Ciryandil

Ciryandil was the fourteenth King of Gondor, and the third of the Ship-kings.
== Biography ==
Ciryandil was born in the year TA 820 and succeeded his father Eärnil I in TA 936.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, VII: "The Heirs of Elendil" In his reign, Ciryandil continued Eärnil's naval policies and spent his reign defending the recently captured port of Umbar against the Black Númenóreans who had lived there before, and the Haradrim who wished to capture the port.
In TA 1015 after a reign of 79 years, he was slain in the siege of Umbar. He was succeeded by his son Ciryaher (later named Hyarmendacil).The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (iv): "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
== Etymology ==
Ciryandil is Quenya, meaning 'Ship-lover' or 'Ship-friend'.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ኪሪንዲል
Arabic 	كيراندريل
Belarusian Cyrillic	Кирьяндил
Bengali 	কির্যান্ডিল
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Кирыандил
Chinese 	色延迪爾
Georgian 	კირიანდილი
Greek 	Κιριανδιλ
Hebrew 	קיריאנדיל
Hindi 	किर्यन्दिल
Japanese 	キアヤンディル
Kannada 	ಕಿರ್ಯಂಡಿಲ್
Kazakh 	Кирьяндил (Cyrillic) Kïryandïl (Latin)
Korean 	키랸디르
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Киряндил
Macedonian Cyrillic	Кирyандил
Marathi 	किरीन्दिल
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Киряндил
Nepalese 	किर्यन्दिल ?
Persian 	کیریاندیل
Punjabi 	ਕਿਰਿਆੰਦਿਲ
Russian 	Кирьяндиль
Serbian 	Кириандил (Cyrillic) Kiriandil (Latin)
Sinhalese 	කිරියන්දේල්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Кирандил
Telugu 	కిర్యడిల్
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Кирьянділь
Urdu 	کاریاندال
Uzbek 	Киряндил (Cyrillic) Kiriandil (Latin)
Yiddish 	כּיריאַנדיל
== References ==
Category:Quenya names & words
Category:Dúnedain
Category:Men of Gondor
Category:Kings of Gondor
Category:Characters in The History of Middle-earth
Category:Deaths in battle
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