| Númenórean | |
| Tar-Anducal | |
|---|---|
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Herucalmo (Q)[1] |
| Titles | King of Númenor (de facto) |
| Location | Númenor |
| Affiliation | King's Men |
| Birth | S.A. 2286[1] |
| Rule | S.A. 2637 - 2657 (20 years)[1] |
| Death | S.A. 2657[1] (aged 371) |
| Family | |
| House | House of Elros |
| Spouse | Tar-Vanimeldë[1] |
| Children | Tar-Alcarin[1] |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Tar-Anducal was the royal name assumed by Herucalmo after the death of his wife, Tar-Vanimeldë, the third Ruling Queen of Númenor.[1]
History
Herucalmo was a descendant of Tar-Atanamir and married Tar-Vanimeldë, the daughter of Tar-Telemmaitë and an older relative and descendant of the same degree from Tar-Atanamir. Together they had a son, Alcarin. Tar-Vanimeldë had little interest in her duties as a ruler (preferring to indulge in music and dance) so Herucalmo wielded the power of the Sceptre of Númenor. When his wife died, Herucalmo usurped the kingship that should have passed on to their son, and ruled Númenor for twenty years until he died in S.A. 2657.[1]
Upon his death the Kingship reverted to the rightful heir, Tar-Alcarin.[1]
"Tar-Anducal" being an usurper was not reckoned in the Line of Kings as the seventeenth ruler of Númenor.[1]
Etymology
Herucalmo is a Quenya name. As Paul Strack suggests it seems to be a combination of heru ("lord"), cala ("light") with the masculine agentive suffix -mo.[2]
Anducal is a Quenya name. Its meaning is not glossed, but Paul Strack suggests that it perhaps means "Light of the West" as a combination of andu ("west") and cala ("light").[3] Like all the rulers of Númenor who took their royal names in Quenya, Anducal added the prefix tar- ("high") to his name when he received the Sceptre.[4]
Genealogy
| Tar-Atanamir 1800 - 2221 | |||||||||||||||
| Tar-Ancalimon 1986 - 2386 | |||||||||||||||
| Tar-Telemmaitë 2136 - 2526 | |||||||||||||||
| Tar-Vanimeldë 2277 - 2637 | TAR-ANDUCAL 2286 - 2657 | ||||||||||||||
| Tar-Alcarin 2406 - 2737 | |||||||||||||||
| Tar-Calmacil 2516 - 2825 | |||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", entry XVI Tar-Vanimeldë
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Herucalmo m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon, accessed 25 December 2021
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Anducal m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon, accessed 25 December 2021
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", first paragraph and entry I to XXV
Born | Tar-Anducal | Died |
Preceded by | King of Númenor (de facto) | Followed by |
| Kings of Númenor |
|---|
| Elros Tar-Minyatur (S.A. 32 - 442) · Vardamir Nólimon* (442 - 443) · Tar-Amandil (443 - 590) · Tar-Elendil (590 - 740) · Tar-Meneldur (740 - 883) · Tar-Aldarion (883 - 1075) · Tar-AncalimëQ (1075 - 1280) · Tar-Anárion (1280 - 1394) · Tar-Súrion (1394 - 1556) · Tar-TelperiënQ (1556 - 1731) · Tar-Minastir (1731 - 1869) · Tar-Ciryatan (1869 - 2029) · Tar-Atanamir (2029 - 2221) · Tar-Ancalimon (2221 - 2386) · Tar-Telemmaitë (2386 - 2526) · Tar-VanimeldëQ (2526 - 2637) · Tar-Anducal† (2637 - 2657) · Tar-Alcarin (2657 - 2737) · Tar-Calmacil (2737 - 2825) · Tar-Ardamin (2825 - 2899) · Ar-Adûnakhôr (2899 - 2962) · Ar-Zimrathôn (2962 - 3033) · Ar-Sakalthôr (3033 - 3102) · Ar-Gimilzôr (3102 - 3177) · Tar-Palantir (3177 - 3255) · Ar-Pharazôn‡ (3255 - 3319) |
| * Immediately abdicated in favour of his son, though was recorded as ruling for a year · Q Ruling Queens · † Usurped throne. Later struck off the Line of Kings · ‡ Usurped throne from his cousin Tar-Míriel |