Ar-Adûnakhôr

Ar-Adûnakhôr was the twentieth King of Númenor, known as the first Númenórean king to take his official name in the Adûnaic tongue - instead of using the traditional Quenya form - as Tar-Herunúmen.Unfinished Tales, Part Two: The Second Age, III: The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor, from the founding of the City of Armenelos to the DownfallThe Silmarillion, Akallabêth (The Downfall of Númenor)
== Biography ==
As an opponent of the Valar, Ar-Adûnakhôr's Quenya name was recorded in the official royal scrolls only. The name he chose was considered by some as blasphemous in both languages, as it means "Lord of the West", a title reserved for Manwë, King of the Valar. During his time, the Elven-tongues were no longer used or taught to children, and the ships from Tol Eressëa came rarely. Only those of The Faithful maintained the ancient customs of friendship with the west and welcomed the Eldar, both in secret.
The persecution of the Faithful began under Ar-Adûnakhôr's reign, and he punished those who openly spoke Elven tongues. After this, the Eldar ceased to travel to Númenor.
There is some question as to whether Ar-Adûnakhôr succeeded his father, Tar-Ardamin, as king, or his grandfather, Tar-Calmacil, but the numbering of the rulers includes Tar-Ardamin in the count. Specifically, Tar-Ardamin does not appear at all in the The Lord of the Rings appendices, but he does appear in the chapter The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor from Unfinished Tales.
Ar-Adûnakhôr ruled for sixty-three years and was succeeded by his son, Ar-Zimrathôn in SA 2962.Unfinished Tales, Part Two: The Second Age, III: The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor, from the founding of the City of Armenelos to the Downfall
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ዓር፡ዓዱናክሆር
Arabic 	إر-ادوناخور
Armenian 	Ար-Ադունախոր
Belarusian Cyrillic	Ар-Адунакhор
Bengali 	আর-অদুনাখোর
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Ар-Адунахор
Chinese 	亞爾-阿登那霍
Chinese (Classical)	阿爾-阿督納霍爾
Danish 	Ar-Adûnakhôr (12. konge af Númenor)
Dari 	ر-آدوناخور
Georgian 	არ-ადუნაკორი
Greek 	Αρ-Αδυναχορ
Gujarati 	અર્-અદુનખોર
Hindi 	अर-आदुनखोर
Japanese 	アル＝アドゥーナホール
Kannada 	ಆರ್-ಅಡುನಖೋರ್
Kazakh 	Ар-Адұнакһор (Cyrillic) Ar-Adunakhor (Latin)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Ар-Адунакhор
Macedonian Cyrillic	Ар-Адунакхор
Marathi 	अर-अदुनखोर
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Ар-Адунакhор
Nepalese 	अर्-एडुनखोर
Pashto 	آر-ادونخور
Persian 	آر-آدوناخور
Punjabi 	ਅਰ-ਅਦੁਨਖੋਰ
Russian 	Ар-Адунакор
Sanskrit 	आर्-आदुनखोर्
Serbian 	Ар-Адунакор (Cyrillic) Ar-Adunakor (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ආර්-අදුනාකොර්
Telugu 	ఆర్-అదునఖోర్
Tajik Cyrillic 	Ар-Адунакҳор
Tamil 	அர்-அடுநக்ஹோர்
Tatar 	Ар-Адунакор
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Ар-Адунахор
Urdu 	ار اڈونااکور
Yiddish 	אַר-אַדונאַכאָר
== References ==
Category:Númenóreans
Category:Númenórean Kings
Category:Adûnaic names & words
Category:Characters in Unfinished Tales
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