Finduilas (wife of Denethor)

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Finduilas
Gondorian
Catherine Chmiel - Denethor and Finduilas.jpg
"Denethor and Finduilas" by Catherine Karina Chmiel
Biographical Information
LocationGondor
LanguageWestron
BirthT.A. 2950
Dol Amroth
DeathT.A. 2988 (aged 38)
Minas Tirith
Family
HouseHouse of Dol Amroth
ParentageAdrahil
SiblingsIvriniel and Imrahil
SpouseDenethor
ChildrenBoromir and Faramir
Physical Description
GenderFemale
GalleryImages of Finduilas

Finduilas (T.A. 2950 - 2988)[1] was the daughter of Adrahil the Prince of Dol Amroth. She was the sister of Ivriniel and Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth.[1] She became the wife of Denethor II and the mother of Boromir and Faramir.

Named after Finduilas, an Elf-maiden of the First Age, she was of great beauty and gentle heart.[2]

History[edit | edit source]

In T.A. 2976 she was wed to the much older Denethor, son of Ecthelion II the Steward of Gondor.[3]

In T.A. 2978 she gave birth to Boromir,[3] most loved by his father. In 2983 she gave birth to her second son, Faramir,[3] and afterwards grew weak. Faramir was ignored by his father, and she did her best to raise him on her own.

In T.A. 2984 Ecthelion died, and Denethor became Steward of Gondor.[3] Nevertheless the health of the Lady Finduilas dwindled in the city. The shadow of Mordor filled her with horror while she never stopped missing the sea,[2] and four years later she died at the very young age of thirty-eight (considering her heritage as a Dúnadan).

Legacy[edit | edit source]

Denethor never remarried, and became more grim and silent than before. It was not long after her death that he would sit long alone in his tower deep in thought, foreseeing that the assault from Mordor would come in his time.[2] Thus he began using the palantír of Minas Tirith, and the despair fed to his mind led to his ultimate insanity and suicide some thirty-one years later.

Genealogy[edit | edit source]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Angelimir
2866 - 2977
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ruling Stewards
of Gondor
 
 
 
 
 
Adrahil
2917 - 3010
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denethor II
2930 - 3019
 
FINDUILAS
2950 - 2988
 
Ivriniel
b. 2947
 
Imrahil
2955 - Fo.A. 34
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kings of
Rohan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Boromir
2978 - 3019
 
Faramir
2983 - Fo.A. 82
 
Éowyn
b. 2995
 
Elphir
2987 - Fo.A. 67
 
Erchirion
b. 2990
 
Amrothos
b. 2994
 
Lothíriel
b. 2999
 
Éomer
2991 - Fo.A. 63
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Elboron
unknown
 
 
 
Alphros
3017 - Fo.A. 95
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Elfwine
unknown
 
 

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil", The Line of Dol Amroth, p. 221
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion", "The Stewards"
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"