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}}'''Rómendacil II''' ([[Third Age]] 1126 – 1366, aged 240 years), born '''Minalcar''', was the nineteenth [[King of Gondor]].
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'''Rómendacil II''' ({{TA| 1126}}<ref>{{PM|Elendil}}</ref> – {{TA|1366|n}}<ref>{{App|South}}</ref>, aged 240 years), born '''Minalcar''', was the nineteenth [[King of Gondor]].


==History==
==History==
[[Minalcar]] was born during the reign of [[Hyarmendacil II]]. His father was [[Calmacil (King of Gondor)|Calmacil]], the younger brother of the King's grandson [[Narmacil I]].  
[[Minalcar]] was a vigourous man, as his uncle King [[Narmacil I]] recognized.  In order to unburden himself from the cares of government, Narmacil appointed Minalcar as Regent of the realm in {{TA|1240}}. From then until his father's death in {{TA|1304|n}}, Minalcar ruled in the name of the kings before becoming King in his own right.


His uncle Narmacil took Gondor's throne in the year [[Third Age 1226]]. Narmacil was not a man suited to the rigours of Kingship, and chose instead to appoint a Regent to rule the Kingdom in his stead. His choice settled on his nephew Minalcar, who took up the Regency in {{TA|1240}}. Having been given this authority, Minalcar acted swiftly to secure Gondor's borders. He built a huge army, and marched with it into the east were he destroyed the [[Easterlings|Easterling]] forces between [[Rhovanion (region)|Rhovanion]] and the [[Sea of Rhûn]]. After this great event, he took a title first used by his ancestor in the sixth century, [[Rómendacil I|Rómendacil the "East-victor"]].
As Regent, Minalcar's main concern was the state of the North.  In the wide lands beyond the [[Anduin]] the [[Northmen]] had multiplied. These people had been shown favour by the Kings in the past but when, in the days of Narmacil I, the [[Easterlings]] resumed their attacks it was discovered that not all of the Northmen adhered to [[Gondor]].  To secure the region, in {{TA|1248}} Minalcar led a great force that defeated a large Easterling army between [[Rhovanion]] and the [[Sea of Rhûn]], and even destroyed their encampments east of the Sea. Minalcar then took the name Rómendacil or "East-victor".


Not satisfied with his great victory in the east, Rómendacil set about fortifying the [[Anduin]]. It was he who built the [[Argonath|Pillars of the Argonath]] above [[Nen Hithoel]], as a warning and a marker of Gondor's northern border. He developed less tangible defences, too, working to cement a bond between Gondor and the [[Northmen]] who lived to the east. He went so far to send his son [[Valacar]] to live among them, an act from which the evils of the [[Kin-strife]] would eventually develop.
After his victory Rómendacil fortified the western shore of the Anduin up to the River [[Limlight]], and had the [[Argonath|Pillars of the Argonath]] built above [[Nen Hithoel]].  Seeking to increase Gondor's manpower, Rómendacil brought many Northmen into his service. To one leader, [[Vidugavia]], who called himself the King of Rhovanion, Rómendacil showed special favour. He sent his son [[Valacar]] in {{TA|1250}} to live with Vidugavia as Gondor's ambassador.


Narmacil died without an heir, and his brother, Minalcar's father Calmacil, succeeded instead. Calmacil was King in name only, for he allowed his illustrious son to continue to rule as Regent. On the death of his father ten years later, the man who had actually been ruling Gondor for the previous sixty-four years finally became its true King, under his famous name Rómendacil II.
When Narmacil died with no child, Rómendacil's father Calmacil succeeded to the throne. Calmacil, coming to the Kingship in his old age, kept Rómendacil in his position as Regent. When Calmacil died in {{TA|1304|n}} his son finally became the King, and became Rómendacil II.<ref>{{App|Gondor}}</ref>


Rómendacil II ruled as Regent for sixty-four years and as [[Kings of Gondor|King of Gondor]] for a further sixty-two years. He was succeeded by his son Valacar.
== Genealogy ==
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{{familytree| | |VIN| | | |CAS|VIN=[[Eldacar (King of Gondor)|Eldacar]]|CAS=[[Castamir]]}}
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Revision as of 01:44, 18 August 2011

This article is about the nineteenth King of Gondor. For the King who ruled 800 years earlier, see Rómendacil I.
Rómendacil II
Gondorian
Biographical Information
Other namesMinalcar
TitlesKing of Gondor
LanguageWestron
BirthT.A. 1126
RuleT.A. 1304 - 1366 (62 years)
DeathT.A. 1366 (aged 240)
Family
HouseHouse of Anárion
ParentageCalmacil
ChildrenValacar
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Rómendacil II

Rómendacil II (T.A. 1126[1] – 1366[2], aged 240 years), born Minalcar, was the nineteenth King of Gondor.

History

Minalcar was a vigourous man, as his uncle King Narmacil I recognized. In order to unburden himself from the cares of government, Narmacil appointed Minalcar as Regent of the realm in T.A. 1240. From then until his father's death in 1304, Minalcar ruled in the name of the kings before becoming King in his own right.

As Regent, Minalcar's main concern was the state of the North. In the wide lands beyond the Anduin the Northmen had multiplied. These people had been shown favour by the Kings in the past but when, in the days of Narmacil I, the Easterlings resumed their attacks it was discovered that not all of the Northmen adhered to Gondor. To secure the region, in T.A. 1248 Minalcar led a great force that defeated a large Easterling army between Rhovanion and the Sea of Rhûn, and even destroyed their encampments east of the Sea. Minalcar then took the name Rómendacil or "East-victor".

After his victory Rómendacil fortified the western shore of the Anduin up to the River Limlight, and had the Pillars of the Argonath built above Nen Hithoel. Seeking to increase Gondor's manpower, Rómendacil brought many Northmen into his service. To one leader, Vidugavia, who called himself the King of Rhovanion, Rómendacil showed special favour. He sent his son Valacar in T.A. 1250 to live with Vidugavia as Gondor's ambassador.

When Narmacil died with no child, Rómendacil's father Calmacil succeeded to the throne. Calmacil, coming to the Kingship in his old age, kept Rómendacil in his position as Regent. When Calmacil died in 1304 his son finally became the King, and became Rómendacil II.[3]

Genealogy

 
 
 
 
Atanatar II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Narmacil I
 
Calmacil
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MINALCAR
RÓMENDACIL II
 
Calimehtar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vidumavi
 
Valacar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eldacar
 
 
 
Castamir


References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil"
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Southern Line: Heirs of Anarion"
  3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
Rómendacil II
None
Position created		Regent of Gondor
T.A. 1240 - 1304		None
Became King
Preceded by:
Calmacil		19th King of Gondor
T.A. 1304 - 1366		Followed by:
Valacar


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