Tarcil
| Tarcil | |
|---|---|
| Arnorian | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Titles | King of Arnor |
| Location | Arnor |
| Language | Sindarin, Westron |
| Birth | T.A. 280[1] |
| Rule | T.A. 435 - 515 |
| Death | T.A. 515[2] (aged 235) |
| Family | |
| House | House of Isildur |
| Parentage | Arantar |
| Children | Tarondor |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Tarcil (T.A. 280[1] – 515,[2] aged 235 years) was the sixth King of Arnor.
History[edit | edit source]
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.[2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Tarcil is a Quenya name. Its meaning is not glossed, but Paul Strack suggests it means "High Man" or "Númenorean" and is a compound of tar- ("high") and a shortened from of Hildo ("Man").[3]
The spelling variant Tarkil also appears in early drafts of The Lord of the Rings as the name of the sixth king of Arnor[4] and as another nickname for Aragorn.[5][6] The Orkish term "tark" for a "man of Gondor" is a debased form of the Quenya word tarkil, which is used in Westron for one of Númenorean descent.[7][8]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
| Eldacar 87 - 339 | |||||||
| Arantar 185 - 435 | |||||||
| TARCIL 280 - 515 | |||||||
| Tarondor 372 - 602 | |||||||
| Valandur 462 - 652† | |||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil", p. 192
- ↑ 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 Northern Line: Heirs of Isildur"
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Tarcil m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 27 January 2022)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil", manuscript C with corrections and expansions, The Northern Line of Arnor: the Isildurioni, 6. Tarkil, p. 192.
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Treason of Isengard, "I. Gandalf's Delay", p. 8
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 603
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "The Languages and Peoples of the Third Age", "Of Other Races", fifth paragraph, p. 1131
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 101
| Tarcil House of Isildur Cadet branch of House of Elros | ||
| Preceded by: Arantar | 4th Heir of Isildur T.A. 435 - 515 | Followed by: Tarondor |
| 6th King of Arnor T.A. 435 - 515 | ||
