Eradan
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Eradan | |
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Gondorian | |
Biographical Information | |
Titles | Ruling Steward |
Location | Gondor |
Language | Westron, Sindarin |
Birth | T.A. 1999 |
Rule | T.A. 2080 - 2116 (36 years) |
Death | T.A. 2116 (aged 117) |
Family | |
House | House of Húrin |
Parentage | Mardil Voronwë |
Children | Herion |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Eradan (Third Age 1999[1] – 2116,[2] aged 117 years) was the second Ruling Steward of Gondor.
History[edit | edit source]
Eradan was the heir to Mardil Voronwë, the first Steward to rule in Gondor. Unlike his ancestors, he and his descendants took a Sindarin name. He ruled for thirty-six years and was succeeded by his son Herion.[2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Eradan is a Sindarin name. Its meaning is not glossed, but Paul Strack and David Salo suggest it means "single man" and is a compound of er ("one", "alone") and adan ("man" [as a race]).[3][4]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
Vorondil 1919 - 2029 | |||||||
Mardil Voronwë 1960 - 2080 | |||||||
ERADAN 1999 - 2116 | |||||||
Herion 2037 - 2148 | |||||||
Belegorn 2074 - 2204 | |||||||
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil", p. 204
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Southern Line: Heirs of Anarion"
- ↑ Paul Strack, "S. Eradan m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 5 February 2022)
- ↑ David Salo (2004), A Gateway to Sindarin, p. 348
Eradan House of Húrin | ||
Preceded by: Mardil Voronwë | 2nd Ruling Steward of Gondor T.A. 2080 - 2116 | Followed by: Herion |