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Lauterbrunnen valley, Switzerland. Tolkien travelled in the Swiss Alps in 1911.
Lauterbrunnen valley, Switzerland. Tolkien travelled in the Swiss Alps in 1911. Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

THE PUBLIC MIDDLE-EARTH ENCYCLOPEDIA

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Characters and genealogies

Calimehtar

Calimehtar (after TA 1126-TA NA) was the youngest son of Calmacil, and younger brother to Minalcar.  There is next to no information about his life. Even the names of his children are…

Characters and genealogies

Calmacil

Calmacil (TA 1058-TA 1304) was the 18th King of Gondor, however only served as ruler for 10 years till his death.  As the younger brother of Namacil’s he was only able to take…

Places and kingdoms

Carn Dûm

Witch-King's fortress in Angmar, the dread city populated by beasts and necromancers in service to the Lord of Angmar.

Characters and genealogies

Castamir the Usurper

Castamir “The Usurper” (TA 1259-TA 1447) was the 22nd King of Gondor. As the grandson of Calimehtar he had a legitimate claim to the throne, so rose up and usurped Eldacar from the…

Characters and genealogies

Cemendur

Cemendur (SA 3399-TA 238) son of Anarion, grandson of Elendil and fourth king of Gondor. Information is scarce about his reign, the only real knowleged is that it is said that it…

Characters and genealogies

Ciryaher

Ciryaher (TA 899-TA 1149) later becoming known as Hyarmendacil the 1st, was the 15th King of Gondor and 4th and final Ship-King. He held the second longest reign of the line of Anarion. Gondor…

Characters and genealogies

Ciryandil

Ciryandil (TA 820-TA 1015) was the 14th King of Gondor and 3rd Ship-King. He continued his father Earnil 1st work of building more ships and amassing a large fleet.  He was slain during the siege…

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