Calmacil (King of Gondor)
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Calmacil | |
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Gondorian | |
"Calmacil" by Matěj Čadil | |
Biographical Information | |
Titles | King of Gondor |
Location | Gondor |
Language | Westron |
Birth | T.A. 1058 |
Rule | T.A. 1294 - 1304 (10 years) |
Death | T.A. 1304 (aged 246) |
Family | |
House | House of Anárion |
Parentage | Atanatar II |
Children | Minalcar and Calimehtar |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Calmacil |
Calmacil (T.A. 1058[1] – 1304,[2] aged 246 years) was the eighteenth King of Gondor.
History
Calmacil was the son of King Atanatar II Alcarin and younger brother of the later King Narmacil. The two brothers had inherited their father's love for ease and neglect of political matters.
His older brother Narmacil succeeded their father to the throne, but was indolent and had no children. Calmacil had a son, Minalcar, who was unlike them, a man of great vigour, was bestowed by Narmacil to be a Regent.
When Narmacil died without heirs in T.A. 1294, his brother Calmacil succeeded him, but was too old to rule[2] so he continued to have his son Minalcar function as Regent[3] until he was properly succeeded after his death.
Genealogy
Hyarmendacil I 899 - 1149 | |||||||||||||||||||
Atanatar II 977 - 1226 | |||||||||||||||||||
Narmacil I 1049 - 1294 | CALMACIL 1058 - 1304 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rómendacil II 1126 - 1366 | Calimehtar unknown | ||||||||||||||||||
Valacar 1194 - 1432 | |||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Southern Line: Heirs of Anarion"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
Calmacil House of Anárion | ||
Preceded by: Narmacil I | 18th King of Gondor T.A. 1294 - 1304 | Followed by: Rómendacil II |