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The '''House of Anárion''' was the extended house of the nobles and royalty of [[Gondor]], descended from its first [[Kings of Gondor|Kings]]. The house included the Kings of Gondor and their heirs, of course, but also their siblings and their descendants. On several occasions, the direct line of descent failed in Gondor, and other members of the house were called on to take up the Kingship. Most notable among these was [[Meneldil]] himself, the first King to rule Gondor in his own right, who took up the throne on the death of his uncle [[Isildur]].
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| othernames=Royal House of Gondor<br />Southern Line of Gondor<br />''Anárioni'' ([[Quenya|Q]])
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| leader=[[King of Gondor]]
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The '''House of Anárion''' was the extended house of the nobles and royalty of [[Gondor]], descended from its first [[Kings of Gondor|Kings]].  


There are examples of members of the [[Royal House]] being granted important military roles. For example, the great [[Gondorians|Gondorian]] general [[Eärnil II|Eärnil]] was a member of the Royal House, being a descendant of [[Telumehtar]], great-grandfather to the reigning King [[Ondoher]]. Indeed, when Ondoher and his heirs were lost, [[Eärnil II|Eärnil]] eventually succeeded to the Kingship himself.
==History==
The house included the Kings of Gondor and their heirs, of course, but also their siblings and their descendants. On several occasions, the direct line of descent failed in Gondor, and other members of the house were called on to take up the Kingship. Most notable among these was [[Meneldil]] himself, the first King to rule Gondor in his own right, who took up the throne on the death of his uncle [[Isildur]].


One important political role, however, was closed to members of the Royal House: that of Steward. When [[Rómendacil I]] created the Stewardship, he specified that no member of the House should ever take the role. The descendants of the [[House of Húrin]], who would eventually take on the hereditary Stewardship of the realm, were noted as being of high [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] blood, but they were not members of the Royal House itself.<ref name="Gondor">{{App|Gondor}}</ref>
There are examples of members of the Royal House being granted important military roles. For example, the great [[Gondorians|Gondorian]] general [[Eärnil II|Eärnil]] was a member of the Royal House, being a descendant of [[Telumehtar]], great-grandfather to the reigning King [[Ondoher]]. Indeed, when Ondoher and his heirs were lost, [[Eärnil II|Eärnil]] eventually succeeded to the Kingship himself.
 
One important political role, however, was closed to members of the Royal House: that of Steward. When [[Rómendacil I]] created the Stewardship, he specified that no member of the House should ever take the role. The descendants of the [[House of Húrin]], who would eventually take on the hereditary Stewardship of the realm, were noted as being of high [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] blood, but they were not members of the Royal House itself.
 
At the last years of the Kingship, royal descendants of pure Númenórean blood had become few; several of the last Kings were childless and heirs were chosen from the House, until the death of [[Eärnur]]; no claimant for the throne could be found or whose claim all would accept, and people were afraid of a new [[Kin-strife]] that would devastate the kingdom.<ref name="Gondor">{{App|Gondor}}</ref>


When [[Denethor|Denethor II]] was about to immolate himself upon a pyre, he proudly told [[Gandalf]] that he was a "Steward of the House of Anárion".  By using this name for the head of the royal house of Gondor he was rejecting [[Aragorn]] as a new king, calling the line of [[Isildur]] a "ragged house long bereft of lordship and dignity".<ref>{{RK|V7}}</ref>
When [[Denethor|Denethor II]] was about to immolate himself upon a pyre, he proudly told [[Gandalf]] that he was a "Steward of the House of Anárion".  By using this name for the head of the royal house of Gondor he was rejecting [[Aragorn]] as a new king, calling the line of [[Isildur]] a "ragged house long bereft of lordship and dignity".<ref>{{RK|V7}}</ref>


