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'''Imrazôr''' was a [[Gondorians|Gondorian]] [[Prince | '''Imrazôr''' was a [[Gondorians|Gondorian]] [[Prince of Belfalas]] at the end of the second millennium of the [[Third Age]]. He was said to have wedded an [[Elves|Elf-maid]] named [[Mithrellas]], a wandering companion of [[Nimrodel]]. His son [[Galador]] was the first [[Prince of Dol Amroth]].<ref>{{UT|Galadriel}}, ''Amroth and Nimrodel''</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The meaning of the name is not known, however it includes [[Adûnaic]] ''[[zôr]]'' which means "flame" or "foam". | The meaning of the name is not known, however it includes [[Adûnaic]] ''[[zôr]]'' which means "flame" or "foam". |
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Imrazôr | |
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Gondorian | |
Biographical Information | |
Titles | The Númenórean, Prince of Belfalas |
Position | Mariner |
Location | Belfalas |
Birth | T.A. 1950 |
Death | T.A. 2076 (aged 126) |
Family | |
House | House of Dol Amroth |
Spouse | Mithrellas |
Children | Galador and Gilmith |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Imrazôr |
Imrazôr was a Gondorian Prince of Belfalas at the end of the second millennium of the Third Age. He was said to have wedded an Elf-maid named Mithrellas, a wandering companion of Nimrodel. His son Galador was the first Prince of Dol Amroth.[1]
Etymology
The meaning of the name is not known, however it includes Adûnaic zôr which means "flame" or "foam".
The first element imra (perhaps from *imar) is not translated but it also appears in the name Imrahil and perhaps Imâr.
Genealogy
IMRAZÔR T.A. 1950 - 2076 | Mithrellas unknown | ||||||||||||||
Galador 2004 - 2129 | Gilmith unknown | ||||||||||||||
Princes of Dol Amroth | |||||||||||||||
Other Versions of the Legendarium
In an early manuscript Imrazôr and not his son was numbered as the first Prince of Dol Amroth.[2]
Note
Nowhere is it explained why a man living in Gondor late in the Third Age would have the epithet of "The Númenórean".
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", Amroth and Nimrodel
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil", The Line of Dol Amroth, p. 221-222