Tar-Minastir

Tar-Minastir was the eleventh King of Númenor. He was king during the War of the Elves and Sauron in the mid-Second Age, he helped defeat Sauron by sending a relief force to the aid of Gil-galad who was under siege in Middle-earth.The Silmarillion, Akallabêth (The Downfall of Númenor)
== Biography ==
Tar-Minastir was the son of Isilmo and succeeded his aunt, Queen Tar-Telperiën, when she died. He was the grandson of King Tar-Súrion. His heart yearned for the west as did many in his time and loved the Elves but envied them. At some point during his rule, he had a great tower built on Oromet so that he could gaze upon the west and dream.
During his rule, Sauron invaded Eriador from Calenardhon in SA 1695 and the realm of Eregion fell. Sauron advanced to Lindon and Rivendell. In SA 1700, Tar-Minastir sent a naval force under the command of Ciryatur to save Lindon. Ciryatur's forces drove Sauron's army back from the Grey Havens and then pursued him to Tharbad, where further Númenórean forces helped defeat Sauron at the Battle of the Gwathló. Battered but not utterly defeated Sauron retreated back to Mordor in SA 1701 swearing revenge.
From Tar-Minastir's reign, the Númenóreans began establishing permanent settlements in Middle-earth.
He abdicated the throne in SA 1869, possibly not entirely willingly, dying peacefully four years later. He was succeeded by his son, Tar-Ciryatan.Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Introduction, Part Two, III: "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor" He reigned for 138 years.
==Etymology==
The name Minastir name means "Tower-watcher" in Quenya, which could be translated as "The Vigilant".The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
==Behind the Scenes==
There is a significant discrepancy in Tolkien's writings regarding Tar-Minastir. Tolkien wrote that his reign started in SA 1731, yet he is also clear that it was Minastir that sent the fleet to the aid of the Elves in SA 1700. Either the date of Tar-Telperiën's abdication or the date of the Númenórean intervention is therefore an error.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ታር-ሚንስተር
Arabic 	تار ميناستير
Armenian 	Տար-Մինաստիր
Belarusian Cyrillic	Тар-Минастир
Bengali 	তার-মিনাস্তির
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Тар-Минастир
Catalan 	Tar Minàstir
Chinese (Hong Kong)	塔爾-明那斯特
Chinese (Classical)	塔爾-米斯納提爾
Danish 	Tar-Minastir (11. konge af Númenor)
Georgian 	თარ-მინასთირი
Greek 	Ταρ-Μίναστιρ
Gujarati 	તાર-મિનાસ્તિર
Hebrew 	טאר מינאסטיר
Hindi 	टर्-मिनस्तिर
Japanese 	タール-ミナスティール
Kannada 	ತಾರ್-ಮಿನಾಸ್ಟೀರ್
Kazakh 	Тар-Мінастір (Cyrillic) Tar-Minastir (Latin)
Korean 	타르-미나스 티르
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Тар-Минастир
Laotian 	ຖະຣ-ມນະຊຕິຣ ?
Macedonian Cyrillic	Тар-Минастир
Marathi 	तार-मिनास्टीर
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Тар-Минастир
Nepalese 	टार-मिनस्तिर
Persian 	تار-میناستیر
Punjabi 	ਤਾਰ-ਮਿਨਿਸਟੀਰ
Russian 	Тар-Минастир
Sanskrit 	टर्-मिनस्तिर्
Serbian 	Тар-Минастир (Cyrillic) Tar-Minastir (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ටර්-මිනස්තිර්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Тар-Минастир
Tamil 	தார்-மினஷ்ட்டிர
Telugu 	టార్-మినాస్తీర్
Thai 	ฏะร-Mินะซติร
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Тар-Мінастір
Urdu 	ٹار منسٹیر
Uzbek 	Тар-Минастир (Cyrillic) Tar-Minastir (Latin)
Yiddish 	טאַר-מינאַסטיר
== References ==
Category:Númenóreans
Category:Númenórean Kings
Category:The Silmarillion characters
Category:Characters in Unfinished Tales
Category:Characters in The History of Middle-earth
Category:Quenya names & words
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