Hyarmendacil II Vinyarion
For the fifteenth king of Gondor, see Hyarmendacil I Ciryaher.
Biography: Hyarmendacil II Vinyarion
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| Birth - Death | Third Age 1391-1621 |
| Race: | Man |
| Gender: | Male |
| Ancestor(s): | Anárion ⁞ |
| Parent(s): | Aldamir |
| Hyarmendacil II Vinyarion | |
| Child(ren): | Minardil Úmanwa |
| Descendant(s): | ⁞ Aragorn |
| Info: | 24th King of Gondor |
King Hyarmendacil II Vinyarion (Quenya for South-victor New-son) was the 24th King of Gondor, ruling from 1540 to 1621 of the Third Age. Born Vinyarion, he took the name Hyarmendacil (South-victor) after achieving a great victory over the Haradrim.
He led ten pilgrimages in Harad, but on his tenth, he repented of his long campaign, and wept at the bones of Shâraban, a city he had destroyed in the days of his youth. On the return journey of this pilgrimage, he rested at the hilltop fort of Kasukhín, and died there, peacefully, in his sleep. Many years later, the hill became an island, and the king's bones lie there to this day, kept isolated from discovery by the creation of the Fearwater.
Hyarmendacil ruled Gondor for 81 years, and was succeeded by his son, Minardil. He was honored with a statue and plaque on the Pier of Minas Tirith.