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Mámandil is a Quenya word meaning "friend of sheep" and possibly also "shepherd".

"Mámandil" was the pseudonym of Hallacar of Hyarastorni while he wooed Ancalimë on the pastoral lands of Emerië.^[1]

The name derives from Máma "sheep"^[2] and -ndil "friend of, devoted to".

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+'''Mámandil''' is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "friend of sheep" and possibly also "shepherd".
-[[Ancalimë]] was the only Heir of [[Tar-Aldarion]] of [[Númenor]], and as such was pursued by many noble suitors. To escape from these, she withdrew from court life, and hid among the pastoral lands of Emerië. There she met a man who seemed to be a simple shepherd, by the name of Mámandil. Their friendship grew, but at last she discovered that he was not a shepherd at all, but [[Hallacar]] son of [[Hallatan]], a nobleman of [[Hyarastorni]]. He sought her royal hand, and though she rejected him at first, at last they wed and produced a son, [[Anárion]], who would ultimately succeed his mother to become the [[King of Númenor]].
+"Mámandil" was the pseudonym of [[Hallacar]] of [[Hyarastorni]] while he wooed [[Tar-Ancalimë|Ancalimë]] on the pastoral lands of [[Emerië]].<ref>{{UT|Wife}}</ref>
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+==Etymologies==
+The name derives from ''[[Máma]]'' "sheep"<ref>{{WJ|AD}}, p. 395</ref> and ''[[-ndil]]'' "friend of, devoted to".
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+[[Category:Quenya nouns]]
+[[Category:epithets]]