Atanatári

Atanatári is a Quenya term which means "Fathers of Men".
== Use ==
Its use is not wholly clear, because it could refer directly to the forefathers of all mankind. It is usually used to describe only the forefathers of the Edain,The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XII: "Of Men" but even this usage remains ambiguous, as it is unclear if is referred to the ancestors of the Edain, to their first generation in the First Age (i.e. Bëor, Haldad, Marach, and contemporaries), or to the Edain in their entirety.
==Etymology==
Atanatári means "Fathers of Men" in Quenya, and its Sindarin cognate is Edenedair.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, chapter VI: "Myths Transformed" It is pronounced a-tan-a-tah-ree.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Hebrew 	אטאנאטארי
Russian 	Атанатари
Thai 	อทานาทาริ
Ukrainian Cyrillic	Атанатарами
==References==
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Category:Quenya names & words
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