Amandil is an Elf-friend and the lord of Andúnië in Númenor. He counsels Ar-Pharazôn to trust the elves and follow the Valar until Sauron convinces Ar-Pharazôn to dismiss him. When he hears about Ar-Pharazôn’s plan to attack Valinor, he prepares his son Elendil to flee Númenor with the Elf-friends, then sails towards Valinor to petition the Valar for mercy. He’s never seen again.
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Amandil Character Timeline in The Silmarillion
The timeline below shows where the character Amandil appears in The Silmarillion. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Akallabêth
...his hidden will” to become Ar-Pharazôn’s closest advisor. His flattery endears him to everyone but Amandil, the lord of Andúnië. Many of the Elf-friends leave Númenor in fear, and their enemies...
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...Valar meant to control them. The Elf-friends, who remain faithful to Ilúvatar, are led by Amandil, a counselor of the king, and his son Elendil, whose sons are Isildur and Anárion....
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...He’s gravely wounded in the fight but returns to Rómenna and gives the fruit to Amandil, who plants it in secret. A tree sprouts, and when the first leaf grows, Isildur’s...
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Amandil hears about Ar-Pharazôn’s plan and tells Elendil that he’ll try to sail secretly to Valinor...
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...Númenor, sweeping Tar-Míriel away as she tries to climb Ilúvatar’s sacred mountain. Whether or not Amandil ever reaches Valinor, Manwë hears his prayer and spares Elendil and his people on their...
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Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age
...Tol Eressëa, where the Master-stone is. The stones were a gift from the elves to Amandil and are called the Palantíri.
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