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Dates
II 3118 to II 3319 (201 years); King of Númenor (as Ar-Pharazón) from II 3255 (ruled 64 years)
Race
Men
Division
Dúnedain
Culture
Númenóreans
Family
House of Elros
Pronunciation
fa'razoan
Meaning
'Golden'
Other names
Ar-Pharazôn, Tar-Calion
Titles
Father of the Isle, Heir of Eärendil, King of Númenor, King of Númenórë, King of the Númenóreans

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  • Updated 12 April 2023
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Pharazôn

Usurper of the throne of Númenor

The son of Gimilkhâd and grandson of King Ar-Gimilzôr of Númenor. He took his cousin Míriel to wife against her will, and so illegally claimed the island's throne, which he ascended under the royal name of Ar-Pharazôn.


See also...

Ar-Zimraphel, Inziladûn, Tar-Míriel, The Farsighted

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  • Updated 12 April 2023
  • Updates planned: 1

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Pharazôn

Usurper of the throne of Númenor

Dates
II 3118 to II 3319 (201 years); King of Númenor (as Ar-Pharazón) from II 3255 (ruled 64 years)
Race
Men
Division
Dúnedain
Culture
Númenóreans
Family
House of Elros
Pronunciation
fa'razoan
Meaning
'Golden'
Other names
Ar-Pharazôn, Tar-Calion
Titles
Father of the Isle, Heir of Eärendil, King of Númenor, King of Númenórë, King of the Númenóreans

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 12 April 2023
  • Updates planned: 1

Pharazôn

Usurper of the throne of Númenor

The son of Gimilkhâd and grandson of King Ar-Gimilzôr of Númenor. He took his cousin Míriel to wife against her will, and so illegally claimed the island's throne, which he ascended under the royal name of Ar-Pharazôn.


See also...

Ar-Zimraphel, Inziladûn, Tar-Míriel, The Farsighted

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 12 April 2023
  • Updates planned: 1

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999-2000, 2016, 2023. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
Discus reports have billions of combinations based on our advanced reporting engine of more than a million components.