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He scorned the yearnings of his father and eased his restlessness by voyaging east, north and south to Middle-earth before he took the sceptre.<ref name=Tar-Ciryatan/> In the time before he took the sceptre, the Númenóreans began to establish dominions on the coasts of Middle-earth around the year 1800.<ref>{{App|SA}}, entry for the year ''c.'' 1800 of the Second Age</ref> | He scorned the yearnings of his father and eased his restlessness by voyaging east, north and south to Middle-earth before he took the sceptre.<ref name=Tar-Ciryatan/> In the time before he took the sceptre, the Númenóreans began to establish dominions on the coasts of Middle-earth around the year 1800.<ref>{{App|SA}}, entry for the year ''c.'' 1800 of the Second Age</ref> | ||
It was said that he constrained his father to surrender the sceptre before he | It was said that he constrained his father to surrender the sceptre before he would have done so of his free will.<ref name=Tar-Ciryatan/> | ||
Tar-Ciryatan built a great fleet of royal ships and his servants oppressed the men of [[Middle-earth]] and brought large quantities of metals and gems back to [[Númenor]].<ref name=Tar-Ciryatan/> It was during his reign when the [[Númenoreans]] began to speak openly against the [[Ban of the Valar]]. When the Eldar reported this to the Valar, Manwë sent messengers to the King to explain the reasons for the ban and for the gift of death for Men.<ref name=Akallabeth>{{S|Akallabeth}}</ref> Those were considered the first signs of the coming of the Shadow over the bliss of Númenor.<ref name=Tar-Ciryatan/> | Tar-Ciryatan built a great fleet of royal ships and his servants oppressed the men of [[Middle-earth]] and brought large quantities of metals and gems back to [[Númenor]].<ref name=Tar-Ciryatan/> It was during his reign when the [[Númenoreans]] began to speak openly against the [[Ban of the Valar]]. When the Eldar reported this to the Valar, Manwë sent messengers to the King to explain the reasons for the ban and for the gift of death for Men.<ref name=Akallabeth>{{S|Akallabeth}}</ref> Those were considered the first signs of the coming of the Shadow over the bliss of Númenor.<ref name=Tar-Ciryatan/> | ||
Revision as of 18:56, 22 December 2021
| Tar-Ciryatan | |
|---|---|
| Númenórean | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Ar-Balkumagân (A)[1] |
| Titles | King of Númenor |
| Location | Númenor |
| Language | Adûnaic, Sindarin and Quenya |
| Birth | S.A. 1634[2] |
| Rule | S.A. 1869 - 2029 (160 years)[2] |
| Death | S.A. 2035[2] (aged 401) |
| Family | |
| House | House of Elros |
| Parentage | Tar-Minastir[3] |
| Children | Tar-Atanamir[4] |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Tar-Ciryatan was the twelfth King of Númenor.[2]
History
Ciryatan was the son of Tar-Minastir.
