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'''Tarcil''' ([[Third Age|T.A.]] 260 – 515, aged 235 years) was the sixth | '''Tarcil''' ([[Third Age|T.A.]] 260 – 515, aged 235 years) was the sixth [[King of Arnor]]. | ||
==History== | |||
Tarcil succeeded his father, [[Arantar]], when he died in 435. Tarcil was great-great-grandson of [[Isildur]]. | |||
Tarcil ruled uneventfully for eighty years, and was succeeded by his son, [[Tarondor (King of Arnor)|Tarondor]], upon his death in 515. | Tarcil ruled uneventfully for eighty years, and was succeeded by his son, [[Tarondor (King of Arnor)|Tarondor]], upon his death in 515. | ||
== Etymology == | |||
The name Tarcil (also spelt [[Tarkil]]) also appears in early stages of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' as another nickname for [[Aragorn]]: its meaning is apparently "[[High Man]]", a synonym for [[Dúnedain|Dúnadan]]. The [[Orkish]] term "[[tarks|tark]]" for a Dúnadan is without doubt derived from this. | |||
== Genealogy == | == Genealogy == | ||
[[Isildur]] | [[Isildur]] | ||
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[[Valandur]] | [[Valandur]] | ||
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|next=[[Tarondor (King of Arnor)|Tarondor]] | |next=[[Tarondor (King of Arnor)|Tarondor]] | ||
|list=6th [[King of Arnor]]<br> | |list=6th [[King of Arnor]]<br>{{TA|435}} - {{TA|515}} | ||
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[[Category:House of Isildur]] | [[Category:House of Isildur]] | ||
[[Category:Rulers of Arnor]] | [[Category:Rulers of Arnor]] | ||
[[Category:Quenya nouns]] | [[Category:Quenya nouns]] | ||
[[Category:Quenya names]] | [[Category:Quenya names]] |
Revision as of 15:13, 19 November 2010
Tarcil | |
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Biographical Information | |
Position | King of Arnor |
Birth | T.A. 260 |
Rule | T.A. 435 - T.A. 515 |
Death | T.A. 515 |
Family | |
Parentage | Arantar |
Children | Tarondor |
Tarcil (T.A. 260 – 515, aged 235 years) was the sixth King of Arnor.
History
Tarcil succeeded his father, Arantar, when he died in 435. Tarcil was great-great-grandson of Isildur.
Tarcil ruled uneventfully for eighty years, and was succeeded by his son, Tarondor, upon his death in 515.
Etymology
The name Tarcil (also spelt Tarkil) also appears in early stages of The Lord of the Rings as another nickname for Aragorn: its meaning is apparently "High Man", a synonym for Dúnadan. The Orkish term "tark" for a Dúnadan is without doubt derived from this.
Genealogy
Isildur : : : Arantar | | TARCIL | | Tarondor | | Valandur
References
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E: Writing and Spelling
Preceded by: Arantar |
6th King of Arnor T.A. 435 - T.A. 515 |
Followed by: Tarondor |