Eldamo : Quenya : Tar Calimos

Q. Tar Calimos loc. “*Royal Bright City”

Q. Tar Calimos, loc. “*Royal Bright City”

An earlier name for Armenelos (PM/145), apparently a combination of tar- “king and queen (in compounds)”, calima “bright” and osto “city”.

See Q. Armenelos for further discussion.

References ✧ PM/145; PMI/Tar Kalimos; SDI2/Tar Kalimos

Variations

Tar Kalimos ✧ SDI2/Tar Kalimos; PM/145 (Tar Kalimos); PMI/Tar Kalimos (Tar Kalimos)

Changes

Tar Kalimos >> Armenelos ✧ PM/145; PMI/Tar Kalimos

Elements

tar-¹	“high”
calima	“bright, luminous”
osto	“fortress, stronghold, strong place”	suffix

ᴹQ. Antirion pn.

An earlier name for Armenelos appearing in Númenórean stories from the 1940s (SD/347), apparently some kind of elaboration on tirion “tower”.

Reference ✧ SDI2/Antirion

Elements

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tirion	“watch-tower, tower”

ᴹQ. Númenos pn.

This name appeared in tales of the Fall of Númenor from the 1930s, first as the name of the island (LR/11) and then as the name of its capital city (LR/14). This name is a compound of númen “west” and osto “city”.

See Q. Armenelos for further discussion.

References ✧ LR/11, 14, 30; LRI; PMI; SDI2/Númenos

Númar or Númenos ✧ LR/11

Changes

ᴹQ. Númenos >> Q. Armenelos ✧ LR/30; PMI/Númenos

Elements

númen	“west”
osto	“city, town with wall round, fort”