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The following is a list of the twenty-five Rulers of Númenor, an island realm in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe. The Kings of Númenor were Dúnedain men who ruled the kingdom of Númenor. Númenor had twenty-five official rulers, of which there were twenty-two male rulers, and three female rulers. There was also one usurper (Herulcalmo). A list of the rulers of the fictional island of Númenor, ordered by the fictional chronology of their reign. Many of the rulers have two names: Those beginning with "Tar-" prefix are titles in Quenya, a fictional elvish language, and those with the "Ar-" prefix are titles in Adûnaic, a fictional language of men. This usage does not represent the species of the ruler; all the figures below are Edain, or humans. Unless specified otherwise, all numbers are dates in the fictional Second age of Middle Earth. Figures marked with an asterisk were functionally or symbolically not recognized as rulers in the historical lore of Middle Earth. ==I. Elros Tar-Minyatur (32–442)== Elros Tar-Minyatur (〔 Elrond and Elros are born in the same year, 532 of the Years of the Sun in the First Age.〕–, r. S.A. 32–442) was one of the Half-elven of Middle-earth who chose to become a mortal man, and was later crowned the first High King of Númenor.〔J. E. A. Taylor (1976) ''The Tolkien Companion'' pp 146–147〕 He was born in year 532 of the First Age to Eärendil and Elwing. Elros's name may mean "Elf of the Spray" based on a tale from his early childhood. Maedhros and Maglor, in an effort to wrest the Silmaril from Elwing and her people, attacked the settlement at the Mouths of Sirion, slaying many and driving Elwing over the sea. After the battle they found her children, Elros and his twin brother, Elrond,〔 and taking pity on them, they raised them as their foster-children as an act of repentance. They later left them to be found in a cave where Elros was playing in a waterfall at the entrance and his brother was hiding in the back of the cave. Thus he was named "Elf of the Spray". In ''The Silmarillion'', Christopher Tolkien interprets Elros as meaning "Star-foam". As Half-elven, he and his brother were given the choice to be Elves or Men. Elros chose to become one of the Edain, while Elrond elected to remain an Elf. As a reward for the valour of the Edain against the dark forces of Morgoth, the Valar raised an island for them to dwell in, protected from the dangers of Middle-earth. Elros and the surviving Edain set sail over Sea and, guided by the Star of Eärendil, they came to the great Isle of Elenna, westernmost of all Mortal lands. There they founded the realm of Númenor, or Westernesse. The Valar also granted Elros and his heirs substantially longer life-spans. In year 32 of the Second Age Elros became the first King of Númenor, taking the Quenya name ''Tar-Minyatur'', meaning "High First-ruler". This was the convention by which most succeeding kings of Númenor took their royal title. He was the heir to the lordship of all three of the houses of the Edain, whose remnants formed the population of Númenor. As such, he and his descendants possessed heirlooms from great heroes and lords of the First Age: the Ring of Barahir, the Axe of Tuor, the Bow of Bregor, and Aranrúth, the sword of Thingol.〔J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien editor, ''Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth'' (2001), p.171〕 He ruled for 410 years until he voluntarily abdicated the throne as well as his life in S.A. 442, at age 500. Adûnaic name: Indilzar. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of rulers of Númenor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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