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'''Isilmo''' was the younger brother of Queen [[Tar-Telperiën]]. He had a son, [[Tar-Minastir]]. Despite that, Tar-Telperiën outlived Isilmo; she refused to wed and had no children. Thus, Tar-Telperiën was succeeded by Isilmo's son, her nephew, who became Tar-Minastir.
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'''Isilmo''' was the younger brother of [[Ruling Queen of Númenor|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]].<ref name=Tar-Telperien/>


Some fans have speculated that Isilmo was the man who became the [[Witch-king_of_Angmar|Lord of the Nazgûl]]:
==Etymology==
''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=http://www.eldamo.org/content/words/word-260443183.html|articlename=Q. ''Isilmo'' m.|website=Eldamo|accessed=22 December 2021}}</ref>


Isilmo lived during in the correct timeframe.  He was the only Númenórean prince to be passed over for the sceptre of [[Númenor]] in favor of a sister.  This had not been the prior Númenórean practice, and all that was said about the circumstances was that "it was made a law of the royal house."  This may have been a motivation for Isilmo to stray. In ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', the [[Witch-king_of_Angmar|Lord of the Nazgûl]] wore a kingly crown, which may have symbolized Isilmo's unfufilled claim to kingship of the Númenóreans instead of merely the obvious kingship of [[Angmar]].
== Genealogy ==
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Like [[Isildur]] (the founder of [[Minas Ithil]] the "tower of the moon"), Isilmo's name has the [[Sindarin]] word for "moon" as its root; and the livery of [[Minas Morgul]] was that of a "moon disfigured with a ghastly face of death" which may have signified Isilmo as the corrupted [[Lord of the Nazgûl]].
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[[Category:House of Elros]]
[[Category:Quenya names]]
[[Category:Second Age characters]]


There is insufficient evidence in Tolkien's works to say authoritatively either way, and other fans have vehemently disagreed with the above speculation.
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Latest revision as of 18:58, 17 May 2022

This article is about the Númenórean nobleman. For the Qenya name of Ingil in the early legendarium, see Isilmo.
Isilmo
Númenórean
Biographical Information
LocationNúmenor
LanguageAdûnaic, Sindarin and Quenya
BirthBetween 1320 and S.A. 1474[1]
DeathBetween 1474 and 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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

 
 
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)
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