| Númenórean | |
| Tar-Ancalimon | |
|---|---|
| Biographical Information | |
| Titles | King of Númenor |
| Location | Númenor |
| Affiliation | King's Men |
| Language | Adûnaic, Sindarin and Quenya |
| Birth | S.A. 1986[1] |
| Rule | S.A. 2221 - 2386 (165 years)[1] |
| Death | S.A. 2386[1] (aged 400) |
| Family | |
| House | House of Elros |
| Parentage | Tar-Atanamir[2] |
| Children | Tar-Telemmaitë[3] |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Tar-Ancalimon was the fourteenth King of Númenor.[1]
History
During the reign of Tar-Ancalimon the rift between the King's Men, the larger part of the population that followed the Kings in their growing opposition to the Ban of the Valar, and the Faithful, those who maintained friendship with the Eldar, became wider. Many of the King's Men began to stop using the Elven-tongues and no longer taught them to their children. Despite the rejection of the Elven-tongues, the royal titles were still given in Quenya. This was done out of custom and for fear that breaking the time-honoured usage would create ill-fortune.[1]
Several notable events occurred during his reign:
- The Ringwraiths first appeared in Middle-earth[4]
- Umbar, a haven of the Númenórean King's Men, was turned into a fortress[5]
- The city of Pelargir was built and became the chief haven of the Faithful Númenóreans[6]
- The great Eagles of Manwë left Númenór; previously a pair had dwelt in an eyrie in the summit of the tower of the King's palace in Armenelos, living on the bounty of the King, since the days of Elros.[7]
Etymology
Ancalimon ([ˌtaraŋˈkalimon]) is a Quenya name. Its meaning is not glossed, but Paul Strack suggests it means "Brightest", and seems to be a masculinised form of ancalima ("brightest"),[8] which consists of the superlative or intensive prefix an- and the element calima ("bright").[9] Like all the rulers of Númenor who took their royal names in Quenya, Ancalimon added the prefix tar- ("high") to his name when he received the Sceptre.[10]
Genealogy
| Tar-Ciryatan 1634 - 2035 | |||||||
| Tar-Atanamir 1800 - 2221 | |||||||
| TAR-ANCALIMON 1986 - 2386 | |||||||
| Tar-Telemmaitë 2136 - 2526 | |||||||
| Tar-Vanimeldë 2277 - 2637 | |||||||
Other versions of the legendarium
In the Tale of Years, it said in S.A. 2251 "Tar-Atanamir takes the sceptre", however, Atanamir died in 2221. 2221 is itself an emendation of 2251, and the former (2221) appears in the later tables, while the latter (2251) in the earlier tables: therefore 2251 (properly 2221) should have read "Death of Tar-Atanamir. Tar-Ancalimon takes the sceptre".[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", entry XIV Tar-Ancalimon
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", entry XIII Tar-Atanamir
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", entry XV Tar-Telemmaitë
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Second Age", entry for the year 2251 of the Second Age
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Second Age", entry for the year 2280 of the Second Age
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Second Age", entry for the year 2350 of the Second Age
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "A Description of the Island of Númenor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 297, (dated August 1967), paragraph about the name Eärendil
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Ancalimon m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon, accessed 24 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
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", Note 10
Born | Tar-Ancalimon | Died |
Preceded by | 14th King of Númenor | 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 |