Vorondil

[edit] 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] 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]

[edit] References

1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "The Heirs of Elendil", p. 204
2. ↑ 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. ↑ ^{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"
4. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
5. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Southern Line: Heirs of Anarion"
6. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Window on the West"
7. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Tower of Cirith Ungol"