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'''Tar-Calmacil''' was the eighteenth ruler of [[Númenor]]. He succeeded his father, [[Tar-Alcarin]], as King. His name means "Bright Sword", which he took in recognition of the territorial victories he had in [[Middle-earth]] as a renowned captain of Númenor. | '''Tar-Calmacil''' was the eighteenth ruler of [[Númenor]]. He succeeded his father, [[Tar-Alcarin]], as King. His name means "Bright Sword", which he took in recognition of the territorial victories he had in [[Middle-earth]] as a renowned captain of Númenor. | ||
He was also the first King to have recorded an [[Adûnaic]] equivalent of his name: Ar-Belzagar. This signalled the rise of a faction known as the [[King's Men]] who were opposed to the [[Ban of the Valar]]. | He was also the first King to have recorded an [[Adûnaic]] equivalent of his name: [[Ar-Belzagar]]. This signalled the rise of a faction known as the [[King's Men]] who were opposed to the [[Ban of the Valar]]. | ||
There is a discrepancy in [[Tolkien]]'s writings as to Tar-Calmacil's successor: [[Tar-Ardamin]], his son, or [[Ar-Adûnakhôr]], his grandson. Specifically, in Appendix A of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', Ar-Adûnakhôr is listed as his successor, but in the more expanded "Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor" from ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', he is succeeded by Tar-Ardamin. | There is a discrepancy in [[Tolkien]]'s writings as to Tar-Calmacil's successor: [[Tar-Ardamin]], his son, or [[Ar-Adûnakhôr]], his grandson. Specifically, in Appendix A of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', Ar-Adûnakhôr is listed as his successor, but in the more expanded "Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor" from ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', he is succeeded by Tar-Ardamin. | ||
Revision as of 07:04, 10 November 2007
| Tar-Calmacil | |
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| Númenórean | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Ar-Belzagar |
| Language | Adûnaic; used Quenya out of custom |
| Birth | S.A. 2516 |
| Rule | S.A. 2737 until death (88 years) |
| Death | S.A. 2825 (aged 299 years) |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Tar-Alcarin |
| Children | Tar-Ardamin |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Tar-Calmacil was the eighteenth ruler of Númenor. He succeeded his father, Tar-Alcarin, as King. His name means "Bright Sword", which he took in recognition of the territorial victories he had in Middle-earth as a renowned captain of Númenor.
He was also the first King to have recorded an Adûnaic equivalent of his name: Ar-Belzagar. This signalled the rise of a faction known as the King's Men who were opposed to the Ban of the Valar.
There is a discrepancy in Tolkien's writings as to Tar-Calmacil's successor: Tar-Ardamin, his son, or Ar-Adûnakhôr, his grandson. Specifically, in Appendix A of The Lord of the Rings, Ar-Adûnakhôr is listed as his successor, but in the more expanded "Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor" from Unfinished Tales, he is succeeded by Tar-Ardamin.
| Preceded by: Tar-Alcarin |
18th King of NúmenorII 2737 - 2825
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Followed by: Tar-Ardamin |
