Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife

"Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife" is the second chapter in Part Two of Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth. It mainly concerns the first Ship-king of Númenor, Tar-Aldarion, and his wife, and how they differed. J.R.R. Tolkien composed this tale's final form no earlier than 1965.Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Introduction, Part Two
The chapter preceding is "A Description of the Island of Númenor", and the chapter that follows is "The Line of Elros".
==Synopsis==
At the beginning of the chapter, Aldarion's father Tar-Meneldur is described, as a just king devoted to the island of Númenor, but whose true passion was the study of the stars. He had two daughters and one son, named Anardil, who would be known among the Kings of Númenor as Tar-Aldarion.Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Part Two: The Second Age, chapter II: "Aldarion and Erendis"
Through time, disagreement arose between Aldarion and his father concerning the Sea, for Aldarion loved it ever since he was a child. His first odyssey towards Middle-earth was made in the year SA 725, under the guidance of Vëantur his own grandfather, and it was during that journey upon his ship Númerrámar that he befriended the Elves Círdan and Gil-galad.
More sea voyages followed afterwards, against the wish of his father, and in between them at one point he founded the Guild of Venturers. In the hundredth year of his life, he was proclaimed heir to the throne, and at the celebration of this event he met Erendis, daughter of Beregar. Though she seemed beautiful to him, Aldarion refused to commit to marriage because of his commitment to his passion for marine life.
When Aldarion finally courted her, it was Erendis who avoided the union, for she did not want to share Aldarion with the sea. Only after many years they were engaged, and even more passed until they were married, in the year SA 870. While being husband and wife, they did not manage to reconcile their differences. A few years after their only child was born, named Ancalimë, Aldarion continued his explorations in Middle-earth. Erendis grew bitter of the perpetual waiting, until finally she left their home in Armenelos, taking their young daughter with her into the heart of Emerië.
Upon his return, Aldarion found his home locked and his father even more cold towards him. It was the same with his wife, when he pursued her to her new home. But here the tale takes an unexpected turn, as it is revealed in a letter Gil-galad wrote to King Tar-Meneldur that Aldarion did not leave his home out of selfishness, but rather his voyages were caused by the threat from Sauron, which he had long seen and tried to prevent by building the outpost Vinyalondë at the mouth of the Gwathló river in Middle-earth. Tar-Meneldur, realizing that he did not share the visionary mind of his son, nor his capacity to face upcoming events, announced his abdication and proclaimed Aldarion as his successor.
Aldarion's reign ended in the year SA 1075, and his and Erendis' daughter succeeded him as queen. Aldarion's death was two decades following, in SA 1098.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Aldarion en Erendis: Die Matroos se vrou
Albanian 	Aldarion dhe Erendis: Gruaja e marinares
Amharic 	ዓልዳሪኦን እና ዐረንዲስ - መርከበኛው ሚስት
Arabic 	الداريون و يرينديس: زوجة بحار
Armenian 	Ալդարիոն և Էրենդիս: Նավաստի կինը
