#elatan

@secondageweek day ii · men

          Silmariën was the eldest child of Tar-Elendil, fifth King of Númenor. In her youth she was close with her cousin Ardamir, a jeweler, and under his mentorship she crafted a mithril fillet that would become a symbol of her house. Her love of gemcraft and metalwork also inspired her father to give her the Ring of Barahir.           Though Silmariën was the eldest of her siblings, she was not her father’s heir, for the law of Númenor at that time did not permit female inheritance. Instead the scepter passed to her younger brother Tar-Meneldur, whose own son Tar-Aldarion would go on to change that law to make way for his daughter Tar-Ancalimë to become the first Ruling Queen.           Though Silmariën was denied the crown, Tar-Elendil still wished to honor his eldest how he could. He created the royal House of Andúnië, giving its leadership to Silmariën and her husband Elatan. Silmariën then established her own tradition that would allow female inheritance in her new domain.           Elatan was a noble of Andúnië, thus explaining why Tar-Elendil chose that part of Elenna to grant to his daughter. He was a soft-spoken lord and a talented violinist, content to let his wife see to the political side of leadership while he engaged in his musical pursuits.           Elatan and Silmariën had one son, Valandil, who was counted as the first Lord of Andúnië.

For @arofili who requested fancasts for Silmarien of Numenor and her family. Not sure if her, and her husband and son is what you had in mind, but here it is! Hope you like it. 😊 The casts are Annette Navarro as Silmarien, Ezra Miller as her husband Elatan, and Diego Boneta as their son Valandil. (All photos are from Google, I do not take credit for them LOL.)

          Tar-Elendil was the fourth King of Númenor. He received the scepter after his father, Tar-Amandil, passed the kingship onto him a few years before his death. He was a scholar like his grandfather Vardamir Nóliman, and loved to make books from the legends and lore Vardamir had recorded, earning him the name Parmaitë.           Tar-Elendil’s sister Mairen was also a student of lore, though her interest lay in the mystical, and through her forays into magic she met another sage known as Ingólmë. As her friend was interested in the legends of elven magic her brother was collecting, Mairen introduced Ingólmë to Elendil, and the two had an instant connection. Within a year, they were wed, and in time she became his queen.           Tári-Ingólmë bore Tar-Elendil three children: two daughters, Silmariën and Isilmë, both of whom inherited their grandmother Tári-Telemnë’s silver hair; and a son, Írimon. Silmariën was fascinated by gemcraft and metalwork, and with the aid of her cousin Ardamir she devised a mithril fillet that would become a symbol of her house. Isilmë was a scholar like her father, focusing on linguistics and dedicating herself to preserving the language of the dwindling Drúedain. Írimon was a student of the stars, and built a tower in Forostar to watch their movements.           When it came time for Tar-Elendil to pass his mantle onto his heir, he was pressured by the male-dominated Council of the Scepter to name Írimon as his successor rather than Silmariën. Still wishing to honor his eldest how he could, Tar-Elendil created the royal House of Andúnië and gave its leadership to his daughter and her husband Elatan, and passed on the Ring of Barahir to her rather than the newly-crowned Írimon Tar-Meneldur.