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'''Calimmacil''' was the son of [[Arciryas]], the younger brother of [[Narmacil II]] (T.A. 1684-1856), the 29th King of Gondor. Calimmacil had a son, [[Siriondil son of Calimmacil|Siriondil]], whose son Eärnil became the thirty-second King ([[Eärnil II]]) when [[Ondoher]] and his sons had been slain in a battle against the [[Wainriders]] in T.A. 1944.
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'''Calimmacil''' was a [[Gondorians|Gondorian]] nobleman.


Calimmacil is the son of [[Arviryas]] and the father to Siriondil (father to Eärnil 2).
==History==
Calimmacil was the son of [[Arciryas]], and therefore a nephew of [[Narmacil II]] ({{TA|1684}}-{{TA|1856|n}}), the 29th [[Kings of Gondor|King of Gondor]].
 
Calimmacil had a son, [[Siriondil (son of Calimmacil)|Siriondil]], and a grandson, [[Eärnil II|Eärnil]].
 
Nothing is known about the life of Calimmacil, who enters history because after King [[Ondoher]] and his sons were slain in battle, his grandson Eärnil was chosen to succeed Ondoher to the throne.<ref>{{App|Gondor}}</ref>
 
==Etymology==
''Calimmacil'' is [[Quenya]]. It is not glossed, but as Paul Strack explains, it probably means "Bright Sword", from ''[[kalima|calima]]'' ("bright") and ''[[macil]]'' ("sword").<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=https://www.eldamo.org/content/words/word-1529288863.html|articlename=Q. ''Calimmacil'' m.|website=Eldamo|accessed=19 July 2021}}</ref>
 
== Genealogy ==
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{{familytree | | | | | NAR | | | | | | | | | | ARC |NAR=[[Narmacil II]]<br/><small>''{{TA|1684|n}} - {{TA|1856|n}}''†</small>|ARC=[[Arciryas]]<br/><small>''unknown''</small>}}
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{{familytree | | | | | CAL | | | | | | | | | | CAM |CAL=[[Calimehtar (King of Gondor)|Calimehtar]]<br/><small>''{{TA|1736|n}} - {{TA|1936|n}}''</small>|CAM='''CALIMMACIL'''<br/><small>''unknown''</small>}}
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{{familytree | | | | | OND | | | | | | DAU | | SIR |OND=[[Ondoher]]<br/><small>''{{TA|1787|n}} - {{TA|1944|n}}''†</small>|DAU=''daughter''<br/><small>''unknown''</small>|SIR=[[Siriondil (son of Calimmacil)|Siriondil]]<br/><small>''unknown''</small>}}
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{{familytree | ART | | FAR | | FIR | | MIN | | EAR |ART=[[Artamir]]<br/><small>''d. {{TA|1944|n}}''†</small>|FAR=[[Faramir (son of Ondoher)|Faramir]]<br/><small>''d. {{TA|1944|n}}''†</small>|FIR=[[Fíriel]]<br/><small>''b. {{TA|1896|n}}''</small>|MIN=[[Minohtar]]<br/><small>''d. {{TA|1944|n}}''†</small>|EAR=[[Eärnil II]]<br/><small>''{{TA|1883|n}} - {{TA|2043|n}}''</small>}}
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[[Category:Gondorians]]
[[Category:House of Anárion]]
[[Category:Quenya names]]
[[Category:Third Age characters]]
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Revision as of 15:35, 12 March 2022

Calimmacil
Gondorian
Biographical Information
PronunciationQ, [kaˈlimːakil]
LanguageWestron
BirthMid-18th C. Third Age
Family
HouseHouse of Anárion
ParentageArciryas
ChildrenSiriondil
Physical Description
GenderMale

Calimmacil was a Gondorian nobleman.

History

Calimmacil was the son of Arciryas, and therefore a nephew of Narmacil II (T.A. 1684-1856), the 29th King of Gondor.

Calimmacil had a son, Siriondil, and a grandson, Eärnil.

Nothing is known about the life of Calimmacil, who enters history because after King Ondoher and his sons were slain in battle, his grandson Eärnil was chosen to succeed Ondoher to the throne.[1]

Etymology

Calimmacil is Quenya. It is not glossed, but as Paul Strack explains, it probably means "Bright Sword", from calima ("bright") and macil ("sword").[2]

Genealogy

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Telumehtar Umbardacil
1632 - 1850
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Narmacil II
1684 - 1856
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arciryas
unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Calimehtar
1736 - 1936
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CALIMMACIL
unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ondoher
1787 - 1944
 
 
 
 
 
daughter
unknown
 
Siriondil
unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Artamir
d. 1944
 
Faramir
d. 1944
 
Fíriel
b. 1896
 
Minohtar
d. 1944
 
Eärnil II
1883 - 2043


References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
  2. Paul Strack, "Q. Calimmacil m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 19 July 2021)