Angamaitë
Angamaitë | |
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Gondorian | |
"Angamaitë" by Liz Danforth | |
Biographical Information | |
Pronunciation | Q, [ˌaŋɡaˈma͡ɪtɛ] |
Location | Umbar |
Affiliation | Corsairs of Umbar |
Family | |
House | House of Anárion |
Parentage | unknown; great-grandson of Castamir |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Angamaitë |
Angamaitë was one of the great-grandsons of Castamir the Usurper.[1] The name Angamaitë was possibly not his birth name, but a personal warrior name (or nickname). There was no need to assert his royal descent with this name, because his royal descent was clear.[2]
With Sangahyando, another descendant of Castamir, Angamaitë followed in the footsteps of his treacherous ancestor and were leaders of the Corsairs of Umbar.
Spies informed them that Minardil, the King of Gondor, was in the Gondorian port of Pelargir in T.A. 1634. Quickly the pair led the Corsairs on a devastating raid against the port, where they succeeded in ravaging the city and slaying the King.[3]
Etymology
- See also: Angamaitë (epessë)
Angamaitë is a Quenya name meaning "Iron-handed",[2] from anga ("iron") + maitë ("hand").[4]
In the first edition of The Lord of the Rings the name was misprinted as Angomaitë.[4]
Genealogy
Calimehtar unknown | |||||||||||||||
Castamir 1259 - 1447† | |||||||||||||||
sons unknown† | |||||||||||||||
ANGAMAITË fl. 1634 | Sangahyando fl. 1634 | ||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion", entry for king Telemnar
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 347, (dated 17 December 1972)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil", Minardil, p. 199
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), pp. 116, 162