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The '''House of the Stewards''' was a house in [[Minas Tirith]]. It housed the tombs of the [[Stewards]].  
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The '''House of the Stewards''' was a building in the [[Hallows]] of [[Minas Tirith]], situated near the [[House of the Kings]] on [[Rath Dínen]].


Situated near the [[House of the Kings]] on [[Rath Dínen]], this house was the location where [[Denethor II]] immolated himself on [[15 March|March 15]], {{TA|3019}}.
It was capped by a great dome, and within was a wide vaulted chamber with shrouded walls.  This was filled with marble tables upon which were carved forms of sleeping men - the tombs of the [[Stewards of Gondor|Stewards]].<ref>{{RK|V4}}</ref><ref name="Pyre">{{RK|V7}}</ref>


==References==
It was the location where [[Denethor|Denethor II]] immolated himself on [[15 March]], {{TA|3019}}<ref>{{App|Great}}</ref> destroying the building.<ref name="Pyre"/>
*{{RK|Pyre}}


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[[Category:Minas Tirith]]
[[Category:Minas Tirith]]
[[Category:Graves and Tombs]]
[[Category:Graves and tombs]]

Revision as of 13:21, 8 September 2014

This article is about the building. For the noble line of the Stewards, see House of Húrin.

The House of the Stewards was a building in the Hallows of Minas Tirith, situated near the House of the Kings on Rath Dínen.

It was capped by a great dome, and within was a wide vaulted chamber with shrouded walls. This was filled with marble tables upon which were carved forms of sleeping men - the tombs of the Stewards.[1][2]

It was the location where Denethor II immolated himself on 15 March, T.A. 3019[3] destroying the building.[2]

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