Seal of the Stewards
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The seal of the Stewards was the seal of the Stewards of Gondor, consisting of the letters R·ND·R below three stars. The letters represent the Quenya word Arandur ("king's servant"). This is the actual Elvish title that Tolkien renders into English as 'Steward'.[1]
When the twelfth Steward, Cirion, sent six riders of endurance and great courage north to Eorl for aid in his desperate wars, he sent the seal incised upon a small stone with each of then. Only one of the riders, Borondir, succeeded in reaching the lands of the Éothéod, but from this came the famous Ride of Eorl and the foundation of Rohan.[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan", Note 25
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan", (ii) The Ride of Eorl