He scorned the yearnings of his father and eased his restlessness by voyaging east, north and south to Middle-earth before he took the sceptre.[2] In the time before he took the sceptre, the Númenóreans began to establish dominions on the coasts of Middle-earth around the year 1800.[5]
It was said that he constrained his father to surrender the sceptre before he would have done so of his free will.[2]
Tar-Ciryatan built a great fleet of royal ships and his servants oppressed the men of Middle-earth and brought large quantities of metals and gems back to Númenor.[2] It was during his reign when the Númenoreans began to speak openly against the Ban of the Valar. When the Eldar reported this to the Valar, Manwë sent messengers to the King to explain the reasons for the ban and for the gift of death for Men.[6] Those were considered the first signs of the coming of the Shadow over the bliss of Númenor.[2]
He surrendered the sceptre in 2029[2] and was succeeded by his son, Tar-Atanamir.[4]
Etymology
Ciryatan is a Quenya name. Its meaning is not glossed, but as Paul Strack explains, it means "Shipbuilder" or "Shipwright" and is a compound of cirya ("ship") and the suffixal form -tan ("builder", "wright") of tamo ("smith").[7] It is possible that he took this name, because he built a great fleet of ships. He is also explicitly referred to as "the Shipbuilder"[6][8][9] or as "(Shipwright)" after his name.[1] Like all the rulers of Númenor who took their royal names in Quenya, Ciryatan added the prefix tar- ("high") to his name when he received the Sceptre.[10]
Genealogy
| Tar-Súrion 1174 - 1574 | |||||||||||||||
| Tar-Telperiën 1320 - 1731 | Isilmo unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Tar-Minastir 1474 - 1873 | |||||||||||||||
| TAR-CIRYATAN 1634 - 2035 | |||||||||||||||
| Tar-Atanamir 1800 - 2221 | |||||||||||||||
| Tar-Ancalimon 1986 - 2386 | |||||||||||||||
Other versions of the legendarium
The Complete Guide to Middle-earth incorrectly states the year of his death as S.A. 2251. This is because in the Tale of Years, it said in that year "Tar-Atanamir takes the sceptre". However, Atanamir died in 2221. 2221 is itself an emendation of 2251, and the former (2221) appears in the later tables, while the latter (2251) in the earlier tables: therefore 2251 (properly 2221) should have read "Death of Tar-Atanamir. Tar-Ancalimon takes the sceptre".[11]
Portrayal in adaptations
1982: Middle-earth Role Playing:
- Tar-Ciryatan is the father of Er-Mûrazôr, the Witch-king. Tar-Ciryatan's arrogance and greed shaped Murazor into the monster he would become.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "V. The History of the Akallabêth", paragraphs § § 24, 25, commentary about AB § 25, isolated page with King of Númenor 8. after Elros
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", entry XII Tar-Ciryatan
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", entry XI Tar-Minastir
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", entry XIII Tar-Atanamir the Great
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Second Age", entry for the year c. 1800 of the Second Age
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Akallabêth: The Downfall of Númenor"
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Ciryatan m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 22 December 2021)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names", entry Tar-Ciryatan
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "V. The History of the Akallabêth", paragraphs § § 24, 25, commentary about AB § 25
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", first paragraph and entry I to XXV
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", Note 10
| Tar-Ciryatan House of Elros | ||
| Preceded by: Tar-Minastir | 12th King of Númenor S.A. 1869 - 2029 | Followed by: Tar-Atanamir |
| Kings of Númenor |
|---|
| Elros Tar-Minyatur (S.A. 32 - 442) · Tar-Vardamir* (442) · Tar-Amandil (442 - 590) · Tar-Elendil (590 - 740) · Tar-Meneldur (740 - 883) · Tar-Aldarion (883 - 1075) · Tar-AncalimëQ (1075 - 1280) · Tar-Anárion (1280 - 1394) · Tar-Súrion (1394 - 1556) · Tar-TelperiënQ (1556 - 1731) · Tar-Minastir (1731 - 1869) · Tar-Ciryatan (1869 - 2029) · Tar-Atanamir (2029 - 2221) · Tar-Ancalimon (2221 - 2386) · Tar-Telemmaitë (2386 - 2526) · Tar-VanimeldëQ (2526 - 2637) · Tar-Anducal† (2637 - 2657) · Tar-Alcarin (2657 - 2737) · Tar-Calmacil (2737 - 2825) · Tar-Ardamin (2825 - 2899) · Ar-Adûnakhôr (2899 - 2962) · Ar-Zimrathôn (2962 - 3033) · Ar-Sakalthôr (3033 - 3102) · Ar-Gimilzôr (3102 - 3177) · Tar-Palantir (3177 - 3255) · Ar-Pharazôn‡ (3255 - 3319) |
| * Immediately abdicated in favour of his son · Q Ruling Queens · † Usurped throne. Later struck off the Line of Kings · ‡ Usurped throne from his cousin Tar-Míriel |
