Regent,[1] also called Karma-kundo, Lieutenant of the King, or Crown-lieutenant, was a position in Númenor[2] and a title in Gondor.[3]
History[]
During the voyages of Tar-Aldarion, the Council of the Sceptre established a regency. After Meneldur refused to take up the position, the regency was offered and taken by Hallatan of Hyarastorni. It is told that Ancalimë took up the position on a few occasions.[2]
In the year 1240 of the Third Age, Narmacil I, the seventeenth King of Gondor, sought to rid himself of all the burdens of state, appointing his young brother Calmacil's son, Minalcar, to be Regent. Minalcar exercised all the affairs of state and effectively ruled in Narmacil's name. When Narmacil died, Minalcar continued to rule the realm throughout Calmacil's decade long reign. Minalcar ruled as Regent for sixty-four years from TA 1240 to TA 1304. He was the only known holder of the title in the history of Gondor and would go on to ascend to the throne of Gondor after his father's death in 1304, taking the name Rómendacil II and ruling for a further sixty-two years.[3]
In the year 1944, after the thirty-first King of Gondor, Ondoher, was killed by the Wainriders along with his sons, the Steward, Pelendur, briefly ruled Gondor as Regent until Eärnil I was appointed and crowned as the king in 1945.[4]
Etymology[]
Karma-kundo was a Quenya name that meant "Helm-guardian".[3]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Albanian | Regjenti i Gondorit |
| Amharic | የጎንደር ርዕሰ መስተዳድር |
| Arabic | نائیبالسلطنه جوندور |
| Armenian | Գոնդորի Ռեգենտ |
| Asturian | Regente de Gondor |
| Azerbaijani | Gondor Regenti |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Рэгент Гондара |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Регент на Гондор |
| Chinese | 刚铎摄政王 |
| Dutch | Regent van Gondor |
| Estonian | Gondori regent |
| Finnish | Gondorin regentti |
| French | Régent de Gondor |
| Frisian | Regint fan Gondor (Western) |
| Friulian | Regjent di Gondor |
| Galician | Rexente de Gondor |
| German | Regent von Gondor |
| Hindi | गोंडोर के रीजेंट |
| Hungarian | Gondor régense |
| Icelandic | Ríkisstjóri Gondor |
| Indonesian | Wali penguasa Gondor |
| Italian | Reggente di Gondor |
| Japanese | ゴンドールの摂政 |
| Javanese | Bupati Gondor |
| Kannada | ಗೊಂಡೋರ್ ರಾಜಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿ |
| Korean | 곤도르의 섭정 |
| Latvian | Gondoras reģents |
| Lithuanian | Gondoro regentas |
| Malaysian | Pemangku Raja Gondor |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Гондор улсын захирагч |
| Nepalese | गण्डोरको शासक |
| Pashto | د ګونډور واکمن والي |
| Persian | نایبالسلطنه گوندور |
| Portuguese | Regente de Gondor |
| Punjabi | ਗੋਂਡੋਰ ਦਾ ਰਾਜ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਰਾਜਪਾਲ |
| Russian | Регент Гондора |
| Sardinian | Regente de Gondor |
| Scottish Gaelic | An Tàinistear Gondor |
| Sicilian | Reggenti di Gondor |
| Sindhi | گونڊور جو ريجنٽ |
| Sinhalese | ගොඳොර්හි රීජන්ට් |
| Spanish | Regente de Gondor |
| Sundanese | Bupati Gondor |
| Swahili | Gavana Mwenye Kutawala wa Gondor |
| Swedish | Regent av Gondor |
| Tamil | கோண்டோர் அரசப் பிரதிநிதி |
| Telugu | గోండోర్ రాజప్రతినిధి |
| Thai | ผู้สำเร็จราชการแห่งกอนดอร์ |
| Turkish | Gondor Naibi |
| Urdu | گونڈور کے ریجنٹ |
| Uzbek | Гондор Ноиб (Cyrillic) Gondor Noib (Latin) |
| Vietnamese+ | Nhiếp chính Gondor |
| Welsh | Rhaglaw Gondor |
References[]
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", (iv) "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Part Two: The Second Age, II: "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The History of Middle-earth, Vol XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, "The Making of Appendix A", (i) "The Realms in Exile", pg. 260
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", (iv) "The Realms in Exile", "The Southern Line: Heirs of Anarion"