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Dates
Construction began in II 813; the Far-Wanderer made its first voyage to Middle-earth in II 816; its last recorded voyage returned to Númenor in II 869
Location
Sailed between Númenor and Middle-earth
Origins
Built by the Great Captain Aldarion
Race
Division
Culture
Family
The ships' builder and captain, Aldarion, was a descendant of the House of Elros
Settlements
Built in the shipyards of Rómenna
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Far-wanderer

Aldarion’s vessel Palarran

Aldarion was the Heir to King Tar-Meneldur of Númenor. He was a great mariner and adventurer, to the dismay of his father the King, who wished his son to spend his youth on the island he would one day rule. Aldarion, though, felt the call of the sea, and he built himself a vast ship, larger than any that had been seen at that time. He called it Palarran, an Elvish name meaning 'Far-wanderer', and in it he journeyed the Great Sea to Middle-earth.


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