Ciryandil

Ciryandil succeeded his father Eärnil I in Third Age 936 and continued Eärnil's policy of building ships.

The Haradrim, who were led by the lords that had been driven from Umbar, laid siege to the fortress of Umbar. In Third Age 1015 Ciryandil was slain in battle in the siege of Umbar in Haradwaith He was succeeded by his son Ciryaher, also known as Hyarmendacil I.

Ciryandil is Quenya. Its meaning is not glossed, but as Paul Strack explains, it probably means "Ship Lover" and is probably a compound of cirya ("ship") and the suffix -(n)dil ("lover", "friend").

In a late manuscript of what would later become Appendix A it is mentioned that he continued to build ships, fell in a battle with the Men of Harad, that the Men of Harad opposed the plans of Gondor to occupy the coastlands south of the river Harnen and therefore tried to take Umbar and that Gondor maintained a great fort and haven at Umbar. In the preceding version of that manuscript he continued to build ships and fell in a sea-battle against the Kings of Harad.

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