Ciryandil

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Ciryandil
Gondorian
Biographical Information
Titles	King of Gondor
Language	Westron
Birth	T.A. 820 Gondor
Rule	T.A. 936 - 1015 (79 years)
Death	T.A. 1015 (aged 195) Haradwaith
Family
House	House of Anárion
Parentage	Eärnil I
Children	Ciryaher
Physical Description
Gender	Male

Ciryandil (Q, pron. [kiˈrʲandil]; T.A. 820^[1] – 1015,^[2] aged 195 years) was the fourteenth King of Gondor and the third of the Ship-kings.

History

He succeeded his father Eärnil I in 936^[2] and continued Eärnil's naval policies. He spent much of his life defending the recently captured Haven of Umbar against the Black Númenóreans and the Haradrim.^[3]

In T.A. 1015 he was slain in Haradwaith while Umbar was besieged^[4] and was succeeded by his son Ciryaher, also known as Hyarmendacil I.^[2]

Etymology

Ciryandil is Quenya for "Ship-friend", from cirya "ship" and -ndil "friend".

Genealogy

References

1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "The Heirs of Elendil"
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} 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"
4. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"