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          Castamir the Usurper was the bloodthirsty, devious despot who overthrew the government of King Eldacar amid the chaos of Gondor’s Kin-strife. Though after a decade of tyranny, he was ousted from his throne and killed in battle, his grim legacy would endure for many generations.           The wife of Castamir was Lady Núriel of Pelargir, who bore him two sons almost as vicious as himself. After their father’s death, Airesarno and Ninquo withdrew to their mother’s city, but Núriel had long since grown sick of the conflict her husband stirred up and surrendered her keep to Eldacar’s army. Her sons then fled to Umbar, where they were taken in by the Black Númenóreans and assimilated into their Council of Lords.           Airesarno and Ninquo married daughters of their fellow lords, solidifying their place in Umbar’s Council and integrating themselves into the culture of their new home. There they learned the truth of Eärnil I’s death, arranged by the rulers of Umbar after his conquest of their haven and not lost in a sea-storm as the records of Gondor said. Though they lived in exile for the rest of their lives, the sons of Castamir instilled a deep hatred of Gondor in the hearts of their own descendants.           Ninquo was killed before his time in a duel with a rival lord, leaving his wife Zôriphêl to raise their daughter Lômirôth. In this she was aided by Airesarno and his wife Azûlindil, growing intimately close with them to the point that Lômirôth and Airesarno’s son Dôlguzagar considered each other siblings rather than cousins.           Lômirôth married one of Dôlguzagar’s close friends Gimlân, a lord grown rich off his piracy, and their son Azgarzîr quickly became embroiled in his father’s corsair lifestyle. Much like his foster sister, Dôlguzagar’s heart was won by a sea-voyager: the pirate queen Azruphêl, scourge of Gondor’s coastlines. But Gimlân and Azruphêl had many quarrels between them that forced their spouses and children apart, and thus Dôlguzagar’s son Arnakhôr remained with his father in Umbar’s political sphere while Azgarzîr sailed the mighty seas.           Still, the cousins would not be separated forever, and not long after Gimlân’s death in a ship-battle, Azgarzîr returned to Umbar to comfort his grieving mother. Upon witnessing Arnakhôr’s impassioned speech at Gimlân’s funeral, Azgarzîr became enamoured of his long-lost cousin and struck up a friendship between them. Soon he established himself as Arnakhôr’s right-hand man and personal champion, learning to loathe Gondor’s kings as he never had before.           The cousins schemed together to fulfill the promises of their great-grandfather Castamir and destroy the line of kings entirely and place Arnakhôr as the Emperor of Umbar and Gondor. Azgarzîr rallied together the disunified pirates who operated out of the haven under his lord’s banner and led a great fleet against Pelargir; though they did not succeed in taking the city of Núriel the Faithless, as she had become known to her wicked descendants, they struck fear into the hearts of Gondor’s soldiers and earned the Quenya names Angamaitë and Sangahyando for their ruthlessness in battle.           Arnakhôr Angamaitë and Azgarzîr Sangahyando retreated back to Umbar to adjust their tactics, but before their plans were full-wrought, they heard that King Minardil of Gondor had taken his wife on a visit to Pelargir. Eager for slaughter, Azgarzîr stirred Arnakhôr to action and the cousins led their fleet back to the coastal city and led a devastating raid upon the port, demolishing the city and slaying Minardil. Amid his bloodlust, Sangahyando had left little to rule in Pelargir, and in disgust Angamaitë forsook the ruins of the city and returned victorious to Umbar.           The royalty of Gondor plotted revenge against the Corsairs of Umbar, but so also did the Corsairs connive to overthrow their enemies entirely. Yet neither had the chance to strike, for only two years after Minardil’s death the Great Plague descended upon the south of Middle-earth and ravaged its peoples, killing the first new King Telemnar and his heirs and then Arnakhôr and Azgarzîr themselves.           Though neither Angamaitë nor Sangahyando had children of their own, they had many remaining kin through the younger children of their parents and grandparents, who took up the mantle of vengeance against Gondor. These descendants of Castamir would hold Umbar for some generations as the region recovered from the Plague, but eventually the line of the Usurper was wiped out when King Telumehtar Umbardacil conquered the haven for Gondor once more. Yet the Corsairs of Umbar endured, though the line of their founding lords was lost, and would not cease to trouble Gondor until the ultimate defeat of Sauron in the War of the Ring.

