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{{gondorian infobox | image= | name=Vorondil | othernames="The Hunter" | titles=Steward of Gondor | position= | realm=Gondor | affiliation= | language=Westron, {{Sindarin]] | birth=T.A. 1919 | birthlocation= | rule=T.A. 1998 - 2029 (31 years) | death=T.A. 2029 | deathlocation= | age=110 | house=House of Húrin | parentage=Pelendur | siblings= | spouse= | children=Mardil Voronwë | gender=Male | height= | hair= | eyes= | clothing= | weapons= | steed= }}Vorondil (Third Age 1919[1] – 2029,[2] aged 110 years) was the second of three Stewards of Gondor that served King Eärnil II.
History
Upon the death of his father, Pelendur, the Stewardship of Gondor became hereditary within the House of Húrin and thus Vorondil succeeded to the position.[3]
Early in Vorondil's Stewardship Gondor was attacked and suffered a serious defeat. In T.A. 2000, the Nazgûl issued from Mordor to besiege Minas Ithil. The city fell in 2002 and with it they took the Palantír therein.[4]
Vorondil was remembered as "Vorondil the Hunter" for his hunting of the Kine of Araw, found near the shores of the Sea of Rhûn.[5] From one of the wild white oxen he fashioned a great horn, bound with silver and written with characters.[6] Boromir was the last to carry this horn, which had been passed to the eldest son for generations within the House of Húrin.[7]
Vorondil was succeeded by his son Mardil, who would become the first of the Ruling Stewards.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil", p. 204
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Southern Line: Heirs of Anarion"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion", "The Stewards"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ 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, The Two Towers, "The Window on the West"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Tower of Cirith Ungol"
| Vorondil House of Húrin | ||
| Preceded by: Pelendur | Steward to the King of Gondor T.A. 1998 - 2029 | Followed by: Mardil Voronwë |
