Angamaitë
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See also Angamaitë (epessë) for the Quenya epessë of Angrod
Angamaitë | |
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Gondorian | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Umbar |
Affiliation | Corsairs of Umbar |
Family | |
House | House of Anárion |
Parentage | unknown; great-grandson of Castamir |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Angamaitë |
Angamaitë (Q: "Iron-handed", pron. [ˌaŋɡaˈma͡ɪte]) was one of the great-grandsons of Castamir the Usurper. With Sangahyando, another descendant of Castamir, Angamaitë followed in the footsteps of his treacherous ancestor. He led the Corsairs of Umbar on a devastating raid against the Gondorian port of Pelargir, where they succeeded in ravaging the city and slaying Minardil, the King of Gondor himself.[1]
Genealogy
Calimehtar unknown | |||||||||||||||
Castamir 1259 - 1447† | |||||||||||||||
sons unknown† | |||||||||||||||
ANGAMAITË fl. 1634 | Sangahyando fl. 1634 | ||||||||||||||
Etymology
Angamaitë is a Quenya name meaning "iron-handed",[2] from anga meaning "iron", and maitë meaning "hand".
In the first edition of The Lord of the Rings the name was misprinted as Angomaitë.[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil", Minardil, p. 199
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. 116