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Dates
II 3118 to II 3319 (201 years); King of Númenor from II 3255 (ruled 64 years)
Race
Men
Division
Dúnedain
Culture
Númenóreans
Family
House of Elros
Settlements
Ruled from Armenelos
Pronunciation
ta'rr-ka'lion ('rr' indicates that the final r sound of 'Tar' should be distinctly pronounced)
Meaning
Tar signifies 'King'; Calion is somewhat uncertain1
Other names
Ar-Pharazôn, Pharazôn
Titles
Father of the Isle, Heir of Eärendil, King of Númenor, King of Númenórë, King of Kings, King of the Númenóreans

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Tar-Calion

The Elvish form of the name Ar-Pharazôn

The Elvish equivalent of the name of the Númenórean King Ar-Pharazôn. It would never have been used in his presence, but was, out of tradition, recorded in this Elvish form as the names of the ancient Kings had always been.


Notes

1

Tar-Calion is the Elvish version of the Adûnaic name Ar-Pharazôn, but the two are not exactly equivalent in meaning. Pharazôn is interpreted as 'Golden', but there are no Elvish elements relating to 'gold' in Calion. Rather, on a direct reading it seems to mean 'son of light'. Given this King's association with gold, the Elvish version of his name was perhaps meant in a slightly metaphorical sense, to communicate the gleam or shine of gold.

See also...

King of Númenor

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Tar-Calion

The Elvish form of the name Ar-Pharazôn

Dates
II 3118 to II 3319 (201 years); King of Númenor from II 3255 (ruled 64 years)
Race
Men
Division
Dúnedain
Culture
Númenóreans
Family
House of Elros
Settlements
Ruled from Armenelos
Pronunciation
ta'rr-ka'lion ('rr' indicates that the final r sound of 'Tar' should be distinctly pronounced)
Meaning
Tar signifies 'King'; Calion is somewhat uncertain1
Other names
Ar-Pharazôn, Pharazôn
Titles
Father of the Isle, Heir of Eärendil, King of Númenor, King of Númenórë, King of Kings, King of the Númenóreans

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 24 March 2023
  • Updates planned: 1

Tar-Calion

The Elvish form of the name Ar-Pharazôn

The Elvish equivalent of the name of the Númenórean King Ar-Pharazôn. It would never have been used in his presence, but was, out of tradition, recorded in this Elvish form as the names of the ancient Kings had always been.


Notes

1

Tar-Calion is the Elvish version of the Adûnaic name Ar-Pharazôn, but the two are not exactly equivalent in meaning. Pharazôn is interpreted as 'Golden', but there are no Elvish elements relating to 'gold' in Calion. Rather, on a direct reading it seems to mean 'son of light'. Given this King's association with gold, the Elvish version of his name was perhaps meant in a slightly metaphorical sense, to communicate the gleam or shine of gold.

See also...

King of Númenor

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 24 March 2023
  • Updates planned: 1

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999, 2001, 2010, 2023. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
Discus offers full translations of the entire software into selected languages with even more to come.