Tarcil
Tarcil (Third Age 280 – Third Age 515, aged 235 years) was the sixth King of Arnor.
History
Tarcil succeeded his father, Arantar, when he died in Third Age 435. Tarcil was great-great-grandson of Isildur.
Tarcil ruled uneventfully for eighty years, and was succeeded by his son, Tarondor, upon his death in Third Age 515.
Etymology
Tarcil is a Quenya name. Its meaning is not glossed, but the spelling variant Tarkil also appears in early drafts of The Lord of the Rings as the name of the sixth king of Arnor.
Based on its etymology, it means "High Man" or "Númenorean" and is a compound of tar- ("high") and a shortened from of Hildo ("Man"). See tarkil for more.
In early drafts "the Tarkil" was a nickname for Aragorn before replaced by "the Dúnadan".
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