Ecthelion I
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Ecthelion I | |
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Gondorian | |
Biographical Information | |
Titles | Ruling Steward |
Location | Gondor |
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 |
Children | None |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Ecthelion I (Third Age 2600[1] – 2698,[2] aged 98 years) was the seventeenth Ruling Steward of Gondor.
History
He succeeded his father Orodreth at his death in T.A. 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.[1]
Etymology
Ecthelion was obviously named after the Nando of the First Age. See Ecthelion: 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
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Southern Line: Heirs of Anarion"
Ecthelion I House of Húrin | ||
Preceded by: Orodreth | 17th Ruling Steward of Gondor T.A. 2685 - 2698 | Followed by: Egalmoth |