==The Family Tree of the House of Anárion==
==Genealogy==
Showing the descendants of Anárion.  All information in the tree is from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', Appendix A, "The Southern Line Heirs of Anárion", <ref name="South">{{App|South}}</ref> or "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"<ref name="Gondor"/>, or  ''[[The Peoples of Middle-Earth]]'', The Heirs of Elendil<ref name="Elendil">{{PM|Elendil}}</ref> unless otherwise specified.  The figures after the names are those of birth and death where recorded (when only one figure is shown it is marked as either the date of birth, 'b.', or the date of death, 'd.').  A dagger symbol, '†' signifies those who did not die of old age.  A name preceded by '*' indicates one of the Kings of Gondor.  A vertical dashed line indicates a line of descent with some members missing.
Showing the descendants of Anárion.  All information in the tree is from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', Appendix A, "The Southern Line Heirs of Anárion", <ref name="South">{{App|South}}</ref> or "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"<ref name="Gondor"/>, or  ''[[The Peoples of Middle-Earth]]'', The Heirs of Elendil<ref name="Elendil">{{PM|Elendil}}</ref> unless otherwise specified.  The figures after the names are those of birth and death where recorded (when only one figure is shown it is marked as either the date of birth, 'b.', or the date of death, 'd.').  A dagger symbol, '†' signifies those who did not die of old age.  A name preceded by '*' indicates one of the Kings of Gondor.  A vertical dashed line indicates a line of descent with some members missing.


