Ecthelion I
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Ecthelion I | |
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Gondorian | |
Biographical Information | |
Titles | Ruling Steward |
Language | Westron |
Birth | T.A. 2600 |
Rule | T.A. 2685 - 2698 (13 years) |
Death | T.A. 2698 (aged 98) |
Family | |
House | House of Húrin |
Parentage | Orodreth |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Ecthelion I was the seventeenth Ruling Steward of Gondor.
History
He succeeded his father Orodreth at his death in Third Age 2685. He rebuilt the White Tower in Minas Tirith, which afterwards carried his name.
Ecthelion had no children. He was followed by his cousin Egalmoth, the grandson of Orodreth's sister Morwen, at his death in 2698.
Etymology
References
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers
Ecthelion I
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Preceded by: Orodreth | 17th Ruling Steward of Gondor T.A. 2685 - 2698 | Followed by: Egalmoth |