#aldarion and eendis

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All of Aldarion's journeys and the adjacent drama: the timeline

Dates in bold are canon (based on "the Fall of Númenor"), dates in italics are guesses, HCs and Tolkien Gateway (those are marked (TG)). Plaintext dates mean that I forgot to format. All dates are SA.

521 Silmarien is born.

532 Isilmë born (she's the sister of Silmarien and Meneldur)

543 Írimon (later Meneldur) is born

603 Tar-Amandil dies

630 Valandil born — so quoth Tolkien Gateway. His father was Elatan of Andúnie.

631 Isilmë has a son — This gives Valandil a cousin one year younger, and I love how this pre-echoes the friendship of Elendil and Pharazôn. Also I will develop a full OC here, but not now, but yes, he's a guy and will be a bit of a problem.

642 Silmarien's second child (we're entering a pure HC territory)

643 this is when Meneldur would be proclaimed the King's Heir, and so the fact that Silmarien won't inherit the sceptre would be finally confirmed.

645 Isilmë's second child

655 Silmarien's third child — I think 3 was quite a typical number of children

659 Isilmë's third child

682 (or probably earlier) Zamîn, the lovely rude woman from Emerië is born.

700 Anardil (later Aldarion) is born. His mother was Almarian, daughter of Vëantur the great captain. Later, Aldarion has two younger sisters: Ailinel and Almiel. Ailinel married Orchaldor son of Hatholdir from the House of Hador, and their son was Soronto.

712 Ailinel born (both my instinct and TG agree on this)

715-ish Anardil is already a competent ship captain

725 Anardil sails to ME with Vëantur, Meneldur has A Bad Feeling about it. Also, Anardil journals the whole trip. :)

727 Anardil returns.

729 Almiel born (TG)

730 Anardil sails to ME again (to Lindon)

722 returns

727 sails again

731 returns

736 sails again

739 he returns from another journey (he goes and returns all the time later too, but here we have at least some data)

740 Tar-Meneldur becomes the king

749 the Guild of Venturers founded

751 Tar-Elendil dies

753 Valandil has his first child (I won't go into all his children, just the inheriting line)

760 Valandil's problem cousin has his first child (same note)

771 [TG] Erendis is born

796 Tar-Meneldur, growing more and more upset with his son, sets limits to the cutting of the trees. Queen Almarian supports Aldarion in his conflict with his father.

798 Tar-Meneldur orders Aldarion to stay in Númenor, wants to proclaim him the King's Heir when Aldarion is 100, as was the custom.

799 [TG] Soronto born. He'll be important: this is the backup here in case Ancalimë wouldn't get married quickly enough.

800 Aldarion is proclaimed the Heir, the relationship with his father is temporarily good.

800 Aldarion and Erendis meet. She is impressed. Also, she enters the Queen's household. She's 29 [biologically 22].

806 Aldarion and Erendis meet (when he says farewell to his mother) they start getting feelings for one another. She's 35 [23]. He's 106 [37].

806 Aldarion sails to ME again, Tar-Meneldur is upset about it.

813 Aldarion returns to Númenor, Tar-Meneldur is upset again. The queen begins to actively arrange for again and Erendis to meet often. (She's Vëantur's daughter, no wonder she likes shipping...)

820 the ship Palarran built, Aldarion sails to ME, Erendis brings him a bough and he falls in love with her. She's 49 [26], he's 120 [40].

823 he returns quickly, with gifts

824 early in the year he sails again, with 7 ships, despite his father's order not to

829 he returns with 9 ships

829 he leaves again with 3 ships

839 Erendis leaves Armenelos, believing that he's dead

843 Aldarion returns and reconciles with his father, but is still too immature to go and propose to Erendis

845 they meet in a forest and he proposes, she's reluctant even though she's very much at the marriage age, tbh she must be past the typical non-line-of-Elros marriage age already.

849 feats for 100 years of the Guild, Erendis is upset about this. Also, Valandil (aged 237, which biologically is 64) is there and fails at smalltalk.

852 Hallacar is born (TG). His father was Hallatan of Hyarastorni (the guy who will later be regent at some point!) from the line of Elros, Aldarion's distant cousin (their common ancestor is Vardamir, says TG)

853 Aldarion and Erendis travel to Emerië, she says that she'll be old when he's the king, they get more distant again

858 through the machinations of their mothers, they reconcile and go to the Holy Mountain together and get bethroted (that's so sweet btw), Tar-Meneldur is very happy. She's 87 [34], he's 158 [48]

861 everyone expects then to get married, Aldarion longs for the sea, Tar-Meneldur had a talk with him, it doesn't go well

862 Aldarion sails to ME, promising to return in the same year

869 he returns (btw people in ME don't like Númenorians that much now)

870 they get married in the spring. There are Elves present at the wedding. She's 99 [36], he's 170 [53] ok TBH he would be younger biologically because he's from the line of Elros.

873 Ancalimë is born in the spring, this is her birth name. Also, she's the most beautiful in the line except later Tar-Miriel.

883 Tar-Aldarion becomes the king

885 Valandil has a grandchild (future 3rd lord of Andunie)

874 Aldarion plants forests, becomes widely known as Aldarion.

877 Aldarion sails again, saying it'll be two years. Erendis moves to Emerie.

879 Erendis is very upset, orders the house in Armenelos to be shut

882 Aldarion returns, drama ensues, also deep theological discussions with his father. Also, Zamîn, my favorite old woman, is already old, so at the very least 200 (biologically 55)

883 Tar-Aldarion becomes the King

883 or 884 he sails again, visits Eregion, meets Galadriel. Hallatan of Hyarastorni is his regent in Númenor.

883-901 Tar-Aldarion is often gone and rarely home, Ancalimë likes spending time with her grandmother Almarian. Later Tar-Aldarion still sails quite often.

892 Ancalimë proclaimed the King's Heiress, which was unprecedented, both because she was 19 and a woman. The law is changed. She often rules as Tar-Aldarion's regent when he's off sailing.

901 Problem cousin has a grandchild

928 Silmarien dies. The women in line of Elros at this time lived over 400 years, judging from the little data that we have, so I'd give her 407.

933 Isilmë dies.

942 Tar-Meneldur dies.

985 Erendis dies in old age (314 years, biologically 79), lonely, in the water of Rómena (definitely not self-inflicted, probably a combination of old age + maybe Uinen heard what Erendis was saying about her. Or maybe she just knew her time was coming and went to die in the sea to spite it)

1000 Ancalimë marries Hallacar, the marriage is unhappy

1001 my favorite character, Zamîn dies (let her see the wedding, but not more of another disaster marriage!). She'd be 318, biologically 80 in this timeline, so that's definitely achievable. She might even have lived longer, on either end.

1011 Valandil has a great-grandchild (let's give him that!)

1012 Valandil dies

1013 problem cousin dies

1019 problem cousin's great-grandchild born

1075 Tar-Ancalimë becomes the Ruling Queen

1098 Tar-Aldarion dies, Tar-Ancalimë neglects all his policies.