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'''Hyarmendacil II''' ({{TA|1391}}<ref name="Elendil">{{PM|Elendil}}</ref> - {{TA|1621}}<ref>{{App|South}}</ref>), born '''Vinyarion''', was the twenty-fourth [[King of Gondor]]. | '''Hyarmendacil II''' ({{TA|1391}}<ref name="Elendil">{{PM|Elendil}}</ref> - {{TA|1621}}<ref>{{App|South}}</ref>), born '''Vinyarion''', was the twenty-fourth [[King of Gondor]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Vinyarion's father [[Aldamir]] was slain in a war with the [[Haradrim]], and he ascended the throne. He led Gondor's armies against [[Harad]] to avenge the death of his father.<ref name="Elendil"/> In {{TA|1551}} he won a great victory over the Haradrim<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref> and took the name Hyarmendacil II to commemorate this achievement.<ref name="Elendil"/> | Vinyarion's father [[Aldamir]] was slain in a war with the [[Haradrim]], and he ascended the throne. He led Gondor's armies against [[Harad]] to avenge the death of his father.<ref name="Elendil"/> In {{TA|1551}} he won a great victory over the Haradrim<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref> and took the name Hyarmendacil II to commemorate this achievement.<ref name="Elendil"/> | ||
==Etymology== | |||
''Vinyarion'' is [[Quenya]]. Its meaning is not glossed, but as Paul Strack explains, it seems to mean "New Son" and to be a compound of [[vinya]] ("new") and the suffix [[ion]] ("son").<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=https://www.eldamo.org/content/words/word-2639865435.html|articlename=Q. ''Vinyarion'' m.|website=Eldamo|accessed=28 July 2021}}</ref> | |||
''Hyarmendacil'' is [[Quenya]]. It means "South-victor".<ref>{{App|Gondor}}, fifth paragraph</ref> It is a compound of [[hyarmen]] ("south") and [[-ndacil|-(n)dacil]] ("victor").<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=https://www.eldamo.org/content/words/word-2262790545.html|articlename=Q. ''Hyarmendacil'' m.|website=Eldamo|accessed=28 July 2021}}</ref> | |||
== Genealogy == | == Genealogy == | ||
Revision as of 15:07, 28 July 2021
| Hyarmendacil II | |
|---|---|
| Gondorian | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Vinyarion |
| Titles | King of Gondor |
| Location | Gondor |
| Language | Westron |
| Birth | T.A. 1391 |
| Rule | T.A. 1540 - 1621 (81 years) |
| Death | T.A. 1621 (aged 230) |
| Family | |
| House | House of Anárion |
| Parentage | Aldamir |
| Children | Minardil |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Hyarmendacil II (T.A. 1391[1] - T.A. 1621[2]), born Vinyarion, was the twenty-fourth King of Gondor.
History
Vinyarion's father Aldamir was slain in a war with the Haradrim, and he ascended the throne. He led Gondor's armies against Harad to avenge the death of his father.[1] In T.A. 1551 he won a great victory over the Haradrim[3] and took the name Hyarmendacil II to commemorate this achievement.[1]
Etymology
Vinyarion is Quenya. Its meaning is not glossed, but as Paul Strack explains, it seems to mean "New Son" and to be a compound of vinya ("new") and the suffix ion ("son").[4]
Hyarmendacil is Quenya. It means "South-victor".[5] It is a compound of hyarmen ("south") and -(n)dacil ("victor").[6]
Genealogy
| Eldacar 1255 - 1490 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ornendil d. 1437† | Aldamir 1330 - 1540† | ||||||||||||||||||
| HYARMENDACIL II 1391 - 1621 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Minardil 1454 - 1634† | |||||||||||||||||||
| Telemnar 1516 - 1636† | Minastan unknown | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Southern Line: Heirs of Anarion"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Vinyarion m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 28 July 2021)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion", fifth paragraph
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Hyarmendacil m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 28 July 2021)
| Hyarmendacil II House of Anárion | ||
| Preceded by: Aldamir | 24th King of Gondor T.A. 1540 - 1621 | Followed by: Minardil |
