Vorondil
Vorondil | |
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Gondorian | |
Biographical Information | |
Other names | "The Hunter" |
Titles | Steward of Gondor |
Location | Gondor |
Language | Westron, Sindarin |
Birth | T.A. 1919 |
Rule | T.A. 1998 - 2029 (31 years) |
Death | T.A. 2029 (aged 110) |
Family | |
House | House of Húrin |
Parentage | Pelendur |
Children | Mardil Voronwë |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Vorondil (Third Age 1919[1] – 2029,[2] aged 110 years) was the second of three Stewards of Gondor that served King Eärnil II.
History[edit | edit source]
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] It had been passed to the eldest son for generations within the House of Húrin and Boromir was the last to carry this horn.[7]
Vorondil was succeeded by his son Mardil, who would become the first of the Ruling Stewards.[3]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Vorondil is a Quenya name. Its meaning is not glossed, but Paul Strack suggests it means "Ever-friend" and is a compound of voro ("ever") and the suffix -(n)dil ("friend", "lover", "devoted to").[8]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
Húrin of Emyn Arnen fl. 1634 | |||||||
Pelendur 1879 - 1998 | |||||||
VORONDIL 1919 - 2029 | |||||||
Mardil Voronwë 1960 - 2080 | |||||||
Eradan 1999 - 2116 | |||||||
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"
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Vorondil m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 5 February 2022)
Vorondil House of Húrin | ||
Preceded by: Pelendur | Steward to the King of Gondor T.A. 1998 - 2029 | Followed by: Mardil Voronwë |