Dates III 14541 - III 1634 (lived [180 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=1454&startage=3&endyear=1634&endage=3&c=The Lifetime of Minardil)); King of Gondor from III 1621 (ruled [13 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=1621&startage=3&endyear=1634&endage=3&c=The Reign of King Minardil)) Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Gondorians Family House of Anárion Settlements Osgiliath and Minas Anor Pronunciation mina'rdil Meaning Uncertain2 Titles Heir of Anárion, Heir of Elendil, King of Gondor, King of the Southern Realm Indexes: Alphabetical: M Men About this entry: Updated 20 March 2011 This entry is complete Successor to Hyarmendacil II  Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV Hyarmendacil II   Minardil Telemnar Minastan Kings of Gondor The son of Hyarmendacil II3 of Gondor, King Minardil had two sons, Telemnar and Minastan. He had reigned for just thirteen years when he was attacked at Pelargir by the Corsairs of Umbar, and slain. He was succeeded by Telemnar, who himself died with all his children in the Dark Plague just two years later. Ultimately, the throne was taken by Tarondor, the son of Minardil's second son Minastan. Minardil is perhaps best known as being served by Steward Húrin of Emyn Arnen, the ancestor of the later Ruling Stewards. Notes 1 The date of Minardil's birth appears only in The History of Middle-earth volume XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth. It cannot therefore be considered completely reliable. 2 The Elvish root min- is used for prominent objects and places, and especially towers (as for example in 'Minas Anor', the Tower of the Sun). On that basis, Minardil's name probably means 'Devoted to the Tower'. This is presumably a reference to Minas Anor, but Minardil lived at a time when the Kings still dwelt in Osgiliath during the winter, so it may potentially be a reference to the Tower of the Dome of Osgiliath. 3 The Lord of the Rings gives two contradictory accounts of the parentage of Minardil. In Appendix A, the king-lists show his father as Hyarmendacil II, but later in the same Appendix he's described as 'Minardil, son of Eldacar'. In fact, Eldacar had died 131 years before Minardil took the throne, and the text should surely read 'Minardil, _great-grand_son of Eldacar' (just as his assailants Angamaitë and Sangahyando were the great-grandsons of Eldacar's usurper, Castamir). See also... Anfalas, Angamaitë, City of the Corsairs, Haven of Umbar, Heir of Elendil, House of the Stewards, Húrin of Emyn Arnen, Hyarmendacil II, King of Gondor, Lord of Emyn Arnen, Minastan, Sangahyando, Steward of Gondor, Steward of the King, Telemnar, [See the full list...]Vinyarion Indexes: Alphabetical: M Men About this entry: Updated 20 March 2011 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2002, 2009, 2011. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus creates personality test reports in natural language tailored to each individual DISC personality profile. |
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