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The '''House of the Stewards''' was a house in [[Minas Tirith]]. It housed the tombs of the [[Stewards]].  
The '''House of the Stewards''' was a building in [[Minas Tirith]] capped by a great dome.<ref name="Pyre">{{RK|V7}}</ref>  Within was a wide vaulted chamber with shrouded walls.  This was filled with marble tables upon which were carved forms of sleeping men - the tombs of the [[Stewards]].<ref>{{RK|V4}}</ref>


Situated near the [[House of the Kings]] on [[Rath Dínen]], this house was the location where [[Denethor II]] immolated himself on [[March 15]], [[Third Age 3019|T.A. 3019]].
Situated near the [[House of the Kings]] on [[Rath Dínen]], this house was the location where [[Denethor|Denethor II]] immolated himself<ref name="Pyre"/> on [[15 March]], {{TA|3019}}.<ref>{{App|Great}}</ref>


==References==
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* [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Return of the King]]'', "[[The Pyre of Denethor]]"
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Revision as of 18:37, 30 June 2012

The House of the Stewards was a building in Minas Tirith capped by a great dome.[1] Within was a wide vaulted chamber with shrouded walls. This was filled with marble tables upon which were carved forms of sleeping men - the tombs of the Stewards.[2]

Situated near the House of the Kings on Rath Dínen, this house was the location where Denethor II immolated himself[1] on 15 March, T.A. 3019.[3]

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