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          Castamir was the grandson of Calimehtar, himself the younger son of King Calmacil of Gondor. He was raised by his mother Alquandilmë to resent his contemporary, King Valacar, especially for Valacar’s decision to marry a woman of the North-folk. Though Castamir was not a direct heir to the throne of Gondor, he was noble enough to be appointed as the Captain of the Ships toward the end of the reign of Rómendacil II, and he was never fully satisfied with his lot.           Castamir was beloved of the people of Umbar and Pelargir, and married the Lord of Pelargir’s daughter, Lady Núriel. Núriel bore her husband two sons, Airesarno and Ninquo, who grew like their father into mighty mariners.           When Valacar died and his son Eldacar was poised to ascend to the throne, Gondor broke out into civil war. Eldacar’s mother Vidumavi was a princess of Rhovanion and not of Númenórean descent, and many of the “high men” of the king’s court feared that he and his heirs would inherit Vidumavi’s shorter lifespan and diminish the “majesty of the Kings,” and so attempted to block Eldacar from his inheritance.           Seeing his opportunity amid this Kin-strife, Castamir joined the rebellion and quickly became its leader due to his blood relation to the crown and his great following of soldiers from Pelargir and Umbar. He besieged Eldacar in Osgiliath, eventually forcing his rival to flee north to his kinsfolk in Rhovanion. Castamir glutted on blood and destruction, slaughtering more people than was necessary in such a war, and when he captured Eldacar’s son Ornendil after the capital fell, he personally put the rival prince to death.           Now that Eldacar had been ousted from the throne, Castamir declared himself King of Gondor. Even those of his supporters had begun to fear him for his cruelty, and he further alienated his subjects through mercilessly executing and exiling any who had remained faithful to Eldacar in the war and any who dared speak against him. He also purposed to move the capital from Osgiliath to his wife’s city Pelargir, though this did not happen during his ten-year rule.           After a decade of tyranny, Eldacar returned to Gondor with an army of his northern kinsfolk and a growing number of disaffected Dúnedain who disliked their usurper-king. Castamir brought his own forces to the Five Rivers of Lebennin, and the two armies met in the Battle of the Crossings of Erui, a bloody battle where many mighty men of Gondor were slain. Eldacar himself slew Castamir in this fight, avenging his son and reclaiming his kingship.           Though Castamir was killed, his sons escaped and withdrew with their father’s forces to Pelargir. However, their mother Núriel had long since grown sick of this strife, and when Eldacar’s army laid siege upon her city she aided them in their cause, forcing her sons to flee to Umbar. Airesarno and Ninquo took the Haven of Umbar as their own, an easily-accomplished feat as the people of Umbar were descended from the Black Númenóreans and had long resented their occupation by Gondor.           Airesarno and Ninquo joined themselves to Umbar’s Council of Lords, and their own children took Adûnaic names, spurning the traditions of the Faithful. There they learned the truth of Eärnil I’s death, arranged by the rulers of Umbar after his conquest of the haven, and taught their sons to hate Gondor and its people near as much as the Lords of Umbar did.           Some generations later, Airesarno’s grandson Arnakhôr claimed lordship of Umbar and began to plot to conquer Pelargir and avenge his ancestors. In this he was aided by Azgarzîr, grandson of Ninquo and his personal champion. Arnakhôr and Azgarzîr led the Corsairs of Umbar in a siege against Pelargir, earning the Quenya names Angamaitë and Sangahyando for their prowess in battle and the fear they struck in the hearts of the people of Gondor. Still, they were unable to take the city for their own, and retreated for some years.           But when they heard that King Minardil of Gondor was visiting Pelargir, Azgarzîr stirred his liege to action and they led a devastating raid upon the port, ravaging the city and slaying Minardil. Yet there was now little left in Pelargir over which to rule, so Arnakhôr forsook the ruins of the city and returned victorious to Umbar. Their descendants would hold Umbar for some generations after, but when the Great Plague struck Gondor, they were not spared, and both Arnakhôr Angamaitë and Azgarzîr Sangahyando were killed by the deadly disease.

