The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor

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Tolkien legendarium work appendix text fictional genealogical work in-universe historical document

The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor is a genealogical and historical account of the Númenórean monarchs descended from Elros, presented as an appendix-style text within J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.

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Label	Occurrences
Kings of Númenor	9
The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor canonical	1
“The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor”	1

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Target entity: The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor
Context triple: [Unfinished Tales, hasPart, The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor]

A. Heir of Elendil
Heir of Elendil is the dynastic title borne by Aragorn as the direct descendant of Elendil and rightful claimant to the thrones of Arnor and Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
B. The Elves of Cintra
The Elves of Cintra is a post-apocalyptic fantasy novel by Terry Brooks in the Shannara universe, following survivors with emerging magical abilities as they navigate a world reshaped by cataclysm.
C. Books of Kings
The Books of Kings are historical and theological narratives in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that recount the reigns of Israel’s and Judah’s monarchs, the role of prophets, and the spiritual decline leading to exile.
D. The Wars of the Lord
The Wars of the Lord is a major medieval Jewish philosophical and scientific treatise by Gersonides that systematically addresses metaphysics, theology, astronomy, and providence.
E. Lord of the West
Lord of the West is an epithet of the Egyptian god Osiris, highlighting his role as ruler of the afterlife and the realm of the dead.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor
Target entity description: The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor is a genealogical and historical account of the Númenórean monarchs descended from Elros, presented as an appendix-style text within J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.

A. Heir of Elendil
Heir of Elendil is the dynastic title borne by Aragorn as the direct descendant of Elendil and rightful claimant to the thrones of Arnor and Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
B. The Elves of Cintra
The Elves of Cintra is a post-apocalyptic fantasy novel by Terry Brooks in the Shannara universe, following survivors with emerging magical abilities as they navigate a world reshaped by cataclysm.
C. Books of Kings
The Books of Kings are historical and theological narratives in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that recount the reigns of Israel’s and Judah’s monarchs, the role of prophets, and the spiritual decline leading to exile.
D. The Wars of the Lord
The Wars of the Lord is a major medieval Jewish philosophical and scientific treatise by Gersonides that systematically addresses metaphysics, theology, astronomy, and providence.
E. Lord of the West
Lord of the West is an epithet of the Egyptian god Osiris, highlighting his role as ruler of the afterlife and the realm of the dead.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Tolkien legendarium work ⓘ appendix text ⓘ fictional genealogical work ⓘ in-universe historical document ⓘ
author	J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ
chronologyScope	Second Age ⓘ
contains	brief notes on notable events in reigns ⓘ dates of birth and death of rulers ⓘ list of Númenórean rulers in order ⓘ
describes	Ar-Pharazôn ⓘ Elros Tar-Minyatur ⓘ linked to: Elros Númenórean queens regnant ⓘ Númenórean royal titles ⓘ Tar-Aldarion ⓘ Tar-Ancalimë ⓘ Tar-Atanamir ⓘ linked to: Anárion Tar-Minastir ⓘ Tar-Palantir ⓘ change from Elvish to Adûnaic royal names ⓘ length of reigns of Númenórean monarchs ⓘ lifespans of Númenórean monarchs ⓘ succession customs in Númenor ⓘ
endsWith	reign of Ar-Pharazôn ⓘ
fictionalLanguageContext	Westron ⓘ
fictionalPerspective	later Dúnedain historians ⓘ
focusesOn	Dúnedain of Númenor ⓘ linked to: Men of Arnor descendants of Eärendil ⓘ
genre	genealogical register ⓘ pseudo-historical chronicle ⓘ
hasTheme	corruption of power in Númenor ⓘ faithful versus king’s men in Númenor ⓘ longevity and mortality of Men ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
narrativeFunction	provides historical framework for Númenor ⓘ traces decline of Númenórean realm ⓘ
partOfFictionalCorpus	Middle-earth legendarium ⓘ linked to: legendarium of Middle-earth
relatedWork	Akallabêth ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ
setInFictionalRegion	Númenor ⓘ
setInFictionalWorld	Arda ⓘ
startsWith	reign of Elros Tar-Minyatur ⓘ
subject	Kings of Númenor ⓘ linked to: The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor Line of Elros ⓘ Númenórean monarchy ⓘ linked to: High Kingship of the Dúnedain genealogy of Elros ⓘ succession of Númenórean rulers ⓘ

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