Calimehtar (son of Calmacil)

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This article is about the grandfather of Castamir. For the King of Gondor, see Calimehtar (King of Gondor).
Calimehtar
Gondorian
Biographical Information
LocationGondor
LanguageWestron
BirthAfter T.A. 1126
Family
HouseHouse of Anárion
ParentageCalmacil
SiblingsMinalcar
Childrenunknown, grandson Castamir the Usurper
Physical Description
GenderMale

Calimehtar was a nobleman of the Royal House of Gondor, the younger son of King Calmacil.

History[edit | edit source]

Calimehtar was the younger brother of the famous Rómendacil II. His direct impact on history was negligible, and indeed he is not mentioned in the annals of his own time at all. He had a lasting legacy, though, in the shape of his grandson Castamir, who used the fact of his descent from Calimehtar as a pretext for usurping the throne of Gondor during the bloody times known as the Kin-strife.[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Calimehtar is Quenya. Its meaning is not glossed, but as Paul Strack explains it may mean "Bright Warrior" and may be a compound of cala ("light") and mehtar ("warrior"), but it could also be a compound of calima ("bright")[2] and ohtar ("warrior").[3]

Genealogy[edit | edit source]

 
 
 
 
Atanatar II
977 - 1226
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Narmacil I
1049 - 1294
 
Calmacil
1058 - 1304
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vidugavia
unknown
 
Rómendacil II
1126 - 1366
 
CALIMEHTAR
unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vidumavi
d. 1332
 
Valacar
1194 - 1432
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eldacar
1255 - 1490
 
 
 
Castamir
1259 - 1447

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 211, (dated 14 October 1958), answer to Question 1
  3. Paul Strack, "Q. Calimehtar m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 29 October 2021)