Belegorn
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| Belegorn | |
|---|---|
| Gondorian | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Titles | Ruling Steward |
| Location | Gondor |
| Language | Westron, Sindarin |
| Birth | T.A. 2074 |
| Rule | T.A. 2148 - 2204 (56 years) |
| Death | T.A. 2204 (aged 130) |
| Family | |
| House | House of Húrin |
| Parentage | Herion |
| Children | Húrin I |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Belegorn (Third Age 2074[1] – 2204,[2] aged 130 years) was the fourth Ruling Steward of Gondor.
History[edit | edit source]
Belegorn ruled during the period known as the Watchful Peace.[3]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Belegorn is a Sindarin name. Its meaning is not glossed, but Paul Strack suggests it means "Great-tree" and is a compound of beleg ("great", "mighty", "large", "big") and orn ([tall] "tree").[4]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
| Eradan 1999 - 2116 | |||||||||||||||
| Herion 2037 - 2148 | |||||||||||||||
| BELEGORN 2074 - 2204 | |||||||||||||||
| Húrin I 2124 - 2244 | |||||||||||||||
| two daughters unknown | Túrin I 2165 - 2278 | ||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil", p. 204
- ↑ 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, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ Paul Strack, "S. Belegorn m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 28 July 2021)
| Belegorn House of Húrin | ||
| Preceded by: Herion | 4th Ruling Steward of Gondor T.A. 2148 – 2204 | Followed by: Húrin I |
