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Dates
Extant II 877 - II 8831
Race
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Culture
Settlements
Dwelt in Emerië within the Mittalmar (Inlands) of Númenor
Pronunciation
oo'lbarr ('rr' emphasises that the final r sound should be pronounced)
Meaning
Uncertain2

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Ulbar

The shepherd companion of Aldarion

Ulbar
Unnamed wife
Îbal

A Man of Númenor, who dwelt in the grassland region known as Emerië with his wife and his son Îbal. He originally herded the sheep of Hallatan, the Sheep-lord of Hyarastorni, to the south of Emerië. Hallatan was kin to the King's Heir Aldarion, and Ulbar was drawn to Aldarion's seafaring Guild of Venturers. He sailed with Aldarion to Middle-earth in the great ship Hirilondë. On his return, years later, Aldarion gave Ulbar's wife a ring set with a scarlet jewel, which had been a gift from Gil-galad himself.


Notes

1

We have no definite dates for Ulbar, but we do know that he was a mariner aboard the great ship Hírilondë on its maiden voyage to Middle-earth. That voyage took the ship away from Númenor between II 877 and II 883, so we can be sure that Ulbar was extant during those years. He had a young son at the time, Îbal, which suggests that he was himself still comparatively young (as does his choice to adventure across the Great Sea with the Great Captain Aldarion).

2

Ulbar's name is almost certainly Adûnaic rather than Elvish, and its meaning is unknown. In fact, the elements ul and bar can be interpreted as Elvish words (they would mean something like 'bad home'), but this can hardly have been the intended meaning. Nonetheless, Sindarin was widely spoken in Númenor, so even as an Adûnaic name, it could still be seen as a somewhat unfortunate choice by Ulbar's parents.

See also...

Îbal

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