Tar-Palantir

Tar-Palantir was the twenty-fourth King of Númenor.
== Biography ==
Though Tar-Palantir's father, Ar-Gimilzôr, was an opponent of the Valar and the Elves, his mother Inzilbêth taught Tar-Palantir to be an admirer of the Elves. Even by his enemies he was recognized to be a true seer, prophesying that the fate of the White Tree, Nimloth, was tied to that of the House of Elros.
Ar-Inziladûn took power during a time of great darkness in Númenor; ever since Tar-Atanamir, many kings had spoken against the Valar and turned instead to greed and empire building in Middle-earth. Tar-Palantir, however, sought to repent the actions of his predecessors; he took his regnal name in Quenya, once again tended to the White Tree and followed the ancient practices honoring Eru Ilúvatar. However, there was no response from the Valar, and the view of Tol Eressëa from Tar-Minastir's tower was shrouded.
His daughter, Tar-Míriel was his heir and would have followed his policies, but her rightful place as Queen of Númenor was usurped when she was married forcibly by her cousin, Ar-Pharazôn.The Silmarillion, Akallabêth (The Downfall of Númenor)
== Etymology ==
His name in Quenya was written in the Scrolls, as it was with the ancient practices. Palantir in Quenya means "far sighted",The Silmarillion, Index of Names as Palantir indeed saw the destruction that would come to Númenor if it continued down its path of disobedience to the Valar. His Adûnaic name was Ar-Inziladûn, which means "Flower of the West".
== In adaptations ==
In , set in an alternate Second Age, Tar-Palantir was forced from the throne for his attempts to return Númenor to its former ways of honoring the Valar, and remains king while his daughter Míriel rules in his stead as Queen-regent. By the time Galadriel is brought to Númenor, he is quite ill and confined to his bed in the King's Tower; Míriel warns him that Galadriel has arrived, Season One, Ep. 3: "Adar" and attempts to send the Elf back to Middle-earth alone. However, when the leaves of Nimloth begin to fall, Míriel decides instead to involve Númenor in the affairs of Middle-earth, and Tar-Palantir suddenly feels that something fateful has occurred., Season One, Ep. 4: "The Great Wave" He advises Míriel against going to Middle-earth, warning her that darkness awaits her there.The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Season One, Ep. 5: "Partings" After she ignores this warning, this prophecy holds true for Míriel when she is blinded by Orodruin's eruption.The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Season One, Ep. 7: "The Eye"
Before Míriel's return, Tar-Palantir's health declines further, leading Pharazôn to bring draftsmen from across Númenor to design a tomb for him. A number of apprentices are given an hour each alone with the king to sketch his likeness, and during Eärien's allotment, Tar-Palantir mistakes her for Míriel and unlocks the high tower chamber, warning her of the palantír there. He dies soon afterwards, causing Pharazôn to ponder his next move.The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Season One, Ep. 8: "Alloyed"
== Translations ==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ታር-ፓላንቲር
Arabic 	تار-بلانتير
Armenian 	Տար-Պալանտիր
Assamese 	তাৰ-পালন্তিৰ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Тар-Палантыр
Bengali 	তর-পালন্তির
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Тар-Палантир
Chinese 	塔爾-帕蘭特
Danish 	Tar-Palantir (24. konge af Númenor)
Dari 	تار-پالانتر
Dogri 	तर-पलंतीर
Georgian 	ტარ-პალანტირი
Greek 	Ταρ-Παλαντίρ
Gujarati 	તાર-પાલંતીર
Hebrew 	טאר פאלאנטיר
Hindi 	टार-पलंतिर
Japanese 	タル＝パランティア (Tar-Palantir)
アル＝インジラドゥーン (Ar-Inziladûn)
Kannada 	ತಾರ್-ಪಾಲಂತಿರ್
Kazakh 	Тар-Палантир (Cyrillic) Tar-Palantïr (Latin)
Korean 	타르팔란티르
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Тар-Палантир
Macedonian Cyrillic	Тар-Палантир
Malayalam 	ടാർ-പളന്തിർ
Marathi 	तार-पालंतीर
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Тар-Палантир
Nepalese 	तार-पलान्तिर
Pashto 	تره-پالانټیر
Persian 	تار-پلانتیر
Punjabi 	ਤਾਰ-ਪਾਲੰਤਿਰ
Russian 	Тар-Палантир
Serbian 	Тар-Палантир (Cyrillic) Tar-Palantir (Latin)
Sinhalese 	තාර-පලන්තිර්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Тар-Палантир
Tamil 	தார்-பழந்தீர்
Tatar 	Тар-Палантир
Telugu 	తార్-పాలంటిర్
Thai 	ทาร์-พาลันเทียร์
Tigrinya 	ተር-ፓላንቲር
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Тар-Палантір
Urdu 	تر پلانٹیر
Yiddish 	טאַר-פאלאנטיר
== References ==
Category:Canon characters in The Rings of Power
Category:Characters in Unfinished Tales
Category:Númenóreans
Category:Númenórean Kings
Category:Quenya names & words
Category:The Rings of Power characters
Category:The Silmarillion characters
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