===The Beginnings of the Royal House of Gondor===
===Beginnings===
Near the end of the [[Second Age]] the High King of the exiled [[Númenóreans]] was [[Elendil]], whose sons [[Isildur]] and Anárion jointly ruled the realm of Gondor.  Elendil and Anárion died in the War of the [[Last Alliance of Elves and Men]] and Isildur died soon thereafter in the [[Battle of the Gladden Fields]], which left the crown of Gondor in the hands of Anárion’s son Meneldil.  From this first sole King of Gondor came the House of Anárion, the royal house of Gondor.
Near the end of the [[Second Age]] the High King of the exiled [[Númenóreans]] was [[Elendil]], whose sons [[Isildur]] and Anárion jointly ruled the realm of Gondor.  Elendil and Anárion died in the War of the [[Last Alliance of Elves and Men]] and Isildur died soon thereafter in the [[Disaster of the Gladden Fields]], which left the crown of Gondor in the hands of Anárion’s son Meneldil.  From this first sole King of Gondor came the House of Anárion, the royal house of Gondor.
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===Beginnings Notes===
====Beginnings notes====
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===The Ship-Kings and the Noontide of Gondor===
===Ship-Kings and the Noontide of Gondor===
After King Siriondil came the four [[Ship-kings]] of Gondor who extended the realm along the coasts and conquered the [[Haven of Umbar]].  Atanatar II, the ruler who followed these kings, enjoyed the splendor of Gondor at the height of its power.
After King Siriondil came the four [[Ship-kings]] of Gondor who extended the realm along the coasts and conquered the [[Umbar|Haven of Umbar]].  Atanatar II, the ruler who followed these kings, enjoyed the splendor of Gondor at the height of its power.
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{{familytree |boxstyle=white-space:nowrap;background-color:#FFFFFF;| | | | | | | | |ATA|ATA=* [[Atanatar II]]<br/>[[Alcarin]]<br/><small>''977-1226''</small>}}
{{familytree |boxstyle=white-space:nowrap;background-color:#FFFFFF;| | | | | | | | |ATA|ATA=* [[Atanatar II]]<br/>[[Alcarin]]<br/><small>''977-1226''</small>}}
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===Noontide Notes===
====Noontide notes====
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===The Era of the Kin-strife===
===Era of the Kin-strife===
After Atanatar II the attention of Gondor shifted to the north and east.  Concerned about the loyalties of the [[Northmen]] and dismayed by the [[Easterlings]], Minalcar led an army to the east to remove the Easterling threat. His son Valacar served as an ambassador to Vidugavia and unexpectedly wed his daughter. From this union developed the [[Kin-strife]], the first great evil to befall Gondor.
After Atanatar II the attention of Gondor shifted to the north and east.  Concerned about the loyalties of the [[Northmen]] and dismayed by the [[Easterlings]], Minalcar led an army to the east to remove the Easterling threat. His son Valacar served as an ambassador to Vidugavia and unexpectedly wed his daughter. From this union developed the [[Kin-strife]], the first great evil to befall Gondor.
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{{familytree |boxstyle=white-space:nowrap;background-color:#FFFFFF;| | | | |MND| |ANG| |SAN|MND=* [[Minardil]]<br/><small>''1454-1634'' †</small><br/><ref group="note3">Minardil was killed by a raid on Pelargir staged by Angomaitë and Sangahyanda, leaders of the [[Corsairs of Umbar]] and great-grandsons of Castamir.</ref>|ANG=[[Angomaitë]]|SAN=[[Sangahyanda]]}}
{{familytree |boxstyle=white-space:nowrap;background-color:#FFFFFF;| | | | |MND| |ANG| |SAN|MND=* [[Minardil]]<br/><small>''1454-1634'' †</small><br/><ref group="note3">Minardil was killed by a raid on Pelargir staged by Angamaitë and Sangahyando, leaders of the [[Corsairs of Umbar]] and great-grandsons of Castamir.</ref>|ANG=[[Angamaitë]]|SAN=[[Sangahyando]]}}
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===Kin-strife Era Notes===
====Kin-strife Era notes====
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===The End of the House of Anárion===
===End of the House===
The second great evil to befall Gondor was the [[Great Plague]].  The realm had not yet recovered when the third evil struck, renewed attacks from the East in the form of the [[Wainriders]].  These people nearly killed off the line of kings, and weakened the line so that the [[Witch-king]] could deliver the final blow.  After the death of King Eärnur the rule of Gondor would fall upon the [[Ruling Steward|Ruling Stewards]] of the [[House of Húrin]].
