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teloome'chtar oomba'rdakil ('cht' represents the sound in German nacht)
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Telumehtar comes from an old Elvish name for the constellation of Orion (literally 'heaven warrior'); Umbardacil means 'victor over Umbar'
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King Telumehtar of Gondor took his name from the constellation of Orion; for the original Elvish usage for that constellation, see the entry for Telumehtar

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Telumehtar Umbardacil

The King who defeated the Corsairs

Kings of Gondor

King of Gondor during the late second millennium of the Third Age. His reign was most notable for Gondor's reconquest of Umbar and the defeat of the Corsairs.


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The date of Telumehtar's birth appears only in The History of Middle-earth volume XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth. It cannot therefore be considered completely reliable.

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