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Line of Elros Edit Series: Appendix C

Continued from Appendix B. This section will contain information on the Royalty of Gondor.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Appendix A: Royalty of Númenor Appendix B: House of Andúnië, Royalty of Arnor Appendix C: Royalty of Gondor (you are here!) Appendix D: Princes of Dol Amroth, Chieftains of the Dúnedain Appendix E: Stewards of Gondor

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ROYALTY OF GONDOR

Anárion ft. Anárion, Elennúmen (OC), Ringelenë (OC), Almameldë (OC), Aspenindë (OC), Meneldil Anárion’s story is canon, though the details about his spouse and daughters are all headcanon. Anárion is said to have had four children, with Meneldil being the youngest, which is odd to me because Meneldil was the last man born in Númenor...but also he and his older siblings are all older than Isildur’s kids except for Elendur? Whatever. Maybe Anárion’s implied daughters were triplets or something. And Isildur’s dry spell of kids is kind of weird on its own.

Meneldil ft. Meneldil, Nyellelírë (OC), Cemendur of Gondor, Tinweriel (OC), Eärendil of Gondor, Aldalótë (OC), Anardil of Gondor, Elquassë (OC) We don’t actually know what Meneldil did during the War of the Last Alliance. Meneldil’s reaction to Isildur’s departure is canon, but has been embellished. We don’t know anything about Cemendur, Eärendil, or Anardil beyond their names; everything else about them is headcanon. “Atalantë” is another name for the event more commonly known as the Akallabêth. ETA 4/1/21: Fixed a minor timeline error.

Ostoher ft. Ostoher, Haldanárië (OC), Tarostar Rómendacil I, Ravandië (OC), Turambar of Gondor, Culindë (OC), Atanatar I, Rátavanië (OC) Ostoher did indeed remodel Minas Anor and turn it into his summer home, but his reasons why are a headcanon. Most of Rómendacil’s story is canon, though I made up the identity of his steward (you’ll see him again later in the series); for information on the Tradition of Isildur, see this article in the Encyclopedia of Arda. Turambar’s life is likewise mostly canon, though like his father’s story it’s been embellished here and there. Atanatar’s life is entirely headcanon.

Siriondil ft. King Siriondil, Ilvanya (OC), Tarannon Falastur, Zâinazimril Berúthiel, Círyan Everything about Siriondil is headcanon. Tarannon and Berúthiel’s story is canon at its roots, but has been spun to make Berúthiel much more sympathetic. Herumor is a real Black Númenórean from the end of the Second Age, but there’s no proof he was related to Berúthiel, nor that Berúthiel came specifically from Rhûn Harad; we only know that she was a Black Númenórean. Her Adûnaic name is my own creation, and her story has been greatly embellished. ETA 9/9/21: Changed Rhûn to Harad in order to better fit Herumor’s backstory.

Tarcíryan ft. Tarcíryan, Láminë (OC), Eärnil I, Tyelcatálië (OC), Círyandil, Netyariel (OC), Círyaher Hyarmendacil I, Ilwiel Rilyasicil (OC) Tarcíryan adding the Tar- to his birth name is headcanon, as is his position as Captain of the Hosts and the manner of his death. (I’ve also decided to add the accented í to all names that include the element cír, “ship,” as it appears in the name Círdan, just because I think it looks nice. The only one I missed was Tar-Círyatan, as I made that decision after his edit was posted.) Eärnil’s story is mostly canon, though the bit about his death being arranged by the lords of Umbar is headcanon. Umbar’s origins as a conquered city are strongly implied but not explicitly canon. Círyandil’s life is entirely canon. Círyaher’s story is mostly canon, though I gave some credit for his accomplishments to his wife, and a few details have been embellished. The bit about Celebrindor of Arnor is headcanon. And of course, all details about the OC wives are my own creation.

Atanatar II ft. Atanatar II Alcarin, Míriën (OC), Narmacil I, Calmacil We don’t know if Atanatar was an only child or not, I made that decision. Most of his story is canon, with a few embellishments. It’s not impossible that Narmacil was married, but he canonically had no children, so I decided to make him aroace. Narmacil’s worries about Minalcar overthrowing him are all headcanon, but the details of the war and alliance with Rhovanion are canon.

Calmacil ft. Calmacil, Aistárë (OC), Minalcar Rómendacil II, Calimehtar Calmacil’s story is mostly canon, though everything relating to his wife is headcanon.

Calimehtar ft. Calimehtar, Imbelossë (OC), Alquandilmë (OC), Serecco (OC), Castamir Everything here is headcanon, except that Calimehtar is canonically the ancestor of Castamir.