The second great evil to befall Gondor was the [[Great Plague]].  The realm had not yet recovered when the third evil struck, renewed attacks from the East in the form of the [[Wainriders]].  These people nearly killed off the line of kings, and weakened the line so that the [[Witch-king]] could deliver the final blow.  After the death of King Eärnur the rule of Gondor would fall upon the [[Ruling Steward|Ruling Stewards]] of the [[House of Húrin]].
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{{familytree |boxstyle=white-space:nowrap;background-color:#FFFFFF;| | | | | | | | |OND| |HOI| |DTR| |SIR|OND=* [[Ondoher]]<br/><small>''1787-1944'' †</small><br/><ref group="note4">Ondoher perished in renewed war against the Wainriders.</ref>|HOI=''House of<br/>Isildur''|DTR=Daughter|SIR=[[Siriondil (son of Calimmacil)|Siriondil]]}}
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{{familytree |boxstyle=white-space:nowrap;background-color:#FFFFFF;|ART| |FAR| |FIR|y|ARV| |MNT| |ERL|ART=[[Artamir]]<br/><small>''d. 1944'' †</small><br/><ref group="note4">Artamir died by his father's side in battle against the Wainriders.</ref>|FAR=[[Faramir (son of Ondoher)|Faramir]]<br/><small>''d. 1944'' †</small><br/><ref group="note4">Faramir disguised himself to join his father's army in the fight against the Wainriders and died while riding with a party of the [[Éothéod]] near the [[Dead Marshes]].</ref>|FIR=[[Fíriel]]<br/><small>''b. 1896'' †</small>|ARV=[[Arvedui]]|MNT=[[Minohtar]]<br/><small>''d. 1944'' †</small><br/><ref group="note4">Minohtar was slain by an arrow as the Wainriders poured into Ithilien after their victory over King Ondoher.</ref>|ERL=* [[Eärnil II]]<br/><small>''1928-2043''</small>}}
{{familytree |boxstyle=white-space:nowrap;background-color:#FFFFFF;|ART| |FAR| |FIR|y|ARV| |MNT| |ERL|ART=[[Artamir]]<br/><small>''d. 1944'' †</small><br/><ref group="note4">Artamir died by his father's side in battle against the Wainriders.</ref>|FAR=[[Faramir (son of Ondoher)|Faramir]]<br/><small>''d. 1944'' †</small><br/><ref group="note4">Faramir disguised himself to join his father's army in the fight against the Wainriders and died while riding with a party of the [[Éothéod]] near the [[Dead Marshes]].</ref>|FIR=[[Fíriel]]<br/><small>''b. 1896'' †</small>|ARV=[[Arvedui]]|MNT=[[Minohtar]]<br/><small>''d. 1944'' †</small><br/><ref group="note4">Minohtar was slain by an arrow as the Wainriders poured into Ithilien after their victory over King Ondoher.</ref>|ERL=* [[Eärnil II]]<br/><small>''1883-2043''</small>}}
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{{familytree |boxstyle=white-space:;background-color:#FFFFFF;| | | | | | | | | | |CHF| | | | | | | |ERR|CHF=''[[Chieftains of the Dúnedain|Chieftains]] of<br/>the [[Dúnedain]]<br/>of the North''|ERR=* [[Eärnur]]<br/><small>''1928-2050'' †</small><br/><ref group="note4">Eärnur rode with a small escort of knights to [[Minas Morgul]] to meet the challenge of the [[Witch-king]].  He and his party were never heard from again.</ref>}}
{{familytree |boxstyle=white-space:;background-color:#FFFFFF;| | | | | | | | | | |CHF| | | | | | | |ERR|CHF=''[[Chieftains of the Dúnedain|Chieftains]] of<br/>the [[Dúnedain]]<br/>of the North''|ERR=* [[Eärnur]]<br/><small>''1928-2050'' †</small><br/><ref group="note4">Eärnur rode with a small escort of knights to [[Minas Morgul]] to meet the challenge of the [[Witch-king]].  He and his party were never heard from again.</ref>}}
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===End of the Line of Anárion Notes===
====End of the Line notes====
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==Other names==
It was also known as the '''Southern Line of Gondor''' or the '''''Anárioni'''''.<ref>{{PM|VII}}, p. 196</ref>
==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''[[2003]]: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''''':
:In the [[The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Return_of_the_King_(extended_edition)|extended cut]] of the film, [[Denethor]] says the line "I am steward of the House of Anárion. [Instead of [[House of Húrin]].] Thus have I walked; and thus now will I sleep."
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House of Anárion
Noble House
Gondor Heraldry.png
General Information
Other namesRoyal House of Gondor
Southern Line of Gondor
Anárioni (Q)
FounderAnárion, second son of Elendil
LeaderKing of Gondor
LocationsGondor
AffiliationHouse of Elendil, Last Alliance of Elves and Men, Host of the West
DestroyedT.A. 2050
LanguagesGondor Sindarin, Westron, Quenya
MembersHyarmendacil I, Eldacar, Eärnur, Fíriel
Physical Description
RaceInitially Númenórean; after Meneldil, Dúnedain of Gondor
HeirloomsCrown of Gondor
GalleryImages of the House of Anárion

