The second son of Elendil and younger brother of Isildur, who came to Middle-earth with his father from Númenor, and was slain in the Siege of Barad-dûr.
Notes
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The date of Anárion's birth appears only in The History of Middle-earth volume XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth. It cannot therefore be considered completely reliable. |
2 |
Tolkien provides no explicit derivation for the name Anárion, so 'Sun-son' is a little speculative. The name of Anárion's brother Isildur means approximately 'devoted to the Moon', so the implication is that Anárion's name refers to the son of Elendil dedicated to Anar, the Sun. |
See also...
Anárion, Argonath, Atanatar I, Cemendur, Gates of Argonath, Gates of Gondor, Gondor, Great Hall of Osgiliath, Heir of Anárion, Heir of Elendil, High King, Hill of Guard, House of Anárion, House of Elendil, House of Elros, [See the full list...]King of Arnor, King of Gondor, Kingdoms of the Dúnedain, Line of Anárion, Meneldil, Mound of Elendil, North-realm, Ostoher, Palantíri, Second Age, Seeing-stones of Númenor, Siege of Barad-dûr, Stone of Anor, Stone of Minas Tirith, The Ring, Tower of Anor, Tower of the Setting Sun, Tower of the Sun, Towers of Gondor, Two Kingdoms, War of the Last Alliance
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