Húrin of Emyn Arnen

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Húrin
Gondorian
Biographical Information
Other names"of Emyn Arnen"
PositionSteward of Gondor
LanguageWestron
BirthMid-Third Age
DeathMid-Third Age
Family
HouseHouse of Húrin
Physical Description
GenderMale

Húrin of Emyn Arnen is the earliest of Gondor's Stewards to have his name recorded in history.

History

He served under King Minardil, and though little of his life is known, it is certain that his actions had a tremendous effect on the future history of Middle-earth. He was a Man of noble Númenórean descent, the founder of the House of Húrin from which Minardil's heirs came by tradition to select their own Stewards. By the time of the loss of Gondor's last King, Eärnur, some four centuries later, the Stewardship had become a powerful hereditary institution, ready to take over in place of the Kings.

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