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'''Tarcil''' ({{TA|280}}<ref name=PM/> – {{TA|515|n}},<ref name=App/> aged 235 years) was the sixth [[King of Arnor]]. | '''Tarcil''' ({{TA|280}}<ref name=PM/> – {{TA|515|n}},<ref name=App/> aged 235 years) was the sixth [[King of Arnor]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Tarcil succeeded his father, [[Arantar]], when he died in 435. Tarcil was great-great-grandson of [[Isildur]]. | Tarcil succeeded his father, [[Arantar]], when he died in [[Third Age 435]]. Tarcil was great-great-grandson of [[Isildur]]. | ||
Tarcil ruled uneventfully for eighty years, and was succeeded by his son, [[Tarondor (King of Arnor)|Tarondor]], upon his death in 515.<ref name=App/> | Tarcil ruled uneventfully for eighty years, and was succeeded by his son, [[Tarondor (King of Arnor)|Tarondor]], upon his death in [[Third Age 515]].<ref name=App/> | ||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
''Tarcil'' is a [[Quenya]] name. Its meaning is not glossed, but the spelling variant [[Tarkil]] also appears in early drafts of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' as the name of the sixth king of Arnor.<ref>{{PM|Elendil}}, manuscript C with corrections and expansions, The Northern Line of Arnor: the Isildurioni, 6. Tarkil, p. 192.</ref> | |||
Based on its etymology, it means "[[High Man]]" or "Númenorean" and is a compound of ''[[tar|tar-]]'' ("high") and a shortened from of ''[[Hildo]]'' ("Man").<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=https://www.eldamo.org/content/words/word-788910631.html|articlename=Q. ''Tarcil'' m.|website=Eldamo|accessed=27 January 2022}}</ref> See ''[[tarkil]]'' for more. | |||
In early drafts "the Tarkil" was a nickname for [[Aragorn]] before replaced by "the Dúnadan".<ref>{{TI|Gandalf}}, p. 8</ref><ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 603</ref> | |||
==Genealogy== | ==Genealogy== | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:51, 4 April 2024
Tarcil | |
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Arnorian | |
Biographical Information | |
Titles | King of Arnor |
Location | Arnor |
Language | Sindarin, Westron |
Birth | T.A. 280[1] |
Rule | T.A. 435 - 515 |
Death | T.A. 515[2] (aged 235) |
Family | |
House | House of Isildur |
Parentage | Arantar |
Children | Tarondor |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Tarcil (T.A. 280[1] – 515,[2] aged 235 years) was the sixth King of Arnor.
History[edit | edit source]
Tarcil succeeded his father, Arantar, when he died in Third Age 435. Tarcil was great-great-grandson of Isildur.
Tarcil ruled uneventfully for eighty years, and was succeeded by his son, Tarondor, upon his death in Third Age 515.[2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Tarcil is a Quenya name. Its meaning is not glossed, but the spelling variant Tarkil also appears in early drafts of The Lord of the Rings as the name of the sixth king of Arnor.[3]
Based on its etymology, it means "High Man" or "Númenorean" and is a compound of tar- ("high") and a shortened from of Hildo ("Man").[4] See tarkil for more.
In early drafts "the Tarkil" was a nickname for Aragorn before replaced by "the Dúnadan".[5][6]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
Eldacar 87 - 339 | |||||||
Arantar 185 - 435 | |||||||
TARCIL 280 - 515 | |||||||
Tarondor 372 - 602 | |||||||
Valandur 462 - 652† | |||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil", p. 192
- ↑ 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 Northern Line: Heirs of Isildur"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil", manuscript C with corrections and expansions, The Northern Line of Arnor: the Isildurioni, 6. Tarkil, p. 192.
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Tarcil m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 27 January 2022)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Treason of Isengard, "I. Gandalf's Delay", p. 8
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 603
Tarcil House of Isildur Cadet branch of House of Elros | ||
Preceded by: Arantar | 4th Heir of Isildur T.A. 435 - 515 | Followed by: Tarondor |
6th King of Arnor T.A. 435 - 515 |