Tarannon

Tarannon "Falastur" was the twelfth King of Gondor.
== Biography ==
Tarannon succeeded his father Siriondil in TA 830. His brother was Tarciryan. He started the construction of Gondor's navies, and became known as the first of the "Ship-kings". Under his policies and successful rule, Gondor's extended its power to the west and south of the Mouths of Anduin. He, along with Narmacil I, was one of two childless Kings of Gondor, making him a break-point in the bloodline. Nevertheless his rule was marked by such vigorous naval expansion that at his coronation he assumed the additional regnal name of Falastur, meaning 'Lord of the Coasts'.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (iv): "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
The king particularly favoured the city of Pelargir, constructing a palace there built out over the Anduin river on arches.
Despite his successes, his reign was troubled by the intrigues of his own wife Queen Berúthiel who spied on everyone within the kingdom. Eventually, he grew tired of her acts, exiling her and her cats to the south.Unfinished Tales, Part Four: II: "The Istari", Notes As a result of his wife's exile, he died childless in TA 913, and was succeeded by his nephew Eärnil I.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (iv): "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
==Etymology==
Tarannon was a Quenya word that meant 'royal gate'. Falastur was apparently an Elvish word that meant 'lord of the coasts'.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (iv): "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ጣራንኖን ፋላስቱር
Arabic 	فالاستور تارانون
Armenian 	Տարաննոն Ֆալաստուր
Belarusian Cyrillic 	Тараннон Фаластур
Bengali 	তারানন ফালাস্তুর
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Таранон Фаластур
Chinese (Simplified)	塔拉農·法拉斯特
Georgian 	ცარანნონ ვალასთურ
Greek 	Ταραννον Φαλαστυρ
Gujarati 	તારનોન ફલાસ્તુર
Hebrew 	טאראנון פאלאסטור
Hindi 	तरन्नन फलस्तूर
Japanese 	タランノン・ファラストゥア
Kannada 	ತಾರನ್ನೊನ್ ಫಲಸ್ತೂರ್
Kazakh 	Тараннон Фаластұр (Cyrillic) Tarannon Falastur (Latin)
Korean 	타란논 팔라스투르
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Тараннон Фаластур
Macedonian Cyrillic 	Тараннон Фаластур
Marathi 	तरॅनॉन फालास्तूर
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Тараннон Фаластур
Nepalese 	तरनन फलास्टुर
Pashto 	طاراڼون فالاستور
Persian 	طاراننون فالاستور
Punjabi 	ਤਰਨਨ ਫਲਾਸਟਰ
Russian 	Тараннон Фаластур
Serbian 	Тараннон Фаластур (Cyrillic) Tarannon Falastur (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ටැරනන් ෆලස්ටූර්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Тараннон Фаластур
Tamil 	டரணொந் பஅலஸ்துர்
Telugu 	తరన్నోన్ ఫాలస్టర్
Thai 	ฏะระนนโน ฝะละสตุร
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Тараннон Фаластур
Urdu 	ترانناون فالاسٹور
Uzbek 	Тараннон Фаластур (Cyrillic) Tarannon Falastur (Latin)
Yiddish 	טאַראַננאָן פאַלאַסטור
== References ==
Category:Quenya names & words
Category:Dúnedain
Category:Men of Gondor
Category:Kings of Gondor
Category:Characters in Unfinished Tales
Category:Characters in The History of Middle-earth
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