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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
''Isilmo'' is a [[Quenya]] name. Its meaning is not glossed, but as Paul Strack explains it seems to be a compound of ''[[Moon#Other names|Isil]]'' ("moon") and the agental suffix ''[[-mo]]'' ("one", "anyone", "someone", "somebody").<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=https://www.eldamo.org/content/words/word-260443183.html|articlename=Q. ''Isilmo'' m.|website=Eldamo|accessed=22 December 2021}}</ref>
''Isilmo'' is a [[Quenya]] name. Its meaning is not glossed, but Paul Strack suggests it is a compound of ''[[Moon#Other names|Isil]]'' ("moon") and the agental suffix ''[[-mo]]'' ("one", "anyone", "someone", "somebody").<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=https://www.eldamo.org/content/words/word-260443183.html|articlename=Q. ''Isilmo'' m.|website=Eldamo|accessed=22 December 2021}}</ref>


== Genealogy ==
== Genealogy ==

Revision as of 14:26, 31 December 2021

Isilmo
Númenórean
Biographical Information
LocationNúmenor
LanguageAdûnaic, Sindarin and Quenya
BirthAfter S.A. 1320[1]
DeathBefore S.A. 1731[1] (aged <411)
Family
HouseHouse of Elros
ParentageTar-Súrion[1]
SiblingsTar-Telperiën[1]
ChildrenTar-Minastir[1]
Physical Description
GenderMale

Isilmo was the younger brother of Queen Tar-Telperiën. He had a son named Minastir. Tar-Telperiën outlived Isilmo, but she refused to wed and had no children. Thus, Tar-Telperiën was succeeded by Isilmo's son, her nephew, who became Tar-Minastir.[1]

Etymology

Isilmo is a Quenya name. Its meaning is not glossed, but Paul Strack suggests it is a compound of Isil ("moon") and the agental suffix -mo ("one", "anyone", "someone", "somebody").[2]

Genealogy

 
 
Tar-Anárion
1003 - 1404
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Two daughters
unknown
 
Tar-Súrion
1174 - 1574
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tar-Telperiën
1320 - 1731
 
ISILMO
unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tar-Minastir
1474 - 1873
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tar-Ciryatan
1634 - 2035


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", entry X Tar-Telperien
  2. Paul Strack, "Q. Isilmo m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 22 December 2021)