Eärnur

eärnur

Eärnur masc.name, contraction of Eärendur (Appendix A)

eärnur

masculine name. *Servant of the Sea

The 33rd and final king of Gondor in the Third Age (LotR/1038). This name is essentially a shorter form of Eärendur, with the same elements.

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts, Tolkien first considered using ᴹQ. Elessar for the name of the last king of Gondor before changing his name to Eärnur (WR/153).

Elements

Word	Gloss
ëar	“sea, great sea, sea, great sea, [ᴹQ.] open sea; water”
-(n)dur	“servant; to serve”

Variations

• earnur ✧ PE17/152

Eärnur

Eärnur

Eärnur is a shortened form of Eärendur. It means "Servant of the Sea" in Quenya, from ëar "sea" and -ndur "servant".