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'''Prince''' | '''Prince''', or '''Ernil''' in [[Sindarin]],<ref name="MT">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Return of the King]]'', "[[Minas Tirith (chapter)|Minas Tirith]]"</ref> was a hereditary title conferred by the kings of [[Gondor]]. | ||
==History== | |||
The title was first given by [[Elendil]] to a house of [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] nobles, to whom he was related, that had settled in [[Belfalas]] in or near to [[Edhellond]].<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', "[[Cirion and Eorl]]", note 39</ref> Some two thousand years later, after the drowning of [[Amroth]], [[Galador]] was the first of this line to use the title [[Prince of Dol Amroth]].<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', "[[The History of Galadriel and Celeborn]]"</ref> | |||
[[ | In {{TA|3019}} King [[Aragorn|Elessar]] of Gondor created the title [[Prince of Ithilien]] and gave it to [[Faramir]], the last [[Ruling Steward]].<ref name="SaK">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Return of the King]]'', "[[The Steward and the King]]"</ref> | ||
[[Peregrin Took]] was also informally known as the [[Prince of the Halflings]] by the people of [[Minas Tirith]] during his time there.<ref name="MT"/> | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:32, 11 October 2012
Prince, or Ernil in Sindarin,[1] was a hereditary title conferred by the kings of Gondor.
History[edit | edit source]
The title was first given by Elendil to a house of Númenórean nobles, to whom he was related, that had settled in Belfalas in or near to Edhellond.[2] Some two thousand years later, after the drowning of Amroth, Galador was the first of this line to use the title Prince of Dol Amroth.[3]
In T.A. 3019 King Elessar of Gondor created the title Prince of Ithilien and gave it to Faramir, the last Ruling Steward.[4]
Peregrin Took was also informally known as the Prince of the Halflings by the people of Minas Tirith during his time there.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Minas Tirith"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl", note 39
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Steward and the King"
