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Pronunciation
a'rr-fa'razoan ('rr' indicates that the r sound should be distinctly pronounced)
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Ar signifies ' King'; Pharazôn is usually interpreted ' Golden' 1
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Twenty-fifth and last King of Númenor. He assailed Mordor and brought Sauron back to Númenor as a hostage, but Sauron corrupted him, and persuaded him to sail on Valinor itself. As punishment for this act, the island of Númenor sank beneath the waves of the Great Sea.
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The Elvish equivalent of this name, Calion, suggests that 'golden' is meant in the sense of 'shining' or 'brilliant'. |
See also...
Alcarondas, Aman, Amandil, Ancient Darkness, Ancient West, Ar-Gimilzôr, Ar-Zimraphel, Aranrúth, Ban of the Valar, Barad-dûr, Bent World, Black Years, Castle of the Sea, Caves of the Forgotten, Dagor Dagorath, [See the full list...]Dark Lord, Day of Doom, Dead Tree, Doom of Men, Downfall of Númenor, Drúedain of Númenor, Eldar of Eressëa, Elendil, Elves of Lindon, Erulaitalë, Fire of Doom, Gift of Men, Gimilkhâd, Giver of Freedom, Great Armament, Great Sea of the West, Guild of Weaponsmiths, Hallow of Eru, Haven of Umbar, Herumor, Holy Mountain, House of Elros, Isildur, Isle of Kings, King of Kings, King of Men, King of Númenor, King of the Númenóreans, King of the Sea, King’s Party, King’s Sword, Last Battle, Line of Kings, Lord of All, Lord of Andúnië, Lord of the Black Land, Lord of the Dark Tower, Lord of the Darkness, Lord of the Earth, Lord of the Nazgûl, Lord of the Valar, Mar-nu-Falmar, Mariners, Men of the Sea, Míriel, Mordor, Númenor, Pass of Light, Pharazôn, Pillar of the Heavens, Powers of the World, River Anduin, Ruler of Númenor, Sauron, Sceptre of Númenor, Second Age, Shadowy Seas, Sunset, Tale of the Downfall of Númenor, Tar-Calion, Tar-Míriel, Tar-Palantir, The Deceiver, The Downfallen, The Farsighted, The Gift, The Golden, The Pillar, The Ring, The Terrible, The West, Tower of Avallónë, Undying Lands, Valinor, Valley of the Tombs, War of the Last Alliance, West-that-was, Westron, White Mountains, White Tree of the Eldar
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