#almarian

When Ancalimë, as a young woman proclaimed the King’s Heir, sought to escape from the importunity of her many suitors, Zamîn aided her in going into hiding as a shepherdess on a farm.

Erendis, also called Tar-Elestirnë, was the sixth queen and the story of her life is still well known as The Mariner's Wife was one of the books which survived the Downfall. The Mariner’s Wife records how though their marriage began in joy, Aldarion's love for the sea soon caused that joy to sour. It culminated in Erendis and Aldarion's separation and their daughter's bitterness towards love and marriage.

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          Eärendur was the younger son of Tar-Amandil and the companion of the mariner Vëantur. Eärendur was a sailor from a young age, neglecting any princely duties he may have been given and preferring the carefree life of a crewmate at sea rather than the responsibility of a naval commander. His father granted him his own ship, but Eärendur was never very serious about being a captain.          Vëantur was the child of commoner parents, and when they refused to accept him when he asserted himself as a man rather than the girl he had been mistaken for at birth, he fled his home to join the royal navy. Eärendur took the young man under his wing and was gratified when Vëantur’s ambition saw him rise to the top of the ranks, proud of his friend and glad to be relieved of the pressure on himself to lead.           When Tar-Amandil purposed to name his seafaring son the Captain of the King’s Ships, Eärendur instead suggested he choose Vëantur, a more capable commander and his bosom companion. In gratitude, Vëantur named Eärendur his first mate, a position that suited him much better, and the two turned their sights to lands far beyond Elenna. Vëantur became the first Númenórean to return to Middle-earth in his ship Entulussë. He met the Elvenking Gil-galad and the shipwright Círdan, as well as twelve Men from Eriador who came to see “who had returned from death in the deeps of the Sea.”         Upon returning from this momentous journey, Eärendur wed Helwë, a fisher’s daughter who yearned for greatness. Vëantur too loved Eärendur, and had wed him in an unofficial ship-board ceremony, and together they welcomed Helwë into their relationship. Eärendur fathered children with both his spouses; Helwë bore him a son, Caliondo, and Vëantur a daughter, Almarian, though for political reasons Almarian’s true heritage was obscured even from her.          Eärendur died at sea, saving Vëantur’s life in the midst of a storm. His loss was mourned deeply by his family, and in the aftermath, Vëantur married Helwë. A man’s friend or brother taking to wife his widow was not uncommon at the time, especially among sailors, and thus the transition into a more “official” family unit was not remarked upon even in Tar-Elendil’s court.           Almarian was raised alongside her half-brother Caliondo, and both youths loved and admired their cousin Prince Írimon. In time, Almarian’s affection for Írimon grew into a deeper love, and they became betrothed. This was the only time Helwë and Vëantur considered telling her that Eärendur was her father, making her and Írimon first cousins, but after Almarian confessed she was already carrying the prince’s child, her parents decided not to spoil her happiness with the truth. Cousin marriage, though uncommon, was not unheard of, and with Eärendur dead for many years they did not wish to revisit old hurts.

Later in life, Almarian was very close friends with Erendis, whom she persuaded to wed her son and become queen after Almarian. Though neither were rulers in their own right, they both held immense amounts of power due to the political vacuums left by their husbands.

Aradia: was born in a poor city in the Spanish kingdom, her father was a carpenter and her mother was pretty absent helping him. She grew up near a wood where she pass a lot of time...until the day of the great fire. Damian: He was a noble, her mother and father were both powerful magicians that lived in a beautifoul and big manor, safe from witch hunters. Almarian: She grew up as a witch hunter like her mother, until one day she discovered to be something special, that day her uncle take her to the citadelle were she met Eridan. Eridan: After the day of the great fire, he travel for months until a stranger named Claude guide him to the citadelle where he start working at the abbandoned castle that became his home. Years later Claude asked him to take care of his nephew and he accept. Not long time passed that he decided to found the school for magicians, where witches and magicians would learn the ancient arts of magic, how to use them and how to defend themselves.

As per Tumblr’s fuckery, this is a redirect using a Tumblr link to the Ao3 page. For my own sanity, it’s not linked to Chapter 16 itself, but the whole piece of War of Winter.