Elros

Elros, also known as Elros Tar-Minyatur, the Half-elven, was the son of Eärendil and Elwing, brother of Elrond, uncle of Elladan and Elrohir and Arwen Undómiel, and the first King of Númenor; ancestor to a line of kings that led to his distant descendant Aragorn II. He had a strong friendship with the Elves, who were half his kin.
== Biography ==
===First Age===
In FA 532, Elros was born in the Elven havens of Arvernien. When they were only children, the Sons of Fëanor attacked the havens in order to recover the Silmaril, and Elros and Elrond were taken captive by Maglor and Maedhros. Around the same time, Elwing, their mother, cast herself into the great sea and vanished from Middle-earth.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIV: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
From then on, Elros and his brother were raised by Maglor. They were both raised in love for Maglor was not proud of his deeds. It is nowhere told when or if Elros and Elrond actually left Maglor or if they participated in the War of Wrath which broke the power of Morgoth for good.
=== Second Age ===
Eventually the War of Wrath ended. As Elros and Elrond were Peredhil, or Half-elves, and only in these two remained the line of heroic chieftains of Men in the First Age. The Valar gave to Elrond and Elros the choice of which kindred they would belong to. Elros chose to be of Man-kind and as such he was granted a great life-span. Eönwë came among the faithful humans and he taught them and gave them wisdom, power, and a life longer than any others of mortal race, but none of the high men ever reached the age of Elros. A great land was prepared for them; not a part of Middle-earth yet not wholly separate from it. This land was Númenor, and Elros would be its first king.The Silmarillion, Akallabêth (The Downfall of Númenor)
Númenor was raised from the depths of the sea by Ossë, established by Aulë and enriched by Yavanna. The Elves came bringing flowers and fountains out of Tol Eressëa from Avallónë, and wrought gardens in Númenor. The Valar called it Andor, "The Land of Gift", and its own people called it Westernessë, for it lay west of all the lands inhabited by mortals.
At age 90, Elros ascended the throne of Númenor in the city of Armenelos where he was inscribed as Elros Tar-Minyatur. The sword Aranrúth, which once belonged to his great-great-grandfather Thingol, the Ring of Barahir, and the Axe of Tuor became heirlooms of the Kings of Númenor.Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Introduction, Part Two, chapter I: "A Description of the Island of Númenor", Note 2 During his reign, Elros had four children to an unnamed mortal wife. They included three sons, Vardamir Nólimon, Manwendil, and Atanalcar, and a daughter, Tindómiel.Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Introduction, Part Two: The Second Age, II: "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife"
Elros died in SA 442, after ruling Númenor for 410 years; and was the only Númenórean king to live for 500 years.Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Introduction, Part Two, III: "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor"The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, VI: "The Tale of Years of the Second Age"
== Etymology ==
Elros was a Sindarin word that meant "Elf of the spray", from el ("elf" or "star", interchangeably) and ross ("foam, spray").The Silmarillion, Index of NamesParma Eldalamberon, Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien The name came from the Quenya word Elerossë.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, XI: "The Shibboleth of Fëanor"
Tar-Minyatur was a Quenya word that meant "High First-ruler" in the High-Elven tongue, from tar ("king"), minya ("first") and túrë ("master, lord").The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies" Afterwards this was the convention by which most succeeding Kings of Númenor took their royal title.
=== Earlier names ===
In earlier versions, the Adûnaic name for Elros was Indilzar Azrabelo, and later changed to Gimilzôr. Later, the name Gimilzôr was given to the twenty-third King of Númenor.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IX: Sauron Defeated, Part Three: "The Drowning of Anadûnê", (i) The third version of The Fall of Númenor
== In adaptations ==
Elros is mentioned by name in . His descendant Elendil takes Galadriel to the Hall of Lore in Númenor, where a painting illustrating the parting of ways between Elros and Elrond is displayed.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ኤልሮስ
Arabic 	ايلروس
Armenian 	Ելրոս
Belarusian Cyrillic	Эльрос
Bengali 	ইলর্স
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Елрос (Elros)
Елрос Тар-Миниатур (Elros Tar-Minyatur)
Catalan 	Élros
Chinese (Hong Kong)	愛洛斯 (Elros)
愛洛斯 · 塔爾-明亞特 (Elros Tar-Minyatur)
Danish 	Elros (Númenors 1. konge)
Georgian 	ელროსი (Elros)
ელროსი ტარ-მინიატური (Elros Tar-Minyatur)
Greek 	Ελρος
Gujarati 	ઍલ્રોસ
Hebrew 	(Elros) אלרוס
(Elros Tar-Minyatur) אלרוס טאר מיניאטור
Hindi 	एल्रोस
Japanese 	エルロス
Kannada 	ಎಲ್ರೋಸ್
Kazakh 	Елрос (Cyrillic) Elros (Latin)
Korean 	엘로스
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Элрос
Macedonian Cyrillic	Елрос
Marathi 	एल्लोस
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Елрос
Nepalese 	एल्रोस
Persian 	(Elros) الروس
(Elros Tar-Minyatur) الروس تار-مینیاتور
Punjabi 	ਏਲਰੋਸ
Russian 	Элрос (Elros)
Элрос Тар-Миньятур (Elros Tar-Minyatur)
Sanskrit 	एल्रोस्
Serbian 	Елрос (Cyrillic) Elros (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ඊල්රෝස්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Елрос
Tamil 	ஏல்ரொஸ்
Telugu 	ఏల్రొస
Thai 	เอลรอส
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Ельрос
Uzbek 	Елрос (Cyrillic) Elros (Latin)
Yiddish 	עלראָס
== References ==
Category:Half-elves
Category:Elf friends
Category:Númenóreans
Category:Númenórean Kings
Category:The Silmarillion characters
Category:Characters in Unfinished Tales
Category:Characters in The History of Middle-earth
Category:Twins
Category:Sindarin names & words
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