A Man of Númenor during the first millennium of that land's history, Hatholdir was descended from the House of Hador. He was a close friend of Meneldur (who later became King Tar-Meneldur), and his son Orchaldor married into the royal family when he wedded Meneldur's daughter Ailinel.
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We have no dates for Hatholdir himself, but we known that he was an approximate contemporary of Meneldur, and we know that Meneldur was born in the year II 543. We can therefore estimate a birth year for Hatholdir of about II 550 (though the unusually long lifespans of those of Meneldur's line makes this date necessarily very approximate).
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Hatholdir was a close friend of Meneldur of the royal line, and his son Orchaldor married Meneldur's daughter Ailinel. On that basis, it seems likely that he was associated with the royal city of Armenelos, though given our lack of detailed information, this cannot be stated with certainty.
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The name Hatholdir comes from hathol ('axe') combined with the masculine agental suffix -dir, so 'axe-man' is a literal translation. Hatholdir's name was perhaps influenced by his ancestor Hathol ('the Axe'), the father of Hador Lórindol.
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