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Calimehtar was the younger brother of the famous [[Rómendacil II]]. His direct impact on history was negligible, and indeed he is not mentioned in the annals of his own time at all. He had a lasting legacy, though, in the shape of his grandson [[Castamir]], who used the fact of his descent from Calimehtar as a pretext for usurping the throne of Gondor during the bloody times known as the [[Kin-strife]].<ref>{{App|Gondor}}</ref> | Calimehtar was the younger brother of the famous [[Rómendacil II]]. His direct impact on history was negligible, and indeed he is not mentioned in the annals of his own time at all. He had a lasting legacy, though, in the shape of his grandson [[Castamir]], who used the fact of his descent from Calimehtar as a pretext for usurping the throne of Gondor during the bloody times known as the [[Kin-strife]].<ref>{{App|Gondor}}</ref> | ||
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''Calimehtar'' is [[Quenya]]. Its meaning is not glossed, but as Paul Strack explains it may mean "Bright Warrior" and may be a compound of ''[[cala]]'' ("light") and ''mehtar'' ("warrior"), but it could also be a compound of ''calima'' ("bright")<ref>{{L|211}}, answer to Question 1</ref> and ''[[ohtar]]'' ("warrior").<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=https://www.eldamo.org/content/words/word-2099306413.html|articlename=Q. ''Calimehtar'' m.|website=Eldamo|accessed=29 October 2021}}</ref> | |||
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Calimehtar | |
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Gondorian | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Gondor |
Language | Westron |
Birth | After T.A. 1126 |
Family | |
House | House of Anárion |
Parentage | Calmacil |
Siblings | Minalcar |
Children | unknown, grandson Castamir the Usurper |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Calimehtar was a nobleman of the Royal House of Gondor, the younger son of King Calmacil.
History
Calimehtar was the younger brother of the famous Rómendacil II. His direct impact on history was negligible, and indeed he is not mentioned in the annals of his own time at all. He had a lasting legacy, though, in the shape of his grandson Castamir, who used the fact of his descent from Calimehtar as a pretext for usurping the throne of Gondor during the bloody times known as the Kin-strife.[1]
Etymology
Calimehtar is Quenya. Its meaning is not glossed, but as Paul Strack explains it may mean "Bright Warrior" and may be a compound of cala ("light") and mehtar ("warrior"), but it could also be a compound of calima ("bright")[2] and ohtar ("warrior").[3]
Genealogy
Atanatar II 977 - 1226 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Narmacil I 1049 - 1294 | Calmacil 1058 - 1304 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Vidugavia unknown | Rómendacil II 1126 - 1366 | CALIMEHTAR unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||
Vidumavi d. 1344 | Valacar 1194 - 1432 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Eldacar 1255 - 1490 | Castamir 1259 - 1447† | ||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 211, (dated 14 October 1958), answer to Question 1
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Calimehtar m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 29 October 2021)