Alcarondas

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John Howe - The Fleet of Ar-Pharazon

Alcarondas, the "Castle of the Sea", was the golden-and-black flagship of Ar-Pharazôn, the last King of Númenor. It had many oars and many masts, upon which were sails of gold and sable.

In this ship, he sailed to the shores of Aman, leading the Great Armament to challenge the Valar. Alcarondas indeed reached the Undying Lands and anchored at shores of the Undying Lands and Ar-Pharazôn reached Tirion, but this act only condemned him, his fleet and his kingdom.[1]

Etymology

Alcarondas, also written Alkarondas [2] is not a Quenya word, despite its form, but an Adûnaicone and means "Castle of the Sea" [3]

Aglarrâma appears in earlier text and is probably Adûnaic meaning the same.[4] Nothing but its form links this word to the elvish lexicon (aglar, Sindarin and ráma, Quenya) : neither its meaning, nor its historical context : Ar-Pharazôn hated anything from elvish culture.

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