Ar-Gimilzôr

Ar-Gimilzôr was the twenty-third King of Númenor, succeeding his father Ar-Sakalthôr.
==Biography==
Ar-Gimilzôr's reign was a difficult time for the Faithful (Elendili), who called for the return of the Númenóreans to the ways of the Valar and the Elves, for during this time he persecuted them for their beliefs. Use of the Elvish languages was forbidden in Númenor by his order in SA 3110. He also neglected the White Tree and no longer made pilgrimage to the Hallow of Eru. In fact, he was so distrustful of the Faithful that he forced them to move from Andúnië to the eastern part of the island near Rómenna, and watched them carefully.The Silmarillion, Akallabêth (The Downfall of Númenor)
Ar-Gimilzôr's wife, Inzilbêth, was secretly an Elf-friend, and she passed on her ways to their son, Tar-Palantir. She was the daughter of Lindórië, who was herself a descendant of Tar-Elendil, the fourth King of Númenor, and also of Tar-Calmacil. Their second son, Gimilkhâd, opposed his elder brother's policies.
==Etymology==
His chosen royal name (Ar-Gimilzôr) was Adûnaic. His regal name was recorded in the Scroll of Kings as Tar-Telemnar ("Silver-flame"), the Quenya version of his name, a custom still observed out of superstition. Ar-Gimilzor's Adunaic name translated is "Star-Flame".
==In other versions==
In an earlier account of Ar-Gimilzôr, his wife's father is Gimilzagar, the second son of Tar-Calmacil. However, this would make Inzilbêth at least 400 years old at the time of her marriage; despite the long lives of the members of Númenórean royal line, Inzilbêth must have been further removed from Gimilzagar, or else the Gimilizagar referred to as her father was not the same as the son of Tar-Calmacil.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Bulgarian Cyrillic	Ар-Гимилзор
Chinese 	亞爾-金密索爾
Chinese 	阿爾-基密佐爾 (Classical)
Danish 	Ar-Gimilzôr (23. konge af Númenor)
Georgian 	არ-გიმილზორი
Japanese 	アル＝ギミルゾール
Korean 	아르기밀조르
Persian 	آر-گیمیل‌زور
Russian 	Ар-Гимильзор
Ukrainian Cyrillic	Ар-Гімілзор
==References==
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