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'''Tarkil''' was a [[Quenya]] word, borrowed by speakers of the [[Common Tongue]] to describe the [[Men of the West]], those noble [[Men]] of [[Númenórean]] descent. The word came ultimately from a root form thought to be ''tára-kil'', meaning literally ''high follower'' (the [[Elves]] referred to Men as ''[[followers]]'' because they were the [[Afterborn]] [[Children of Ilúvatar]]).  
'''Tarkil''' was a [[Quenya]] word, borrowed by speakers of the [[Common Tongue]] to describe the [[Men of the West]], those noble [[Men]] of [[Númenórean]] descent. The word came ultimately from a root form thought to be ''tára-kil'', meaning literally ''high follower'' (the [[Elves]] referred to Men as ''[[followers]]'' because they were the [[Afterborn]] [[Children of Ilúvatar]]).  


The [[Orcs]] twisted the word to their own ends, and as ''tark'' they used it as an insulting term for the Gondorians. 'Tarkil' also probably lies behind the meaning of the name of [[Tarcil]], the sixth [[King of Arnor]], one of Aragorn's distant ancestors and an [[Heir of Isildur]] in his own right. In [[The Lord of the Rings]], the word is seen only in a note among the linguistic appendices, though at one time it was destined for more prominence: in the early drafts of the work, Aragorn himself is known as 'the Tarkil', but this is changed to 'the Dúnadan' in the published text.
The [[Orcs]] twisted the word to their own ends, and as ''[[Tarks|Tark]]'' they used it as an insulting term for the Gondorians. 'Tarkil' also probably lies behind the meaning of the name of [[Tarcil]], the sixth [[King of Arnor]], one of [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]]'s ancestors and an [[Heir of Isildur]] in his own right. In [[The Lord of the Rings]], the word is seen only in a note in [[Appendix F]], though at one time it was destined for more prominence: in the early drafts of the work, Aragorn himself is known as 'the Tarkil', but this is changed to 'the Dúnadan' in the published text.


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Revision as of 14:52, 24 February 2008

Tarkil was a Quenya word, borrowed by speakers of the Common Tongue to describe the Men of the West, those noble Men of Númenórean descent. The word came ultimately from a root form thought to be tára-kil, meaning literally high follower (the Elves referred to Men as followers because they were the Afterborn Children of Ilúvatar).

The Orcs twisted the word to their own ends, and as Tark they used it as an insulting term for the Gondorians. 'Tarkil' also probably lies behind the meaning of the name of Tarcil, the sixth King of Arnor, one of Aragorn's ancestors and an Heir of Isildur in his own right. In The Lord of the Rings, the word is seen only in a note in Appendix F, though at one time it was destined for more prominence: in the early drafts of the work, Aragorn himself is known as 'the Tarkil', but this is changed to 'the Dúnadan' in the published text.