The House of Anárion was the extended house of the nobles and royalty of Gondor, descended from its first Kings.

History

The house included the Kings of Gondor and their heirs, of course, but also their siblings and their descendants. On several occasions, the direct line of descent failed in Gondor, and other members of the house were called on to take up the Kingship. Most notable among these was Meneldil himself, the first King to rule Gondor in his own right, who took up the throne on the death of his uncle Isildur.

There are examples of members of the Royal House being granted important military roles. For example, the great Gondorian general Eärnil was a member of the Royal House, being a descendant of Telumehtar, great-grandfather to the reigning King Ondoher. Indeed, when Ondoher and his heirs were lost, Eärnil eventually succeeded to the Kingship himself.

One important political role, however, was closed to members of the Royal House: that of Steward. When Rómendacil I created the Stewardship, he specified that no member of the House should ever take the role. The descendants of the House of Húrin, who would eventually take on the hereditary Stewardship of the realm, were noted as being of high Númenórean blood, but they were not members of the Royal House itself.

At the last years of the Kingship, royal descendants of pure Númenórean blood had become few; several of the last Kings were childless and heirs were chosen from the House, until the death of Eärnur; no claimant for the throne could be found or whose claim all would accept, and people were afraid of a new Kin-strife that would devastate the kingdom.[1]

When Denethor II was about to immolate himself upon a pyre, he proudly told Gandalf that he was a "Steward of the House of Anárion". By using this name for the head of the royal house of Gondor he was rejecting Aragorn as a new king, calling the line of Isildur a "ragged house long bereft of lordship and dignity".[2]

Genealogy

Showing the descendants of Anárion. All information in the tree is from The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Southern Line Heirs of Anárion", [3] or "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"[1], or The Peoples of Middle-Earth, The Heirs of Elendil[4] unless otherwise specified. The figures after the names are those of birth and death where recorded (when only one figure is shown it is marked as either the date of birth, 'b.', or the date of death, 'd.'). A dagger symbol, '†' signifies those who did not die of old age. A name preceded by '*' indicates one of the Kings of Gondor. A vertical dashed line indicates a line of descent with some members missing.

Beginnings

Near the end of the Second Age the High King of the exiled Númenóreans was Elendil, whose sons Isildur and Anárion jointly ruled the realm of Gondor. Elendil and Anárion died in the War of the Last Alliance of Elves and Men and Isildur died soon thereafter in the Disaster of the Gladden Fields, which left the crown of Gondor in the hands of Anárion’s son Meneldil. From this first sole King of Gondor came the House of Anárion, the royal house of Gondor.

 
 
 
Elendil
SA 3119-3441
[note1 1]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Isildur
SA 3209-TA 2
[note1 2]
 
 
 
* Anárion
SA 3219-3440 †
[note1 3]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
House of Isildur
 
Three older
siblings
[note1 4]
 
* Meneldil
SA 3318-TA 158
[note1 5]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Cemendur
SA 3399-TA 238
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Eärendil
TA 48-324
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Anardil
136-411
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Ostoher
222-492
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Tarostar
Rómendacil I
310-541 [note1 6]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Turambar
397-667
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Atanatar I
480-748
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Siriondil
570-830

Beginnings notes

  1. Elendil and Gil-Galad died when they fought and cast down Sauron during the Siege of Barad-dûr.
  2. Isildur was slain at the Disaster of the Gladden Fields.
  3. Anárion was slain before Barad-dûr.
  4. It is said that Meneldil was Anárion's fourth child; the other three were not named.
  5. Meneldil was the last man born in Númenor.
  6. Tarostar Rómendacil I was slain fighting fresh hordes of Easterlings.

Ship-Kings and the Noontide of Gondor

After King Siriondil came the four Ship-kings of Gondor who extended the realm along the coasts and conquered the Haven of Umbar. Atanatar II, the ruler who followed these kings, enjoyed the splendor of Gondor at the height of its power.

 
 
 
 
 
 
* Siriondil
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Berúthiel
[note2 1]
 
Tarannon
* Falastur
645-913
 
Tarciryan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Eärnil I
736-936 [note2 2]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Ciryandil
820-1015 [note2 3]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ciryaher
* Hyarmendacil I
899-1149
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Atanatar II
Alcarin
977-1226

Noontide notes

  1. Berúthiel, Tarannon's loveless queen, was eventually put on a boat and sent into exile. She and Tarannon had no children.
  2. Eärnil I drowned with many men and ships in a great storm off the haven of Umbar.
  3. Ciryandil was slain while besieging the haven of Umbar.

