Ship-kings
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Gondor's Golden Age during the time of Hyarmendacil I.
The title given to the great King Tarannon Falastur and his three successors: Eärnil I, Ciryandil and Hyarmendacil I.
- Tarannon Falastur, reigned Third Age 830 - Third Age 913. First of the Ship-Kings, died childless
- Eärnil I, Third Age 913 - Third Age 936. Nephew of Tarannon
- Ciryandil, Third Age 936 - Third Age 1015
- Ciryaher Hyarmendacil I, Third Age 1015 - Third Age 1149. Last of the Ship-Kings.
The Ship-kings did much to expand Gondor's naval and military might. Between them, they enormously extended the South-kingdom's control over the southern lands of Middle-earth, including the lands west of the Mouths of Anduin, and as far south as the Haven of Umbar and the Harad.
Their influence was such that, at the end of the reign of Hyarmendacil I, Gondor had reached a peak of strength and power that it would never again surpass.[1]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
