Cemendur (King of Gondor)

Cemendur ruled for 80 years, from Third Age 158 until his death. He was the son and successor of Meneldil, the first ruler of Gondor to rule in his own name.

Little is known about his reign, only that it was a peaceful one. He was succeeded by his son Eärendil.

Cemendur is a Quenya name. Its meaning is not glossed, but as Paul Strack and Helge Fauskanger explain it seems to mean "Servant of the Earth" or "Earth-servant" and to be a compound of cemen ("earth") and -(n)dur ("servant").

Robert Foster, perhaps incorrectly, translates the name as "Earth Lord".

In The Peoples of Middle-earth, Section VII "The Heirs of Elendil", it was explained that three manuscripts existed in the textual history of this section. Manuscript A contained the Southern Line of Gondor, and appeared to be the first stage of composition. Manuscript B added the Northern Line, and began as a fair copy of A for the Southern line but became heavily emended. Manuscript B led to Manuscript C, a fine copy (but with later emendations), which led to a final typescript D. In the earlier Manuscripts A and B, Kemendur was spelled with a 'K' and he lived from 3389 to 228 instead of Second Age 3399 to Third Age 238.

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