| Númenórean | |
| Malantur | |
|---|---|
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Númenor |
| Language | Adûnaic and Sindarin |
| Birth | S.A. 670 |
| Family | |
| House | House of Elros |
| Parentage | Caliondo |
| Children | Unnamed male descendants |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Malantur was the great-grandson of Tar-Amandil, descended from Tar-Amandil's second son, Eärendur.[1]
The original Númenórean royal law of succession stated that the Sceptre of Númenor must go to a male heir, either the King's son or, if he had no son, to the nearest kinsman of male descent. During Malantur's life the King was Tar-Aldarion, his only child being a daughter, and as the nearest kinsman of male descent, Malantur was the King's presumptive heir.
However, in S.A. 892 Tar-Aldarion changed the law of succession so that the eldest child of the King, whether a man or a woman, should receive the sceptre. He then named his daughter Ancalimë as his heir. The royal Council advised the King to amend the rule such that a female heir could refuse the sceptre, in which case the heir would become the nearest male kinsman of either male or female descent. Tar-Aldarion agreed to this change, so if Ancalimë had refused the sceptre it would have been her cousin Soronto who would have become the ruler of Númenor. Thus Malantur was denied the chance to become Númenor's seventh King.[2]
Though he left descendants, nothing of their lives was recorded.[3]
Etymology
Malantur is a Quenya name. Its meaning is not glossed, but Paul Strack suggests it means "Golden Lord" and is a combination of malina ("yellow", "golden") and the suffix -tur ("master", "lord", "ruler").[4]
Genealogy
| Tar-Amandil 192 - 603 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tar-Elendil 350 - 751 | Eärendur b. 361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tar-Meneldur 543 - 942 | Caliondo 512 - 900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erendis 771 - 985 | Tar-Aldarion 700 - 1098 | Ailinel b. 712 | Orchaldor unknown | MALANTUR b. 670 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tar-Ancalimë 873 - 1285 | Soronto b. 799 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife", "The earlier generations of the Line of Elros"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife", "The earlier generations of the Line of Elros"
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Malantur m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon, accessed 21 January 2022