Caliondo

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Caliondo
Númenórean
Biographical Information
LocationNúmenor
BirthS.A. 512
DeathS.A. 900 (aged 388)
Family
HouseHouse of Elros
ParentageEärendur
ChildrenMalantur
Physical Description
GenderMale

Caliondo (Q, pron. [ˌkaliˈondo]) was a Númenórean of royal blood, and was the son of Eärendur, who was the younger son of King Tar-Amandil. He himself had one son, Malantur. Almost nothing is known of his life.[1]

Etymology

Caliondo is a Quenya name. Its meaning is not glossed, but Helge Fauskanger suggests it may be a longer form of Calion, unless it contains ondo ("rock").[2] The meaning of Calion (the Quenya name of Ar-Pharazôn) is not glossed, but Paul Strack suggests it means "Son of Light" and is a compound of cala ("light") and the patronymic suffix -ion ("-son", masculine patronymic).[3] Paul Strack suggests Caliondo is a combination of cala ("light") and the masculine agantal suffix -ndo.[4]

Genealogy

 
 
 
 
Tar-Amandil
192 - 603
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tar-Elendil
350 - 751
 
 
 
 
 
Eärendur
b. 361
 
Mairen
b. 377
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tar-Meneldur
543 - 942
 
 
 
 
 
CALIONDO
512 - 900
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tar-Aldarion
700 - 1098
 
Erendis
771 - 985
 
Malantur
b. 670
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tar-Ancalimë
873 - 1285
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife", "The earlier generations of the Line of Elros"
  2. Helge Fauskanger, "Caliondo", Quettaparma Quenyallo (accessed 21 January 2022)
  3. Paul Strack, "Q. Calion m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 21 January 2022)
  4. Paul Strack, "Q. Caliondo m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 21 January 2022)