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}}'''Tar-Calmacil''' was the eighteenth ruler of [[Númenor]]. | }}'''Tar-Calmacil''' was the eighteenth ruler of [[Númenor]]. ''Calmacil'' meant "Bright Sword", a name taken to recognize his extensive conquests along the coasts of [[Middle-earth]]. This activity angered [[Sauron]], yet he withdrew and concentrated on building power in the East. | ||
During his reign the [[King's Men]] called him by his name in [[Adûnaic]]: [[Ar-Belzagar]]. This was the first time that the King's name was spoken in this language.<ref>{{UT|Kings}}, Tar-Calmacil</ref> | |||
== Genealogy == | |||
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{{familytree |CAL|CAL='''TAR-CALMACIL'''}} | |||
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{{familytree |ARD|ARD=[[Tar-Ardamin]]}} | |||
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==Other Versions of the Legendarium== | |||
In Appendix A of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', Ar-Adûnakhôr was listed as following Tar-Calmacil<ref>{{App|Numenor}}</ref> while in the more detailed [[The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor]] from the ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'' the next ruler was [[Tar-Ardamin]]. According to [[Christopher Tolkien]], Tar-Ardamin was simply omitted and did belong in the list.<ref>{{UT|Kings}}, Note 11</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 22:53, 2 August 2011
| Tar-Calmacil | |
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| Númenórean | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Ar-Belzagar (A) |
| Titles | King of Númenor |
| Affiliation | King's Men |
| Language | Adûnaic; used Quenya out of custom |
| Birth | S.A. 2516 |
| Rule | S.A. 2737 - 2825 (88 years) |
| Death | S.A. 2825 (aged 309) |
| Family | |
| House | House of Elros |
| Parentage | Tar-Alcarin |
| Children | Tar-Ardamin, Gimilzagar |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Tar-Calmacil was the eighteenth ruler of Númenor. Calmacil meant "Bright Sword", a name taken to recognize his extensive conquests along the coasts of Middle-earth. This activity angered Sauron, yet he withdrew and concentrated on building power in the East.
During his reign the King's Men called him by his name in Adûnaic: Ar-Belzagar. This was the first time that the King's name was spoken in this language.[1]
Genealogy
| Tar-Alcarin | |||||||
| TAR-CALMACIL | |||||||
| Tar-Ardamin | |||||||
Other Versions of the Legendarium
In Appendix A of The Lord of the Rings, Ar-Adûnakhôr was listed as following Tar-Calmacil[2] while in the more detailed The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor from the Unfinished Tales the next ruler was Tar-Ardamin. According to Christopher Tolkien, Tar-Ardamin was simply omitted and did belong in the list.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", Tar-Calmacil
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Númenor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", Note 11
| Preceded by: Tar-Alcarin |
18th King of NúmenorII 2737 - 2825
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Followed by: Tar-Ardamin |
