made up.

Tarondor of Gondor ft. Tarondor of Gondor, Varnefindë (OC), Telumehtar Umbardacil, Elenmirwë (OC), Narmacil II, Arcíryas Tarondor’s deeds as king are canon, as is the age of Telumehtar at the time of his inheritance, though we know nothing about the fate of his wife. Telumehtar’s deeds are likewise canon, though we don’t know the specifics about how the last descendants of Castamir were slain, just that they died in this battle.

Narmacil II ft. Narmacil II, Alassindo (OC), King Calimehtar, Nessimë (OC), Ondoher, Lúnaduinë (OC) Everything about Alassindo is headcanon, but Narmacil did canonically die fighting the Wainriders. Except for the details about his wife and his time governing Minas Anor before his inheritance, Calimehtar’s story is canon. We know nothing about Calimehtar’s daughter except that he had one.

Ondoher ft. Ondoher, Lelyariel (OC), Artamir, Prince Faramir, Fíriel, Arvedui, Lúnaduinë (OC), Quildoloro (OC), Minohtar Everything about the rivalry between Ondoher and Eärnil is headcanon. The alliance with Arnor is canon, though the details of the marriage of Arvedui and Fíriel being arranged by their mothers is headcanon. All the details about the battles are canon.

Arcíryas ft. Arcíryas, Moicanítë (OC), Calimmacil, Lótëaloxë (OC), Prince Siriondil, Vánquassë (OC), Eärnil II, Telpinë (OC), Eärnur, Morimmacil (OC) Save for their relations to one another, everything about Arcíryas, Calimmacil, and Siriondil is headcanon. The rivalry between this house and the Line of Kings is headcanon, but everything else about Eärnil and Eärnur is canon. Eärnur is arguably gay-coded, so I gave him a boyfriend, but that is not explicitly canonical.

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