Tar-Ancalimon
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Tar-Ancalimon | |
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Númenórean | |
Biographical Information | |
Titles | King of Númenor |
Location | Númenor |
Affiliation | King's Men |
Language | Adûnaic, Sindarin and Quenya |
Birth | S.A. 1986 |
Rule | S.A. 2221 - 2386 (165 years) |
Death | S.A. 2386 (aged 400) |
Family | |
House | House of Elros |
Parentage | Tar-Atanamir |
Children | Tar-Telemmaitë |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Tar-Ancalimon (Q, pron. [ˌtaraŋˈkalimon], stem Ancalimond-) was the fourteenth King of Númenor. His name meant "Most Bright".
It was during Tar-Ancalimon's reign that the Númenóreans split into two factions: The larger portion called themselves the "King's Men", following the Kings in their growing opposition to the Ban of the Valar. Envious of the Eldar they began to forsake the Elven-tongues. Those who maintained friendship with the Eldar were called the "Faithful"; they continued to revere the Valar.
Despite their 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]
Genealogy
Tar-Ciryatan 1634 - 2035 | |||||||
Tar-Atanamir 1800 - 2221 | |||||||
TAR-ANCALIMON 1986 - 2386 | |||||||
Tar-Telemmaitë 2136 - 2526 | |||||||
Tar-Vanimeldë 2277 - 2637 | |||||||
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", Tar-Ancalimon
Tar-Ancalimon House of Elros | ||
Preceded by: Tar-Atanamir | 14th King of Númenor S.A. 2221 - 2386 | Followed by: Tar-Telemmaitë |