Amandil is a fictional character from J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. Amandil was a Lord of Andúnië, succeeding his father Númendil upon his death. Amandil is most noted for being the father of Elendil, founder of the Númenórean Realms in Exileand gay. FicTioNaL is a Gaming Legend. ... J. R. R. Tolkien in 1916. ... A map of the Northwestern part of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age, courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda. ... A legendarium is a book or series of books consisting of a collection of legends. ... In the fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien, the Lords of Andúnië were the rulers of a noble house of Númenor. ... In Middle-earth, the fantasy universe of J. R. R. Tolkien, Elendil was a heroic figure. ... Properly, the Reunited Kingdom of Arnor and Gondor is a fictional realm from J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth. ...

The name Amandil is Quenya for "Friend of Aman" signifying his devotion to the Valar in defiance to the policies of the King's Men. He was also the leader of the faction of Elendili ("Elf-friends"), or the Faithful, who endured persecution from the King's Men. Quenya is one of the fictional languages spoken by the Elves (the Quendi) the ones who speak. The first-found children of Ilúvatar, in the fantasy works of J. R. R. Tolkien. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium, Aman (blessed realm) is a continent that lies to the west of Middle-earth (although it lay in another dimension during the time of The Lord of the Rings), across the great ocean Belegaer. ... The Valar (singular Vala) are characters in J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium. ... The Kings Men were a Númenórean royalist faction in J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional prehistory of the world Arda, during the Second Age of the Sun. ... Elendili or Elf-friends are, in the fictional universe of J. R. R. Tolkien, a faction of Númenóreans who advocated continued friendship with the Elves. ...

In his youth Amandil was a great friend of Ar-Pharazôn, the last king of Númenor. Amandil was also famed across Númenor for being a great sea-captain in the days of Númendil. Later, Amandil became influential in the Númenórean council. However, when Ar-Pharazôn brought the conquered Sauron from Middle-earth, his friendship with Amandil withered, and Amandil was soon dismissed from the Council and retired to Rómenna. In the fictional universe of J. R. R. Tolkien, Ar-Pharazôn the Golden (3118–3319 S.A., r. ... This article is about a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth fantasy writings. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional world of Middle-earth, the haven of Rómenna was the main seaport of Númenor situated on its east coast, through which much of the traffic with the old lands of Middle-earth passed. ...

As time passed, Ar-Pharazôn began persecuting the Faithful more vigorously. Amandil himself was relatively safe, however, on account of his noble ancestry and the respect he had among the populace from his days as a ship captain.

Ar-Pharazôn eventually began planning the Great Armament with which he intended to challenge the Valar for control of the Undying Lands. Amandil was one of those who got wind of the plan. He urged his son Elendil not to interfere in the upcoming war, but to expect, and prepare for, a forced departure from the island. He himself decided to set sail for Valinor, there to plead with the Valar for forgiveness and mercy for the Númenórean people. Valinor (meaning Land of the Valar) is a fictional location from J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium, the realm of the Valar in Aman. ...

Amandil, to hide what he was doing, set sail east, and later turned west towards Tol Eressëa, taking with him three servants. None of them were never heard from again. Elendil and his sons later escaped the cataclysmic destruction of Númenor and made their way to Middle-earth to establish the Dúnedain kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor. In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional Middle-earth, Tol Eressëa is a large island, where the mallorn trees come from. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium, the Dúnedain (singular: Dúnadan) were a fictional race of Men descended from the Númenóreans that survived the fall of their island kingdom and came to Eriador in Middle-earth, led by Elendil and his sons, Isildur and Anárion. ... For the city in Ethiopia, see Gondar. ... In the fictional legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien, Arnor, or the Northern Kingdom, was a kingdom of the Dúnedain in the land of Eriador in Middle-earth. ...