Era of the Kin-strife

After Atanatar II the attention of Gondor shifted to the north and east. Concerned about the loyalties of the Northmen and dismayed by the Easterlings, Minalcar led an army to the east to remove the Easterling threat. His son Valacar served as an ambassador to Vidugavia and unexpectedly wed his daughter. From this union developed the Kin-strife, the first great evil to befall Gondor.

 
 
 
 
* Atanatar II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Narmacil I
1049-1294
[note3 1]
 
* Calmacil
1058-1304
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vidugavia
 
Minalcar
* Rómendacil II
1126-1366
 
 
 
Calimehtar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vidumavi
d. 1344
 
* Valacar
1194-1432
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vinitharya
* Eldacar
1255-1490
[note3 2]
 
 
 
 
 
* Castamir
the Usurper
1259-1447
[note3 3]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ornendil
d. 1437
[note3 4]
 
* Aldamir
1330-1540
[note3 5]
 
 
 
Sons
[note3 6]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vinyarion
* Hyarmendacil II
1391-1621
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Minardil
1454-1634
[note3 7]
 
Angamaitë
 
Sangahyando

Kin-strife Era notes

  1. Narmacil I died childless.
  2. Eldacar was disposed by Castamir the Usurper in 1437. He regained the throne in 1447.
  3. Castamir seized the throne in 1437 but was slain in battle by Eldacar in 1447.
  4. Ornendil was put to death by Castamir when Osgiliath was taken during the Kin-strife.
  5. Aldamir fell in battle with rebelling kings of Harad allied with the rebels of Umbar.
  6. Castamir's sons escaped from Eldacar, first holding out in Pelargir and then removing to Umbar.
  7. Minardil was killed by a raid on Pelargir staged by Angamaitë and Sangahyando, leaders of the Corsairs of Umbar and great-grandsons of Castamir.

End of the House

The second great evil to befall Gondor was the Great Plague. The realm had not yet recovered when the third evil struck, renewed attacks from the East in the form of the Wainriders. These people nearly killed off the line of kings, and weakened the line so that the Witch-king could deliver the final blow. After the death of King Eärnur the rule of Gondor would fall upon the Ruling Stewards of the House of Húrin.

 
 
 
 
 
 
* Minardil
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Telemnar
1516-1636
[note4 1]
 
Minastan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Children
d. 1636
 
* Tarondor
1577-1798
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Telumehtar
Umbardacil
1632-1850
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Narmacil II
1684-1856
[note4 2]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arciryas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Calimehtar
1736-1936
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Calimmacil
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Ondoher
1787-1944
[note4 3]
 
House of
Isildur
 
Daughter
 
Siriondil
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Artamir
d. 1944
[note4 4]
 
Faramir
d. 1944
[note4 5]
 
Fíriel
b. 1896
 
Arvedui
 
Minohtar
d. 1944
[note4 6]
 
* Eärnil II
1883-2043
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chieftains of
the Dúnedain
of the North
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Eärnur
1928-2050
[note4 7]

End of the Line notes

  1. Telemnar and all his children died in the Great Plague.
  2. Narmacil II was killed in battle against the Wainriders north-east of the Morannon.
  3. Ondoher perished in renewed war against the Wainriders.
  4. Artamir died by his father's side in battle against the Wainriders.
  5. Faramir disguised himself to join his father's army in the fight against the Wainriders and died while riding with a party of the Éothéod near the Dead Marshes.
  6. Minohtar was slain by an arrow as the Wainriders poured into Ithilien after their victory over King Ondoher.
  7. Eärnur rode with a small escort of knights to Minas Morgul to meet the challenge of the Witch-king. He and his party were never heard from again.

Other names

It was also known as the Southern Line of Gondor or the Anárioni.[5]

Portrayal in adaptations

2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King:

In the extended cut of the film, Denethor says the line "I am steward of the House of Anárion. [Instead of House of Húrin.] Thus have I walked; and thus now will I sleep."

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