The Sundering of House Mormegil

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="04b085a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Annals of House Mormegil</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Annals of House Mormegil"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mormegil House Cuthalion"><U>Mormegil House Cuthalion</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mormegil House Carmayar"><U>Mormegil House Carmayar</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Lay of Kemendil"><U>The Lay of Kemendil</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mormegil House Rhunedlen"><U>Mormegil House Rhunedlen</U></A>   |   <B>The Sundering of House Mormegil</B>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Mormegil before the Kinstrife"><U>The Mormegil before the Kinstrife</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pictures"><U>Pictures</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Map of Middle Earth"><U>Map of Middle Earth</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Me"><U>Contact Me</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="04cd2e83.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Of the Sundering of the Mormegili</div> <div> The Kinstrife, and the tale of Alcarmir and Narumir</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="High Tower Text" ><IMG SRC="06c0d2f0.jpg" border=0 width="525" height="303" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT><FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="#000000" FACE="High Tower Text" >    </FONT><FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="#000000" FACE="High Tower Text" >E</FONT>lenadar is lord<FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Old English Text MT" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >and warden of the Haradwaith.  He has an heir, Adelfaeg.  When the Kin-strife begins Elenadar does nothing, perceiving his task as warden as greater than the conflict of kingship, but he does not support Castamir's rule.  This secretly enrages Adelfaeg who is friend and ally to the Usurper.  The twins, Narumir and Alcarmir live on Emyn Iar and have reached the age of majority by the time Eldacar flees to Rhovannion.  Alcarmir goes to join him but Narumir remains at Pauriar, seeing little wisdom in the spilling of blood in civil war.  Then, word of Elendar's death before the battle of Erui is brought to the twins by a messenger loyal to the fallen lord.  He tells the twins of Adelfaeg's betrayal.  Immediately, they take up Eldacar's cause.  Alcarmir becomes a trusted advisor and captain, while Narumir leads the men of Mormegil against the Usurper.  The kin-strife ends with the rebels' flight to Umbar and Adelfaeg being besieged at Annyn Harad.  The twins are divided on the punishment of Adelfaeg and the other Mormegili who have joined him at Annyn Harad.  Narumir sides with the other members of the house, many of whose second sons or younger brothers are with Adelfaeg, while Alcarmir wants to destroy Adelfaeg and his fellows and raze Annyn Harad.  Eventually, the siege is broken and Adelfaeg is taken captive along with many of his lieutenants.  During his captivity, Alcarmir maims Adelfaeg and tortures many of the lieutenants.  </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Alcarmir is outcast from the elder members of the society and renames himself Alcarmir Carmayar Mormegil and goes to King Eldacar who gifts him with a captaincy of Minas Ithil and lands in North Ithilien.  Many of the younger members of Mormegil side with Alcarmir and call themselves Carmayar as well, they hold many of the lands around Rhun, which forces many of the other land-holders to take up the name as well. </div> <bR> <div> In response, Narumir renames himself Narumir Cuthalion Mormegil and many of the elder lords join with him in the south.  He retains his title as Warden of the South and takes up his seat at Annyn Harad, rebuilding that fortress.  He also takes Adelfaeg's bride to wife, who was kept with him during the siege.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Thus were the Mormegil sundered, and the enmity was to last for most of the age...</div> </td> </tr></table></body>