The Encyclopedia of Arda - Írimon (original) (raw)

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Dates II 543 - II 942 (lived [399 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=543&startage=2&endyear=942&endage=2&c=The Lifetime of Írimon %28Meneldur%29)); King of Númenor as Tar-Meneldur II 740 - II 883 (ruled [143 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=740&startage=2&endyear=883&endage=2&c=The Reign of King Írimon %28Tar-Meneldur%29)) Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Númenóreans Family House of Elros Settlements The seat of the Kings of Númenor was at Armenelos Pronunciation ee'reemon Meaning Apparently 'fair one'1 Other names Meneldur, Tar-Meneldur Titles Elentirmo, Father of the Isle, Heir of Eärendil, King of Númenor, King of Númenórë, King of the Númenóreans, Ruler of Númenor, Star-watcher Indexes: Alphabetical: I Men About this entry: Updated 19 June 2022 This entry is complete The original name of Númenor’s fifth King Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Tar-Elendil Silmariën Isilmë Írimon(Tar-Meneldur) Almarian Tar-Aldarion Ailinel Almiel The third child, but only son, of King Tar-Elendil of Númenor. In his youth, Írimon was fascinated by the stars, and he removed to the heights of the northern Forostar, where they were more clearly visible. There he built a watchtower among the highlands to follow the movements of the heavens. When he succeeded his father as King, he left his star-tower and returned to Armenelos, the chief city of Númenor, where he took the Sceptre in the name of Tar-Meneldur (where Meneldur means 'devoted to the heavens'). Notes 1 The Quenya word írima meant 'fair' or 'beautiful', so with the masculine ending -on, the name Írimon seems to mean something like 'fair one'. The word írima itself derived from a root meaning 'desire' or 'wish', so on an alternative reading, Írimon might be taken as 'he who is wished for'. This secondary meaning may perhaps be connected to the fact that Írimon was Tar-Elendil's third child but only son, so (under the laws of succession at that time) there was no direct male heir to the royal line until Írimon was born. See also... King of Númenor, Meneldur Indexes: Alphabetical: I Men About this entry: Updated 19 June 2022 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2017, 2022. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus has nearly 250 DISC roles built in, ready for unlimited matching against your candidates.

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Dates II 543 - II 942 (lived [399 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=543&startage=2&endyear=942&endage=2&c=The Lifetime of Írimon %28Meneldur%29)); King of Númenor as Tar-Meneldur II 740 - II 883 (ruled [143 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=740&startage=2&endyear=883&endage=2&c=The Reign of King Írimon %28Tar-Meneldur%29)) Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Númenóreans Family House of Elros Settlements The seat of the Kings of Númenor was at Armenelos Pronunciation ee'reemon Meaning Apparently 'fair one'1 Other names Meneldur, Tar-Meneldur Titles Elentirmo, Father of the Isle, Heir of Eärendil, King of Númenor, King of Númenórë, King of the Númenóreans, Ruler of Númenor, Star-watcher Indexes: Alphabetical: I Men About this entry: Updated 19 June 2022 This entry is complete The original name of Númenor’s fifth King

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Tar-Elendil

Silmariën Isilmë Írimon(Tar-Meneldur)

Almarian

Tar-Aldarion Ailinel Almiel The third child, but only son, of King Tar-Elendil of Númenor. In his youth, Írimon was fascinated by the stars, and he removed to the heights of the northern Forostar, where they were more clearly visible. There he built a watchtower among the highlands to follow the movements of the heavens. When he succeeded his father as King, he left his star-tower and returned to Armenelos, the chief city of Númenor, where he took the Sceptre in the name of Tar-Meneldur (where Meneldur means 'devoted to the heavens'). Notes 1 The Quenya word írima meant 'fair' or 'beautiful', so with the masculine ending -on, the name Írimon seems to mean something like 'fair one'. The word írima itself derived from a root meaning 'desire' or 'wish', so on an alternative reading, Írimon might be taken as 'he who is wished for'. This secondary meaning may perhaps be connected to the fact that Írimon was Tar-Elendil's third child but only son, so (under the laws of succession at that time) there was no direct male heir to the royal line until Írimon was born. See also... King of Númenor, Meneldur Indexes: Alphabetical: I Men About this entry: Updated 19 June 2022 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2017, 2022. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus has nearly 250 DISC roles built in, ready for unlimited matching against your candidates.