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'''Boromir''' ([[Third Age]] 2410 – 2489, aged 79 years) was the eleventh [[Ruling Steward]] of [[Gondor]]. | | name=Boromir | ||
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| parentage=[[Denethor I]] | |||
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| children=[[Cirion]] | |||
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'''Boromir''' ([[Third Age]] 2410<ref name="Elendil">{{PM|Elendil}}, p. 205</ref> – 2489,<ref name="South">{{App|South}}</ref> aged 79 years) was the eleventh [[Ruling Steward]] of [[Gondor]]. | |||
==History== | |||
Boromir | Boromir was the third child of [[Denethor I]]<ref name="Elendil"/> and succeeded his father upon his death in {{TA|2477}}. He inherited a realm under siege. [[Ithilien]] had been lost to fierce [[Uruk]], and Boromir fought several extensive campaigns to win back the land. Eventually he succeeded, but Ithilien remained depopulated, [[Osgiliath]] was finally ruined and its stone-bridge was broken. | ||
He was followed by his son [[Cirion]] at his death in 2489. | Boromir was a great captain, even the [[Witch-king]] feared him. He was noble and fair of face, a man strong in body and in will. But he received a [[Morgul-wounds|Morgul-wound]] in that war which shortened his days. He became shrunken with pain and died twelve years after his father.<ref>{{App|Stewards}}</ref> | ||
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He was followed by his son [[Cirion]] at his death in 2489.<ref name="South"/> | |||
==Genealogy== | |||
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==Etymology== | |||
:''See [[Boromir#Etymology|Boromir: Etymology]]'' | |||
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Revision as of 21:16, 18 September 2015
Boromir | |
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Gondorian | |
Biographical Information | |
Titles | Ruling Steward |
Location | Gondor |
Language | Westron, Sindarin |
Birth | T.A. 2410 |
Rule | T.A. 2477 - 2489 (12 years) |
Death | T.A. 2489 (aged 79) |
Family | |
House | House of Húrin |
Parentage | Denethor I |
Siblings | 2 older sisters |
Children | Cirion |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Boromir |
Boromir (Third Age 2410[1] – 2489,[2] aged 79 years) was the eleventh Ruling Steward of Gondor.
History
Boromir was the third child of Denethor I[1] and succeeded his father upon his death in T.A. 2477. He inherited a realm under siege. Ithilien had been lost to fierce Uruk, and Boromir fought several extensive campaigns to win back the land. Eventually he succeeded, but Ithilien remained depopulated, Osgiliath was finally ruined and its stone-bridge was broken.
Boromir was a great captain, even the Witch-king feared him. He was noble and fair of face, a man strong in body and in will. But he received a Morgul-wound in that war which shortened his days. He became shrunken with pain and died twelve years after his father.[3]
He was followed by his son Cirion at his death in 2489.[2]
Genealogy
Barahir 2290 - 2412 | |||||||||||||||||||
Dior 2328 - 2435 | Rían unknown | ||||||||||||||||||
Denethor I 2375 - 2477 | |||||||||||||||||||
two daughters unknown | BOROMIR 2410 - 2489 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cirion 2449 - 2567 | |||||||||||||||||||
Hallas 2480 - 2605 | |||||||||||||||||||
Etymology
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil", p. 205
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Southern Line: Heirs of Anarion"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion", "The Stewards"
Boromir House of Húrin | ||
Preceded by: Denethor I | 11th Ruling Steward of Gondor T.A. 2477 – 2489 | Followed by: Cirion |