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}}'''Cemendur''' ({{SA|3399}}<ref name="Elendil">{{PM|Elendil}}</ref> – {{TA|238}},<ref>{{App|South}}</ref> aged 280 years) was the fourth [[King of Gondor]]. | }} | ||
'''Cemendur''' ({{SA|3399}}<ref name="Elendil">{{PM|Elendil}}</ref> – {{TA|238}},<ref name="south">{{App|South}}</ref> aged 280 years) was the fourth [[King of Gondor]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Cemendur ruled for 80 years, from {{TA|158}} until his death. He was the son and successor of Meneldil, the first ruler of [[Gondor]] to rule in his own name. | Cemendur ruled for 80 years, from {{TA|158}} until his death. He was the son and successor of Meneldil, the first ruler of [[Gondor]] to rule in his own name.<ref name="south"/> | ||
Little is known about his reign, only that it was a peaceful one. He was succeeded by his son [[Eärendil (King of Gondor)|Eärendil]]. | Little is known about his reign, only that it was a peaceful one. He was succeeded by his son [[Eärendil (King of Gondor)|Eärendil]]. | ||
== | ==Etymology== | ||
''Cemendur'' is [[Quenya]] | ''Cemendur'' is a [[Quenya]] name. Its meaning is not glossed, but as Paul Strack and Helge Fauskanger explain it seems to mean "Servant of the Earth" or "Earth-servant" and to be a compound of [[kemen|cemen]] ("earth") and [[-ndur|-(n)dur]] ("servant").<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=https://www.eldamo.org/content/words/word-1006418195.html|articlename=Q. ''Cemendur'' m.|website=Eldamo|accessed=29 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=[[Helge Fauskanger]]|articleurl=http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/quen-eng.htm|articlename=Quettaparma Quenyallo|dated=December 25, 2008|website=Arda}}</ref> | ||
[[Robert Foster]], perhaps incorrectly, translates the name as "Earth Lord".<ref>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', p. 67</ref> | |||
== Genealogy == | == Genealogy == | ||
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{{familytree/start}} | {{familytree/start}} | ||
{{familytree |ANA|ANA=[[Anárion]]}} | {{familytree | | | ANA | | |ANA=[[Anárion]]<br/><small>''{{SA|3219}} - {{SA|3440|n}}''†</small>}} | ||
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{{familytree |MEN|MEN=[[Meneldil]]}} | {{familytree | UNN | | MEN |UNN=''Three children''<br/><small>''unknown''</small>|MEN=[[Meneldil]]<br/><small>''{{SA|3318}} - {{TA|158}}''</small>}} | ||
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{{familytree |CEM|CEM='''CEMENDUR'''}} | {{familytree | | | | | CEM |CEM='''CEMENDUR'''<br/><small>''{{SA|3399}} - {{TA|238}}''</small>}} | ||
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{{familytree |EAR|EAR=[[Eärendil (King of Gondor)|Eärendil]]}} | {{familytree | | | | | EAR |EAR=[[Eärendil (King of Gondor)|Eärendil]]<br/><small>''{{TA|48}} - {{TA|324|n}}''</small>}} | ||
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{{familytree | | {{familytree | | | | | ANA |ANA=[[Anardil (King of Gondor)|Anardil]]<br/><small>''{{TA|136}} - {{TA|411|n}}''</small>}} | ||
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== Other versions of the legendarium == | |||
In ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', Section VII "[[The Heirs of Elendil]]", it was explained that three manuscripts existed in the textual history of this section. Manuscript A contained the Southern Line of Gondor, and appeared to be the first stage of composition. Manuscript B added the Northern Line, and began as a fair copy of A for the Southern line but became heavily emended. Manuscript B led to Manuscript C, a fine copy (but with later emendations), which led to a final typescript D. In the earlier Manuscripts A and B, Kemendur was spelled with a 'K' and he lived from {{SA}} 3389 to {{TA}} 228 instead of {{SA|3399}} to {{TA|238}}.<ref name="Elendil"/> | |||
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| prev=[[Meneldil]] | | prev=[[Meneldil]] | ||
| list=4th [[ | | list=4th [[King of Gondor]] | ||
| dates={{TA|158}} | | dates={{TA|158}} – {{TA|238|n}} | ||
| next=[[Eärendil (King of Gondor)|Eärendil]] | | next=[[Eärendil (King of Gondor)|Eärendil]] | ||
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[[Category:House of Anárion]] | [[Category:House of Anárion]] | ||
[[Category:Rulers of Gondor]] | [[Category:Rulers of Gondor]] | ||
[[Category:Gondorians]] | [[Category:Gondorians]] | ||
[[Category:Second Age characters]] | |||
[[Category:Third Age characters]] | |||
[[de:Cemendur (König von Gondor)]] | [[de:Cemendur (König von Gondor)]] | ||
[[fr:encyclo:personnages:hommes:3a:dunedain:gondoriens:cemendur]] | [[fr:encyclo:personnages:hommes:3a:dunedain:gondoriens:cemendur]] | ||
[[fi:Cemendur (Gondorin kuningas)]] | [[fi:Cemendur (Gondorin kuningas)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:26, 24 May 2023
| Cemendur | |
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| Gondorian | |
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| "Cemendur of Gondor" by Matěj Čadil | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Titles | King of Gondor |
| Location | Gondor |
| Language | Sindarin, Westron |
| Birth | S.A. 3399 |
| Rule | T.A. 158 - T.A. 238 (80 years) |
| Death | T.A. 238 (aged 280) |
| Family | |
| House | House of Anárion |
| Parentage | Meneldil |
| Children | Eärendil |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Cemendur |
Cemendur (S.A. 3399[1] – T.A. 238,[2] aged 280 years) was the fourth King of Gondor.
History[edit | edit source]
Cemendur ruled for 80 years, from T.A. 158 until his death. He was the son and successor of Meneldil, the first ruler of Gondor to rule in his own name.[2]
Little is known about his reign, only that it was a peaceful one. He was succeeded by his son Eärendil.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Cemendur is a Quenya name. Its meaning is not glossed, but as Paul Strack and Helge Fauskanger explain it seems to mean "Servant of the Earth" or "Earth-servant" and to be a compound of cemen ("earth") and -(n)dur ("servant").[3][4]
Robert Foster, perhaps incorrectly, translates the name as "Earth Lord".[5]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]
In The Peoples of Middle-earth, Section VII "The Heirs of Elendil", it was explained that three manuscripts existed in the textual history of this section. Manuscript A contained the Southern Line of Gondor, and appeared to be the first stage of composition. Manuscript B added the Northern Line, and began as a fair copy of A for the Southern line but became heavily emended. Manuscript B led to Manuscript C, a fine copy (but with later emendations), which led to a final typescript D. In the earlier Manuscripts A and B, Kemendur was spelled with a 'K' and he lived from S.A. 3389 to T.A. 228 instead of S.A. 3399 to T.A. 238.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Southern Line: Heirs of Anarion"
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Cemendur m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 29 October 2021)
- ↑ Helge Fauskanger, "Quettaparma Quenyallo" dated 25 December 2008, Ardalambion (accessed 16 April 2024)
- ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, p. 67
| Cemendur House of Anárion Cadet branch of House of Elros | ||
| Preceded by: Meneldil | 4th King of Gondor T.A. 158 – 238 | Followed by: Eärendil |
