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Telcontar

Telcontar is a surname and the name of the royal house in J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendarium, associated with the line of kings who rule the Reunited Kingdom of Gondor and Arnor after the War of the Ring. The name is most closely linked to Aragorn, who, upon his coronation, bears the epithet Elessar Telcontar. In the text and appendices, the ruling dynasty is referred to as the House of Telcontar.

Origins and meaning

The term Telcontar appears as a Sindarin-derived family name for the royal line, rather than a given

Usage in the text

Aragorn is widely identified as Elessar Telcontar, and the phrase “House of Telcontar” is used in genealogies

Significance

Telcontar marks the restoration of the Númenórean political unity and the establishment of a single royal

name.
Tolkien
does
not
provide
an
explicit
translation
within
the
narrative,
and
scholars
describe
Telcontar
as
a
dynastic
surname
used
to
designate
the
heirs
and
rulers
of
the
Reunited
Kingdom.
Because
a
precise
in-universe
gloss
is
not
stated
in
the
primary
texts,
much
of
the
interpretation
regarding
its
meaning
rests
on
linguistic
and
fan-based
reconstruction.
and
royal
references
in
the
Appendices.
The
designation
signals
the
legitimacy
and
continuity
of
the
throne
across
the
reunion
of
Arnor
and
Gondor.
Eldarion,
Aragorn’s
son,
is
named
in
the
genealogies
as
the
heir
and
future
king
of
the
Telcontar
line.
house
for
both
northern
and
southern
realms.
It
remains
a
central
identifier
for
the
rulers
who
govern
the
Reunited
Kingdom
in
the
late
Third
Age
and
into
the
early
Fourth
Age.