Sceptre of Annúminas

The Sceptre of Annúminas was the chief token of royalty of the North-kingdom of Arnor in Eriador in Middle-earth, during the Third Age.
== Description ==
The Sceptre of Annúminas was a silver rod originally borne by the Lords of Andúnië in Númenor, patterned after the Sceptre of the King of Númenor. The sceptre of the Kings was lost with Ar-Pharazôn in the Downfall of Númenor in 3319 of the Second Age., Introduction, Part Two, III: "The Line of Elros, Kings of Númenor" But Elendil, the last Lord of Andúnië, took his sceptre with him when he escaped from Númenor and came to Middle-earth and founded the Kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor. While the Kings of Gondor wore a crown, the Kings of Arnor bore the sceptre. It became known as the Sceptre of Annúminas, the original capital of the North-kingdom.
After the North-kingdom was divided in 861 the sceptre passed to the Kings of Arthedain, and then, after Arthedain ceased to exist in 1974, to the Chieftains of the Dúnedain. Since the Dúnedain of Arnor had become a wandering people, the sceptre and other heirlooms were kept at Rivendell, in the care of Elrond. When Aragorn II came of age, Elrond withheld the Sceptre as he had not yet earned it.
By the end of the Third Age, the Sceptre of Annúminas was over 5,000 years old and was the oldest artifact made by Men in Middle-earth. On Midsummer's Eve of 3019, Elrond brought the Sceptre to Minas Tirith and gave it to Aragorn, the newly crowned King Elessar of the Reunited Kingdom of Gondor and Arnor., , Book Six, Chapter V: "The Steward and the King"
== Etymology ==
The Sceptre of Annúminas was so named because the Kings of Arnor initially ruled from the city of Annúminas.
Annúminas means "tower of the west." A sceptre (pronounced 'sep-ter') is a staff held by a ruler as an emblem of authority.
== In adaptations ==
In , Elrond brings the Sceptre of Annúminas with him on the journey to Arwen's wedding in Minas Tirith.
== Translations ==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Septer van Annúminas
Albanian 	Skeptër i Annúminas
Arabic 	صولجان إننوميناس
Armenian 	Անումինասի գավազան
Asturian 	Cetru de Annúminas
Azerbaijani 	Annúminasın skeptron
Basque 	Annuminasren zetro
Belarusian Cyrillic	Аннуминаса Скіпетр
Bosnian 	Annúminas žezlo
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Скиптър на Аннуминас
Catalan 	Ceptre de Annúminas
Cebuano 	Setro ni Annúminas
Croatian 	Annúminasovo žezlo
Czech 	Annúminasovo žezlo
Danish 	Annúminas scepter
Dutch 	Scepter van Annúminas
Esperanto 	Sceptro de Annúminas
Estonian 	Annúminasi Scepter
Finnish 	Annúminasin valtikka
French 	Sceptre de Annúminas
Frisian 	Scepter fan Annúminas
Galician 	Cetro de Annúminas
Georgian 	ანნუმინასი სკიპტრა
German 	Zepter von Annúminas
Greek 	Σκήπτρο του Αννυμινας
Gujarati 	ણુમેનોરના રાજદંડ
Hebrew 	שרביט אנומינאס
Hungarian 	Annúminasi jogar
Italian 	Scettro di Annúminas
Japanese 	アンヌーミナスの王笏
Kannada 	ಆನ್ನುಮಿನಸ ರಾಜದಂಡ
Korean 	안누미나스 왕홀
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Аннуминас таягы
Latvian 	Annìminas skeptras
Lithuanian 	Annìminaso skeptras
Luxembourgish 	Zepter vun Annúminas
Norwegian 	Annúminas septer
Maltese 	Xettru ta' Annúminas
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Аннуминасын очирт таяг
Persian 	(Sceptre of Annúminas) عصای آنومیناس
(Royal Sceptre of Númenor) عصای سلطنتی نومه‌نور
Polish 	Berło Annúminasu
Portuguese 	Cetro de Annúminas
Romanian 	Sceptru de Annúminas
Russian 	Скипетр Аннуминаса
Serbian 	Ануминасов жезло (Cyrillic) Anuminasov žezlo (Latin)
Slovak 	Annúminasské žezlo
Slovenian 	Annúminasjevo žezlo
Spanish 	Cetro de Annúminas
Swahili 	Fimbo ya enzi ya Annúminas
Swedish 	Annúminas spira
Tamil 	ஆணுமிநஸ் செங்கோல்
Telugu 	ఆన్నుమినస స్కెప్టర్
Thai 	คทาอะโครโปรลิส
Turkish 	Annúminas'un asası
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Скіпетр Аннумінаса
Urdu 	انومیناس عصائے شاہی
Uzbek 	Аннúминасъин таёқ (Cyrillic) Annúminas'in tayoq (Latin)
Vietnamese 	Trượng Annúminas
Xhosa 	Intonga kaAnnúminas
Yiddish 	סצעפּטער פון אַנומינאַס
== References ==
== See also ==
* Crown of Gondor
Category:Arnor
Category:Númenor
Category:Objects
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