Gimilzagar
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| Gimilzagar | |
|---|---|
| Númenórean | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Language | Adûnaic |
| Birth | Mid-Second Age |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Tar-Calmacil |
| Siblings | Tar-Ardamin |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Gimilzagar was a Númenórean of the royal house, the younger son of King Tar-Calmacil the eighteenth ruler of the island kingdom. His line of descent made him the great-uncle of Tar-Calmacil's grandson Ar-Adûnakhôr, who broke with tradition by taking his royal name in the Adûnaic tongue. Some sources suggest that Gimilzagar was the ancestor of Inzilbêth the mother of Tar-Palantir, though the details of this ancestry are open to question.
Etymology
Gimilzagar seems to mean "Star-sword" in Adûnaic (from gimil, 'star' and zagar, 'sword').