Azerbaijani 	Aldarion və Erendis: Marinerin həyat yoldaşı
Basque 	Aldarion eta Erendis: Marinelaren emaztea
Belarusian Cyrillic	Эрендис і Алдарион: Жонка марака
Bengali 	আল্দারিওন এবং এরেন্ডিস: নাবিকের স্ত্রী
Bosnian 	Aldarion i Erendis: Marinerova žena
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Алдарион и Ерендис: Съпруга на моряка
Catalan 	Aldàrion i Erendis: L'Esposa del Mariner
Chinese 	塔爾-阿達瑞安和伊瑞迪絲：水手之妻
Corsican 	Aldarion è Erendis: A moglie di marinaio
Croatian 	Aldarion i Erendis: Pomorčeva žena
Czech 	Aldarionovi a Erendis - námořníkova žena
Danish 	Aldarion og Erendis: Sømandens hustru
Dutch 	Aldarion en Erendis: De Vrouw van de zeeman
Estonian 	Aldarion ja Erendis: Meremehe naine
Finnish 	Aldarion ja Erendis: Merenkävijän vaimo
French 	Aldarion et Erendis: La femme du marin
Galician 	Aldarion e Erendis: a esposa do mariñeiro
Georgian 	ალდარიონი და ერენდისი - მეზღვაურის ცოლი
German 	Aldarion und Erendis: Das Weib des Seefahrers
Greek 	Αλντάριον και Έρεντις: Η γυναίκα του ναυτικού
Gujarati 	આલ્દરિઓન અને ઇરેન્ડિસ: નાવિકની પત્ની
Hebrew 	סיפורם של טר-אלדריון, מלך נומנור ורעייתו ארנדיס
Hindi 	आल्दरिओन तथा ऐर्ऐन्दिस: नाविक की पत्नी
Hungarian 	Aldarion és Erendis – A tengerész asszonya
Icelandic 	Aldarion og Erendis: Kona sjómannsins
Indonesian 	Aldarion dan Erendis: Istri pelaut
Irish Gaelic 	Aldarion agus Erendis: an Mairnéalach bean chéile
Italian 	Aldarion ed Erendis: la moglie del marinaio
Japanese 	アルダリオンとエレンディス: 船乗りの妻
Kannada 	ಅಲ್ಡರಿಯನ್ ಮತ್ತು ಎರೆಂಡಿಸ್: ನಾವಿಕನ ಹೆಂಡತಿ
Kazakh 	Алдаріон пен Ерендіс: Теңізшінің әйелі (Cyrillic) Aldarion pen Erendis: Teñizşiniñ äyeli (Latin)
Korean 	알다리온과 에렌디스: 뱃사람의 아내
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Алдарион жана Эрэндис: Кемечилер жубай
Latvian 	Aldarion un Erendis: Jūrnieka sieva
Lithuanian 	Aldarion ir Erendis: Jūrininko žmona
Macedonian Cyrillic	Алдарион и Ерендис: Жена на морнарот
Malaysian 	Aldarion dan Erendis: Isteri pelaut
Maltese 	Aldarion u Erendis: Il-mara tal-baħri
Marathi 	आल्दरिओन आणि एरेन्दिस: मरिनरची बायको
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Алдарион ба Эрэндис: Далайчны эхнэр
Nepalese 	आल्दरिओन र एरेन्डिस - नाविकको श्रीमती
Norwegian 	Aldarion og Erendis: Sjømanns kone
Persian 	الداریون و هرهندیس: همسر ملوان
Polish 	Aldarion i Erendis. Żona marynarza
Portuguese 	Aldarion e Erendis A Esposa do Marinheiro
Romanian 	Aldarion și Erendis: Soția marinar
Russian 	Алдарион и Эрендис: Жена Мореплавателя
Serbian 	Алдарион и Ерендис: Ћена поморца (Cyrillic) Aldarion i Erendis: Ćena pomorca (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ආල්දරිඔන් සහ එරෙන්ඩිස්: නාවිකයාගේ බිරිඳ ?
Slovak 	Aldarion a Erendis: Námorník manželka
Slovenian 	Aldarion in Erendis: Mornarjeva žena
Spanish 	Aldarion y Erendis: La esposa del marinero
Swedish 	Aldarion och Erendis: Seglarens hustru
Tajik Cyrillic 	завьа маллоҳон ?
Tamil 	ஆல்தரிஒந் மற்றும் எரெண்டிஸ்: மாலுமியின் மனைவி
Telugu 	ఆల్దరిఒన మరియు సోరోన్తో: నావికుని భార్య
Thai 	ตำนานของอัลดาริออนและเอเรนดิส : ชายานาวิก
Turkish 	Aldarion ve Erendis: Denizcinin karısı
Turkmen 	Aldarion we Erendis: Deňizçiuň aýal
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Алдаріон та Ерендіс: дружина моряка
Uzbek 	Алдарион ва Эрендис: Денгизчининг хотини (Cyrillic) Aldarion va Erendis: Dengizchining xotini (Latin)
Vietnamese 	Aldarion và Erendis: Vợ của thủy thủ
Welsh 	Aldarion ac Erendis: Gwraig y Marinwr
Yiddish 	אַלדאַריאָן און ײרענדיס - די פרוי פון די מאַטראָס
==References==
ru:Алдарион и Эрендис: Жена Мореплавателя
Category:Unfinished Tales chapters