Timeline Event
Valandil of Arnor born in Rivendell
Event Type: Genealogical
Age: Akallabêth/Last Alliance
Year: 3431
Description:
An event in the prelude to the War of the Last Alliance; see that entry for an overview:
Valandil, 4th son of Isildur and 3rd King of Arnor, is born in Rivendell:
The Northern Line: Heirs of Isildur
Arnor. ...Isildur †2, Valandil 249, Eldacar 339....
The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers: The Realms in Exile
3. Valandil [born] 34301 [lived] 260 [years] died T.A. 249
The Peoples of Middle-earth, HoME Vol 12, Part 1, Ch 7, The Heirs of Elendil
3431
Gil-galad and Elendil march east to Imladris.
The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix B, The Tale of Years: The Second Age
3429 Isildur escapes [the Fall of Minas Ithil] by ship..., and sails north... to Elendil in Arnor, with his wife and sons....
34301 The last Alliance is begun. Elendil and Isildur obtain the help of Gil-galad and Elrond and gather great forces. They march east to Imladris. Valandil son of Isildur born in Imladris.
The Peoples of Middle-earth, HoME Vol 12, Part 1, Ch 7, The Heirs of Elendil
Notes
† The sign † indicates a premature death, in battle or otherwise, though an annal of the event is not always included.
The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers
1 This text is from one of Tolkien's early drafts. The final Tale of Years lists the date of Elendil's march to Imladris, and presumably therefore Valandil's birth, as 3431. There is nothing to indicate that Isildur went to Imladris before Elendil, so Valandil's birth date was adjusted to match the later, canonical source.
Commentary by Elena Tiriel
Contributors:
Lyllyn 25Sep03
Loquacious 18Jul04
Elena Tiriel 5Dec07
