Valandil of Andúnië

Valandil founded the line of the Lords of Andúnië in the western region of Andustar on Númenor.
==Biography==
Valandil's father was Elatan of Andúnië, and his mother was Silmariën, eldest child of Tar-Elendil of Númenor. The laws of Númenor at that time would not allow Silmariën to rule as queen, so Valandil and subsequent Lords of Andúnië were not in line for royal succession.
By the end of the Second Age, however, Valandil's descendants would become kings in Middle-earth, beginning with Elendil, the last Lord of Andúnië and first High King of Arnor and Gondor.
Valandil was also the name of the youngest son of Isildur and the grandson of Elendil, who eventually became High King of Arnor.
==Etymology==
Valandil means "Devoted to the Valar", from Vala and -ndil ("friend, devoted to"), in Quenya.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
==Translations==
Foreign Language	Translated name
Catalan 	Valandil d'Andúnië
Chinese 	瓦蘭迪爾
Danish 	Valandil af Andúnië
Dutch 	Valandil van Andúnië
French 	Valandil d’Andúnië
Galician 	Valandil de Andúnië
German 	Valandil von Andúnië
Greek 	Βαλαντίλ της Ανδονιε
Hebrew 	ואלאנדיל מִתוֹך אנדונייה
Icelandic 	Valandil af Andúnië
Indonesian 	Valandil dari Andúnië
Maltese 	Valandil ta' Andúnië
Norwegian 	Valandil av Andúnië
Occitan 	Valandil d'Andúnië
Polish 	Valandil z Andúnië
Romanian 	Valandil din Andunië
Russian 	Валандиль из Андуниэ
Sardinian 	Valandil de Andúnië
Sicilian 	Valandil di Andúnië
Spanish 	Valandil de Andúnië
Swedish 	Valandil av Andúnië
Venetian 	Valandil de Andúnië
Vietnamese 	Valandil của Andúnië
Yiddish 	וואַלאַנדיל פון ײַנדוניע
Yoruba 	Valandil ti Andúnië
==References==
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