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'''Denethor I''' ([[Third Age]] 2375 – 2477, aged 102 years) was the tenth [[Ruling Steward]] of [[Gondor]], in whose time the realm suffered perhaps the most calamitous upheaval in its history. When Denethor succeeded his childless uncle [[Dior (Steward of Gondor)|Dior]] in Third Age 2435, Gondor had known peace for many generations. Nearly four hundred years earlier, during the Stewardship of Denethor's noble ancestor [[Mardil Voronwë]], [[Gandalf]] had gone to [[Dol Guldur]] and forced [[Sauron]] to withdraw into the east of [[Middle-earth]]. Though it was known that the [[Nazgûl]] still infested [[Minas Morgul]], they offered no threat to the [[South-kingdom]], and Denethor had every reason to hope that this time of [[Watchful Peace]] would continue in his time.{{Pronounce|Denethor.mp3|Ardamir}} | '''Denethor I''' ([[Third Age]] 2375 – 2477, aged 102 years) was the tenth [[Ruling Steward]] of [[Gondor]], in whose time the realm suffered perhaps the most calamitous upheaval in its history. | ||
==History== | |||
When Denethor succeeded his childless uncle [[Dior (Steward of Gondor)|Dior]] in Third Age 2435, Gondor had known peace for many generations. Nearly four hundred years earlier, during the Stewardship of Denethor's noble ancestor [[Mardil Voronwë]], [[Gandalf]] had gone to [[Dol Guldur]] and forced [[Sauron]] to withdraw into the east of [[Middle-earth]]. Though it was known that the [[Nazgûl]] still infested [[Minas Morgul]], they offered no threat to the [[South-kingdom]], and Denethor had every reason to hope that this time of [[Watchful Peace]] would continue in his time.{{Pronounce|Denethor.mp3|Ardamir}} | |||
He was wrong. In 2460 the twenty-fifth of Denethor's rule, would be last year to see Gondor fully at peace for nearly six centuries. In that year, Sauron gave up his exile and returned to his fortress of Dol Guldur in [[Mirkwood]]. Just a few years later, it was seen that the Nazgûl had not been idle in the years of the Peace — they unleashed a force of hideous soldier-orcs on Gondor, of the kind that was then unknown, but would become known as the [[Uruk-hai]]. They ravaged [[Ithilien]] and took [[Osgiliath]], but Denethor's heir [[Boromir (Steward of Gondor)|Boromir]] fought them back and recovered Gondor's holdings east of the River, though he was dreadfully wounded. These were the first skirmishes in a conflict that would not truly end until the time of the War of the Ring. | He was wrong. In 2460 the twenty-fifth of Denethor's rule, would be last year to see Gondor fully at peace for nearly six centuries. In that year, Sauron gave up his exile and returned to his fortress of Dol Guldur in [[Mirkwood]]. Just a few years later, it was seen that the Nazgûl had not been idle in the years of the Peace — they unleashed a force of hideous soldier-orcs on Gondor, of the kind that was then unknown, but would become known as the [[Uruk-hai]]. They ravaged [[Ithilien]] and took [[Osgiliath]], but Denethor's heir [[Boromir (Steward of Gondor)|Boromir]] fought them back and recovered Gondor's holdings east of the River, though he was dreadfully wounded. These were the first skirmishes in a conflict that would not truly end until the time of the War of the Ring. | ||
Denethor I ruled as Steward for forty-two years, and was succeeded by his son Boromir. | Denethor I ruled as Steward for forty-two years, and was succeeded by his son Boromir.<ref>{{App|Stewards}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 09:29, 12 November 2010
| Denethor I | |
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| Gondorian | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Position | Ruling Steward |
| Birth | T.A. 2375 |
| Rule | T.A. 2435 - T.A. 2477 |
| Death | T.A. 2477, aged 102 years |
| Family | |
| Children | Boromir |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Denethor I (Third Age 2375 – 2477, aged 102 years) was the tenth Ruling Steward of Gondor, in whose time the realm suffered perhaps the most calamitous upheaval in its history.
History
When Denethor succeeded his childless uncle Dior in Third Age 2435, Gondor had known peace for many generations. Nearly four hundred years earlier, during the Stewardship of Denethor's noble ancestor Mardil Voronwë, Gandalf had gone to Dol Guldur and forced Sauron to withdraw into the east of Middle-earth. Though it was known that the Nazgûl still infested Minas Morgul, they offered no threat to the South-kingdom, and Denethor had every reason to hope that this time of Watchful Peace would continue in his time.
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He was wrong. In 2460 the twenty-fifth of Denethor's rule, would be last year to see Gondor fully at peace for nearly six centuries. In that year, Sauron gave up his exile and returned to his fortress of Dol Guldur in Mirkwood. Just a few years later, it was seen that the Nazgûl had not been idle in the years of the Peace — they unleashed a force of hideous soldier-orcs on Gondor, of the kind that was then unknown, but would become known as the Uruk-hai. They ravaged Ithilien and took Osgiliath, but Denethor's heir Boromir fought them back and recovered Gondor's holdings east of the River, though he was dreadfully wounded. These were the first skirmishes in a conflict that would not truly end until the time of the War of the Ring.
Denethor I ruled as Steward for forty-two years, and was succeeded by his son Boromir.[1]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion", "The Stewards"
| Preceded by: Dior |
10th Ruling Steward of Gondor T.A. 2435 - T.A. 2477 |
Followed by: Boromir |
