Telumehtar Umbardacil
Telumehtar | |
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Gondorian | |
"Telumehtar Umbardacil" from Middle-earth Role Playing | |
Biographical Information | |
Other names | Umbardacil (from T.A. 1810: S, "Umbar-victor") |
Titles | King of Gondor |
Location | Gondor |
Language | Westron |
Birth | T.A. 1632 |
Rule | T.A. 1798 - 1850 (52 years) |
Death | T.A. 1850 (aged 218) |
Family | |
House | House of Anárion |
Parentage | Tarondor |
Children | Narmacil II and Arciryas |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Telumehtar |
Telumehtar (T.A. 1632[1] - 1850, aged 218 years) was the twenty-eighth King of Gondor. He succeeded his father Tarondor in T.A. 1798.[2]
History
In the early years of Telumehtar's reign over Gondor, his country's coasts were still prey to assaults from the Corsairs of Umbar even as far as the Anfalas, under the command of the descendants of Castamir.
Recalling the death of Minardil and rankled by the insolence of the Corsairs, Telumehtar resolved to put an end to these attacks. In T.A. 1810 he marshaled an assault of his own. In a great victory, the Corsairs were driven out of Umbar, which was captured for Gondor, the last descendants of Castamir were killed.
Telumehtar added the epithet Umbardacil to his name to commemorate his victory. The Haven of Umbar was held by Gondor throughout Telumehtar's reign, but was lost soon after his death.[3]
Etymology
Telumehtar is the Quenya name for the constellation Orion, meaning ("Warrior of the Sky").[4] Paul Strack explains that the initial element is telumë ("roof, canopy; heaven, sky") and that the second element might be mehtar or ohtar ("warrior") .[5]
His epithet Umbardacil means "Conqueror of Umbar",[6] being a compound of Umbar + -ndacil ("victor, slayer").[7]
Genealogy
Minardil 1454 - 1634† | |||||||||||||||||||
Telemnar 1516 - 1636† | Minastan unknown | ||||||||||||||||||
children unknown† | Tarondor 1577 - 1798 | ||||||||||||||||||
TELUMEHTAR UMBARDACIL 1632 - 1850 | |||||||||||||||||||
Narmacil II 1684 - 1856† | Arciryas unknown | ||||||||||||||||||
Calimehtar 1736 - 1936 | Calimmacil unknown | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Southern Line: Heirs of Anarion"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar: Author's Notes to Quendi and Eldar", Note 15, p. 411
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Telumehtar m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 28 July 2021)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, Index, entry "Telumehtar"
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Umbardacil m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 19 July 2021)
Telumehtar Umbardacil House of Anárion | ||
Preceded by: Tarondor | 28th King of Gondor T.A. 1798 - 1850 | Followed by: Narmacil II |