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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/>
'''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/>


== Etymology ==
==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=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=http://www.eldamo.org/content/words/word-260443183.html|articlename=Q. ''Isilmo'' m.|website=Eldamo|accessed=22 December 2021}}</ref>
 
== Theories ==
Many Tolkien scholars theorize that Isilmo could possibly be the man who became the Witch-King of Angmar. The first price of evidence for this theory is that the time in which he was alive allows for the possibility of him becoming the Lord of the Nazgûl. However, this was never explicitly implicated. This claim is supported by multiple identifiable references. The first reference is being that Isilmo was the only Númenórean prince to be passed over for the sceptre of Númenór in favor of a sister. This may have been motivation enough for Isilmo to stray; the succession was made contrary to Númenórean tradition, and all that was said about the circumstances was that "it was made a law of the royal house." Alternatively Isilmo may have been passed over for the sceptre due to his corruption by the ring given to him by Sauron; it is possible that he had already become a wraith by the time he should have come into his inheritance. The Lord of the Nazgûl was described as wearing a "kingly" crown in The Lord of the Rings, which may symbolize Isilmo's unfulfilled claim to kingship in addition to the kingship of Angmar. Lastly, the root of Isilmo's name is the Sindarin word for "moon" (just as Isildur, the founder of Minas Ithil) whereas the livery of Minas Morgul was described as that of a "moon disfigured with a ghastly face of death."<ref>https://www.stormfront.org/forum/t907841-6/</ref>


== Genealogy ==
== Genealogy ==

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)