Tar-Amandil, King of Númenor, dies
Meaning: Bliss Friend
Event Type: Genealogical
Age: 2nd Age - Pre-Rings
Tar-Amandil, 3rd King of Númenor, dies 13 years after relinquishing the sceptre:
Tar-Amandil... was the son of Vardamir Nólimon, and he was born in the year 192. He ruled for 148 years,1 and surrendered the sceptre in 590; he died in 603.
Unfinished Tales, Part 2, Ch 3, The Line of Elros, Kings of Númenor
1 Since Tar-Amandil's father Vardamir is counted as the second king, he is deemed to have ruled for one year despite passing the sceptre directly to his son:
The figure of 148 (rather than 147) must represent the years of Tar-Amandil's actual rule, and not take the notional year of Vardamir's reign into account.
Unfinished Tales, Part 2, Ch 3, The Line of Elros, Kings of Númenor: Notes, Note 3
Elena Tiriel 15Dec09