Rómendacil II ft. Minalcar Rómendacil II, Calamistë (OC), Valacar, Vidugavia, Vidumavi, Vinitharya Eldacar The basic details of this one are canon (Rómendacil’s regency, Valacar’s marriage, etc), but I’ve significantly messed with the timelines; canonically, Minalcar did not go himself to Rhovanion after his military victory, instead sending Valacar (who was already grown) alone, but I liked the idea of Valacar growing up in Rhovanion so I changed things to make that work. Also, fun fact: “Vinitharya” is not pronounced as Viniþarya, but rather as Vinit-harya.

Castamir ft. Castamir, Núriel (OC), Airesarno (OC), Ninquo (OC), Arnakhôr Angamaitë, Azgarzîr Sangahyando The influence of his mother upon Castamir is a headcanon, as is everything about his wife. It is canonical that Castamir had sons who survived the Kin-strife, though we don’t know their names. Ornendil was canonically executed when Osgiliath fell, but Castamir performing the execution himself is an embellishment. He was canonically ��haughty and ungenerous” as a king; I made up the bit about him specifically continuing executions and exiles, but it doesn’t feel like much of a stretch. We don’t know much about Castamir’s sons or their fate, but I feel that my extrapolations are based in canon. Angamaitë and Sangahyando’s Adûnaic names are my own creation, but the details of their schemes are canonical. We know they are both descended from Castamir, though not the specific details of their relationship to each other; I chose to make them grandsons of different sons of Castamir. We don’t know what their eventual fates were, but considering they would have lived during the Great Plague, I thought that was a fittingly ironic way for them to die.

Eldacar ft. Vinitharya Eldacar, Russariel (OC), Ornendil, Aldamir This is mostly canon, with all the headcanoned details having been covered in previous notes.

Aldamir ft. Aldamir, Lintasímë (OC), Vinyarion Hyarmendacil II, Mittanyar (OC), Minardil Look, sometimes ladies get to die in pointless duels, okay? I did make that up, though the rest of Aldamir’s life is canonical. I made Vinyarion trans because c’mon, a name like “new son”? He chose that when he came out. Also his spouse is nonbinary because why not! Enbies can be Captains of the Ships, too!!

Minardil ft. Minardil, Huilindië (OC), Telemnar, Súriel (OC), Fernendil (OC), Mityaher (OC), Cucuandië (OC), Minastan, Nenyawilin (OC), Tarondor of Gondor The circumstances of Minardil’s death are canon (and were covered earlier as well), though again everything about his wife is made up. Húrin of Emyn Arnen was indeed Minardil’s steward, and the stewards were chosen from his House after this, but the details about his role in these two succession crises are all headcanon. All we know about Telemnar in canon is that he started building a fleet to fight Umbar, but that when the Great Plague came he and “all his children” died, leaving his nephew Tarondor to inherit. Thus everything about his wife and daughter is all made up.

Tarondor of Gondor ft. Tarondor of Gondor, Varnefindë (OC), Telumehtar Umbardacil, Elenmirwë (OC), Narmacil II, Arcíryas Tarondor’s deeds as king are canon, as is the age of Telumehtar at the time of his inheritance, though we know nothing about the fate of his wife. Telumehtar’s deeds are likewise canon, though we don’t know the specifics about how the last descendants of Castamir were slain, just that they died in this battle.

Narmacil II ft. Narmacil II, Alassindo (OC), King Calimehtar, Nessimë (OC), Ondoher, Lúnaduinë (OC) Everything about Alassindo is headcanon, but Narmacil did canonically die fighting the Wainriders. Except for the details about his wife and his time governing Minas Anor before his inheritance, Calimehtar’s story is canon. We know nothing about Calimehtar’s daughter except that he had one.

Ondoher ft. Ondoher, Lelyariel (OC), Artamir, Prince Faramir, Fíriel, Arvedui, Lúnaduinë (OC), Quildoloro (OC), Minohtar Everything about the rivalry between Ondoher and Eärnil is headcanon. The alliance with Arnor is canon, though the details of the marriage of Arvedui and Fíriel being arranged by their mothers is headcanon. All the details about the battles are canon.

Arcíryas ft. Arcíryas, Moicanítë (OC), Calimmacil, Lótëaloxë (OC), Prince Siriondil, Vánquassë (OC), Eärnil II, Telpinë (OC), Eärnur, Morimmacil (OC) Save for their relations to one another, everything about Arcíryas, Calimmacil, and Siriondil is headcanon. The rivalry between this house and the Line of Kings is headcanon, but everything else about Eärnil and Eärnur is canon. Eärnur is arguably gay-coded, so I gave him a boyfriend, but that is not explicitly canonical.

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