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Falastur
yunqëa aran Ondonórëo
ar tárirya

Tarannon was son of king Siriondil. He was the twelfth king of Gondor and he first of the Ship-kings of Gondor, who extended the realm far along the shores west and south of the Ethir Anduin. Commemorating his victories, Tarannon assumed the name "Falastur" when he took the crown.

Tarannon was also famous for his Queen, the "nefarious, solitary, and loveless" Berúthiel of Black Númenórean origin. She had ten cats, nine black and one white. Berúthiel set the black cats to spy on the Men of Gondor and the white cat to spy on the black ones. Eventually Tarannon placed her upon a boat cast adrift at sea. He was then the first king to die without an heir, and was succeeded by his nephew, the second of the Ship-kings, Eärnil I.

So back to the kings of Gondor. As we are coming to the period of the mighty Ship-kings I chose more complex decoration. Dominant colour is of course blue, representing the sea. The sea is also in the background, together with a port showing Falastur's ship-building efforts. And of course there is the infamous queen Berúthiel with all of her cats.

pen and coloured pencils

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For portraits of earlier kings of Gondor, see the picture
Early Kings of Gondor

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If you like my Tolkien-related art, look at my related journal or gallery folder .
But you can find even more of my pictures on my website Angrenost.cz . It's in Czech, but you can still look over the gallery of illustrations . Enjoy!

Description
Falastur
yunqëa aran Ondonórëo
ar tárirya

Tarannon was son of king Siriondil. He was the twelfth king of Gondor and he first of the Ship-kings of Gondor, who extended the realm far along the shores west and south of the Ethir Anduin. Commemorating his victories, Tarannon assumed the name "Falastur" when he took the crown.

Tarannon was also famous for his Queen, the "nefarious, solitary, and loveless" Berúthiel of Black Númenórean origin. She had ten cats, nine black and one white. Berúthiel set the black cats to spy on the Men of Gondor and the white cat to spy on the black ones. Eventually Tarannon placed her upon a boat cast adrift at sea. He was then the first king to die without an heir, and was succeeded by his nephew, the second of the Ship-kings, Eärnil I.

So back to the kings of Gondor. As we are coming to the period of the mighty Ship-kings I chose more complex decoration. Dominant colour is of course blue, representing the sea. The sea is also in the background, together with a port showing Falastur's ship-building efforts. And of course there is the infamous queen Berúthiel with all of her cats.

pen and coloured pencils

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Previous king: Next king:

For portraits of earlier kings of Gondor, see the picture
Early Kings of Gondor

------------

If you like my Tolkien-related art, look at my related journal or gallery folder .
But you can find even more of my pictures on my website Angrenost.cz . It's in Czech, but you can still look over the gallery of illustrations . Enjoy!