Aldamir
| Aldamir | |
|---|---|
| Gondorian | |
 | |
| "Aldamir of Gondor" by Matěj Čadil | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Titles | King of Gondor |
| Location | Gondor |
| Birth | T.A. 1330 |
| Rule | T.A. 1490 - 1540 (50 years) |
| Death | T.A. 1540 (aged 210) |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Eldacar |
| Siblings | Ornendil |
| Children | Hyarmendacil II |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Aldamir |
Aldamir (Q: "Tree-jewel", pron. [ˈaldamir]; T.A. 1330[1] - T.A. 1540[2]) was the twenty-third King of Gondor (Castamir being counted the twenty-second).[3]
History[edit]
Aldamir was the younger son of Eldacar,[2] but succeeded his father after the death of his father, because his brother Ornendil had been killed by an order from Castamir the Usurper during the Kin-strife,[4] in T.A. 1437.[5] Castamir later paid with his life for the killing of Ornendil, but the sons of the Usurper escaped and established an independent and hostile lordship in Umbar.[4]
Aladamir was killed during a war with the Harad and the Corsairs of Umbar.[6] He was succeeded by his son Vinyarion[7] in T.A. 1540,[2] who defeated the Men of Harad in T.A. 1551[8] and took the name Hyarmendacil II.[7]
Etymology[edit]
Aldamir is a Quenya name. Its meaning is not glossed, but Paul Strack suggests that it means "Tree Jewel", from alda ("tree") and mírë ("jewel").[9]
Genealogy[edit]
| Calmacil 1058 - 1304 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vidugavia unknown | Rómendacil II 1126 - 1366 | Calimehtar unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Vidumavi d. 1332 | Valacar 1194 - 1432 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eldacar 1255 - 1490 | Castamir 1259 - 1447† | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ornendil d. 1437† | ALDAMIR 1330 - 1540† | sons unknown† | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hyarmendacil II 1391 - 1621 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minardil 1454 - 1634† | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other verions of the legendarium[edit]
A late manuscript of what would later become Appendix A also mentions that Aldamir was the third child of Eldacar, which implies that he also had a sister, that his brother Ornendil was killed in T.A. 1446 and that Aldamir was killed in a war with rebelling kings of Harad that were allied with the rebels of Umbar.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil", The Southern Line of Gondor: the Anarioni, 23. Aldamir
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Southern Line: Heirs of Anarion", Kings of Gondor, Aldamir
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Southern Line: Heirs of Anarion", Kings of Gondor
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion", entry for king Eldacar
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age", entry for the year 1437
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age", entry for the year 1540
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Southern Line: Heirs of Anarion", Kings of Gondor, Hyarmendacil II (Vinyarion)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age", entry for the year 1551
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Aldamir m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 29 October 2021)
| Aldamir House of Anárion Cadet branch of House of Elros | ||
| Preceded by: Eldacar | 23rd King of Gondor T.A. 1490 - 1540 | Followed by: Hyarmendacil II |
