Hyarmendacil II was the twenty-fourth King of Gondor.
Biography
Hyarmendacil was the son of King Aldamir and reigned from TA 1540 until TA 1621. Born as Vinyarion, his father Aldamir was slain in a war with the Haradrim in TA 1540 and Vinyarion wished to avenge Aldamir's death. He accomplished this in TA 1551 by invading Harad and winning an astounding victory over the Haradrim and it was then when he proclaimed himself Hyarmendacil II, meaning in Sindarin "South-victor" after his famous ancestor from the twelfth century Third Age.
He died in TA 1621 after a rule of eighty-one years and two hundred thirty years of life and was succeeded by his son Minardil, who ruled for thirteen years before being slain at Pelargir.[2][3]
Etymology
Hyarmendacil was a Sindarin word that meant "South-victor".[4]
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Elendil | Isildur & Anárion | Meneldil | Cemendur | Eärendil | Anardil | Ostoher | Rómendacil I | Turambar | Atanatar I | Siriondil | Tarannon Falastur | Eärnil I | Ciryandil | Hyarmendacil I | Atanatar II Alcarin | Narmacil I | Calmacil | Rómendacil II | Valacar | Eldacar | Castamir the Usurper | Eldacar (restored) | Aldamir | Hyarmendacil II | Minardil | Telemnar | Tarondor | Telumehtar Umbardacil | Narmacil II | Calimehtar | Ondoher | Eärnil II | Eärnur | Aragorn II Elessar | Eldarion |
References
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 12: The Peoples of Middle-earth, VII: "The Heirs of Elendil"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (iv): "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Third Age"
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
