Meneldil

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The Heirs of Anárion
Part of The Lord of the Rings
Kings of Gondor
Meneldil · Cemendur · Eärendil
Anardil · Ostoher · Rómendacil I
Turambar · Atanatar I · Siriondil
Falastur · Eärnil I · Ciryandil
Hyarmendacil I · Atanatar II · Narmacil I
Calmacil · Rómendacil II · Valacar
Eldacar · Aldamir · Hyarmendacil II
Minardil · Telemnar · Tarondor
Telumehtar · Narmacil II · Calimehtar
Ondoher · Eärnil II · Eärnur
Kings of the Reunited Kingdom
Aragorn II · Eldarion
The House of Isildur

Meneldil (S.A. 3318 - T.A. 158) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth. His name means "devoted to heaven".

He was the son and fourth child of Anárion, and was recorded in some sources as being the last man born in Númenor before the downfall. (Other sources assign that status to Isildur's eldest son, Elendur.) He had three older siblings, about whom nothing is known; they may all have been sisters, or he may have had brothers who predeceased him.

After the War of the Last Alliance where Anárion was slain, Isildur entrusted Gondor's rule to his nephew Meneldil. He became the third King of Gondor in T.A. 2. It is said in "The Disaster of the Gladden Fields" (Unfinished Tales) that Meneldil was well pleased by Isildur's departure and hoped that affairs in the North would keep them well occupied.

Given these facts, it is tempting to believe that Meneldil was responsible for the subsequent belief in Gondor that they were independent from Arnor and not subject to the authority of the High King. However, this is speculative, as there is no record of Meneldil claiming publicly that Isildur had relinquished the kingdom to him.

He died in T.A. 158 and was succeeded by his son Cemendur.

Meneldil House of Anárion Cadet branch of the House of Elendil Born: 3318 Second Age Died: 158 Third Age
Preceded by Isildur	3rd King of Gondor 2-158 T.A	Succeeded by Cemendur