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Eärendil of Gondor

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Eärendil
Biographical information
Date of birthIII 48
Ascended throneIII 238
Date of deathIII 324
Age at death{{{age}}}
Realms ruledGondor
Physical description
RaceMen
GenderMale

Eärendil (Third Age 48 – 324, aged 276 years) was the fifth King of Gondor, ruling for 86 years, from Third Age 238 until his death.

The only recorded historical event to take place during Eärendil's reign was the birth of Elrond's daughter Arwen, three years after he took the throne. No one in Gondor at that could have known how significant that event would be: nearly three thousand years later, Arwen was to wed Aragorn II, a distant descendant of Eärendil's ancestor Elendil, and become Queen of his realm.

Eärendil rule was peaceful and he was succeeded by his son Anardil.

[edit] Genealogy

 Elendil
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 Cemendur
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 EÄRENDIL
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 Anardil
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 Ostoher

Preceded by:
Cemendur
5th King of Gondor
III 238 – 324
Followed by:
Anardil