Rómendacil II

Rómendacil II was the son of King Calmacil, and the elder brother of Calimehtar. He was originally named Minalcar.
== Biography ==
Minalcar was born in TA 1126, toward the end of the long reign of Hyarmendacil I and he rose to power early because his uncle Narmacil I (eldest son of Atanatar II) wished to devote himself to a life of pleasure.
He was "Regent of the realm" of Gondor from TA 1240 and struck a decisive blow against the Easterlings, whom he heavily defeated in TA 1248 near the Sea of Rhûn. He also fortified Gondor and made pacts with the Northmen of Rhovanion, all before he took the throne. After Narmacil's death, he remained Regent for ten years under his father Calmacil.
When he finally ascended to the throne after the death of his father, he immediately took the name Rómendacil (East-victor), as his distant forefather Tarostar had done. He was responsible for the Argonath, the pillars of the Kings. They stood above Nen Hithoel on the Anduin river long into the Fourth Age and appear prominently in The Lord of the Rings.
To cement an alliance with the Northmen, Rómendacil II sent his son Valacar as an ambassador. While Valacar was on his mission he married Vidumavi, the daughter of Vidugavia, the 'King' of Rhovanion.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (iv): "Gondor and the heirs of Anárion" In TA 1260, Rómendacil summoned him and his Northmen family back to Gondor, to take part in the duties of the realm. This marriage was controversial and would ultimately lead to the disastrous Kin-strife.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, IX: "The Making of Appendix A"
Rómendacil died in TA 1366 after reigning 62 years and ruling for 126 and was succeeded by Valacar.
== Etymology ==
Rómendacil was a Quenya word that meant 'East-victor', from Rómen, meaning 'east', and the suffix -(n)dacil, meaning 'victor'.The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	2 ሮመንዳቺል
Arabic 	رومينداسيل
Armenian 	Րոմենդածիլ II
Belarusian Cyrillic	Ромендаціл II
Bengali 	দ্বিতীয় রোমেনডেসিল
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Ромендацил II
Chinese 	羅曼達希爾一世
Georgian 	რომენდაჩილ II
Greek 	Ρομενδακιλ Β΄
Gujarati 	બીજું રોમેન્દચિલ
Hebrew 	רומינדאשיל השני
Hindi 	रोमेंडकिल द्वितीय
Japanese 	ローメンダキル2世
Kannada 	ಎರಡನೇ ರೊಮೆಂಡಕಿಲ್
Kazakh 	II Ромендакіл (Cyrillic) II Romendakil (Latin)
Korean 	로만다킬2세
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Ромэндацил II
Macedonian Cyrillic	Ромендацил II
Maori 	Rómendacil te Tuarua
Marathi 	दुसरा ऋओमेन्दचिल
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Ромендацил II
Nepalese 	दोस्रो ड़ोमेन्दचिल
Pashto 	رومېنداچیل ۲
Persian 	رومنداکیل دوم
Russian 	Ромендакил II
Sanskrit 	रोमेन्दचिल् २
Serbian 	Ромендацил II (Cyrillic) Romendacil II (Latin)
Sinhalese 	දෙවන රොමෙඳචිල්
Tamil 	இரண்டாம் ரோமெண்டாசில்
Telugu 	రెండవ ఱొమెన్దచిల
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Ромендаціл II
Urdu 	رومانداکال دوم
Uzbek 	Ромендачил II (Cyrillic) Romendacil II (Latin)
Yiddish 	ראָמענדאַסיל איך
==References==
Category:Quenya names & words
Category:Dúnedain
Category:Men of Gondor
Category:Kings of Gondor
Category:Characters in The History of Middle-earth
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