Orodreth (Steward of Gondor)
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Orodreth | |
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Gondorian | |
Biographical Information | |
Titles | Ruling Steward |
Language | Westron, Sindarin |
Birth | T.A. 2576 |
Rule | T.A. 2655 - 2685 |
Death | T.A. 2685 (aged 109) |
Family | |
House | House of Húrin |
Parentage | Belecthor I |
Siblings | Morwen |
Children | Ecthelion I |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Orodreth (Third Age 2576[1] – 2685,[2] aged 109 years) was the sixteenth Ruling Steward of Gondor.
History
Orodreth was named after an Elf-lord of the First Age, the younger brother of Finrod Felagund and ruler of Nargothrond. Many of the Ruling Stewards were named after legendary figures of the First Age.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil", p. 205
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Southern Line: Heirs of Anarion"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil", p. 203
Orodreth House of Húrin | ||
Preceded by: Belecthor I | 16th Ruling Steward of Gondor T.A. 2655 - 2685 | Followed by: Ecthelion I |