Parmaitë

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Parmaitë was a nickname of Tar-Elendil, the fourth King of Númenor. The name came from his hobby of making books from the notes on legends and lore gathered by his grandfather, Vardamir Nólimon.[1]

His name means "Book-in-Hand" in Quenya (from parma = "book" and -maitë = "handed").[2]

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