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Alcarin

From Tolkien Gateway

Alcarin (Q: "(glorious"[1] or "the Glorious", pron. [ˈalkarin])[2] was an epithet of Atanatar II, who ruled Gondor[3] from T.A. 1149 until T.A. 1226,[4] in a time when its wealth and power were legendary[3].

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Notes and Translations", in The Road Goes Ever On (J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann), note 3, p. 65
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), entry S aglar, p. 24
  3. 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Southern Line: Heirs of Anarion", p. 1043
  4. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Southern Line: Heirs of Anarion", entries Hyarmendacil I and Atanatar II, p. 1038