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| '''Herucalmo''' was the consort to [[Tar-Vanimeldë]], the third [[Ruling Queen of Númenor|Ruling Queen]] of [[Númenor]]. The Queen had little interest in the duties of her office, and during her reign Herucalmo effectively acted as her regent. On Tar-Vanimeldë's death, the [[Sceptre]] should have passed to her son [[Tar-Alcarin|Alcarin]], but instead Herucalmo withheld it and claimed the [[King of Númenor|Kingship]] for himself, taking the name [[Tar-Anducal]] ("Light of the West") from {{SA|2637}} to {{SA|2657|n}}. The island of Númenor fell under his doubtful rule for twenty years, until Herucalmo himself died, and Alcarin took his rightful place.
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| ==Etymology==
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| ''Herucalmo'' means "Lord of Light" in [[Quenya]] (from ''[[heru]]'', 'lord', ''[[cala]]'', 'light', and the masculine agentive suffix ''[[-mo]]'').
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| ==References==
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| * ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', [[The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor]]
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| [[Category:King's Men]]
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| [[fr:encyclo/personnages/hommes/2a/numenoreens/herucalmo]]
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Revision as of 08:23, 14 May 2015
