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the line of elros ❖ stewards of gondor ❖ headcanon disclaimer

Boromir was the son of Denethor I, and was the eleventh Ruling Steward of Gondor. Near the end of his father’s rule, the Watchful Peace came to an end when Sauron and the lords of Minas Morgul unleashed upon Ithilien a new and terrible breed of orcs known as the Uruk-hai. Boromir himself led the campaign to recover the land overrun and assailed by the Uruk-hai, defeating the Morgul host and regaining Ithilien, though Osgiliath was captured and its great stone bridge destroyed. At Boromir’s side on the battlefield were his sibling Emeldir and his wife Amathael. They were all valiant warriors, but by the time victory was won Amathael had been slain and Boromir had received a Morgul-wound. Despite his might and strength, this wound and the loss of his dear wife sapped his life, and he died after a rule of only twelve years, sorrowful and shrunken with pain. He was succeeded by his son Círion, who inherited a shrunken kingdom with many enemies. Emboldened by Gondor’s recent losses, the Corsairs of Umbar increased their raids along the coasts, while the populations of Calenardhon and Ithilien were diminishing. Círion fortified his borders, including the long-neglected forts along the northern Anduin, where he discovered new enemies, the Balchoth, creeping from the East. Desperate to defend his people, Círion dispatched six messengers to ride forth and beg the aid of Gondor’s historic allies, the Éothéod who had once been Kings of Rhovanion and even wed their princess Vidumavi to Valacar, the twentieth King of Gondor. Círion had little hope of his message arriving and was uncertain how the Éothéod would respond, and so gathered as great a strength as he could and prepared to lead it himself against the Balchoth, leaving his son Hallas and his wife Hirwen in command at Minas Tirith. The Balchoth soon overpowered the Gondorian armies and cut them off from aid, whereupon they were attacked by orcs from the Misty Mountains. Vastly outnumbered, Círion despaired—when suddenly the horns of the Éothéod were heard and the tides of battle reversed. Only one of Círion’s messengers survived the arduous journey, but Éorl, Lord of the Éothéod, had answered Gondor’s call, sweeping away the enemy and driving them across the fields of Calenardhon. After this great victory, Círion returned to Minas Tirith to recover, but asked Éorl to meet him again in three months upon the banks of the Mering Stream. When the time came, Círion led Éorl and his men up the hill of Amon Anwar where Elendil was buried in secret. Círion offered the land of Calenardhon to the Éothéod in perpetual alliance with Gondor, and when Éorl accepted they swore an Oath even in the name of Eru Ilúvatar himself of everlasting friendship between the two realms. This solemn Oath was witnessed by Círion’s heir, Prince Zôrahad of Dol Amroth, two other Councilors of Gondor, and Éorl’s captain Éomund. With the changing of the borders, Círion decided that the Tradition of Isildur for which the office of Steward was first created to protect was now made void, and removed Elendil’s casket from Amon Anwar to the Hallows of Minas Tirith where the other kings were buried. Círion was succeeded by his son Hallas, who coined the name of Rohan, the land of which Éorl was now King, and its people the Rohirrim. He frequently visited Rohan, as he was great in friendship with Éorl, and it was on one such journey that he fell in love with his wife Thalieth. Though she was a woman of Gondor, Thalieth was common-born and would likely never have met the Steward’s son were it not for her great skill with horses allowing her to accompany him to Rohan. Hallas saw the completion of the Golden Hall of Meduseld by Éorl’s son Brego, and attended the great celebration, a feast he remembered fondly all his life. Thalieth and Hallas’ son Húrin II, named for Húrin Thalion as well as his ancestors Húrin of Emyn Arnen and Húrin I, continued Gondor’s friendship with Rohan. Húrin collected many textiles from various lands, his favorites being silks from the East despite his nation’s historic rivalry with its people. He spent most of his time focused on trading for fabrics and communicating with the Kings of Rohan, leaving his wife Beldis to manage Gondor and teach their son Belecthor how to rule.

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Line of Elros Edit Series: Appendix E

Continued from Appendix D. This section will contain information on the the Stewards of Gondor.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Appendix A: Royalty of Númenor Appendix B: House of Andúnië, Royalty of Arnor Appendix C: Royalty of Gondor Appendix D: Princes of Dol Amroth, Chieftains of the Dúnedain Appendix E: Stewards of Gondor (you are here!)

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STEWARDS OF GONDOR

Are you ready for a bajillion names reused from the First Age?! The Stewards loooved to name their kids after First Age heroes - and I decided that the ladies shouldn’t get left out of that tradition either, so I scoured the family trees of the Three Houses of the Edain for some names to give their wives and daughters :)

Astorion ft. Astorion (OC), Húrin of Emyn Arnen, Idril of Emyn Arnen (OC) Though Astorion himself is an OC, everything about the appointment of the first Steward is canon or strongly implied by canon. The rules surrounding who could be Steward are also canon, though the exact circumstances of how they came about are my headcanon. Húrin of Emyn Arnen was indeed Minardil’s steward, and the stewards were chosen from his House after this, but the details about his role in these two succession crises are all headcanon. The House of Húrin was related to Anárion, though this relation being through one of his daughters is speculation on my part. See the linked Kings for details about the canonicity of their stories.

Pelendur ft. Pelendur, Meleth of Gondor (OC), Vorondil, Anwariel (OC), Mardil Voronwë The details of Pelendur’s friendship with Eärnil, and Eärnil’s ambitions toward royalty, are my headcanon; check out Eärnil’s edit for more on that. The conflict between Eärnil and Arvedui is canon, as is Pelendur’s influence in choosing which would become King. Vorondil’s hunting of the Kine of Araw and making of the Horn of Gondor is canon, though I made up the bit about it being part of a matched pair.

Mardil Voronwë ft. Mardil Voronwë, Anoriel (OC), Eradan, Gilwen of Gondor (OC), Herion, Cadwareth (OC), Belegorn, Lossendil (OC) Mardil’s ascension to power is canon, but the details of Eärnur’s demise, while canon, have been embellished (see his edit for more info on that). Mardil’s work on the calendar is canon, but his wife’s influence on its creation is headcanon. Everything about Eradan, Herion, and Belegorn is headcanon.

Húrin I ft. Húrin I, Beril of Gondor (OC), Niënor of Gondor (OC), Urwen of Gondor (OC), Túrin I All of this is headcanon; we have practically no information about Húrin I save that he had two daughters before Túrin I.

Túrin I ft. Túrin I, Andreth of Gondor (OC), Lalaith of Gondor (OC), Nellas of Gondor (OC), Níniel of Gondor (OC), Meldis of Gondor (OC), Hador of Gondor All we know about Túrin I is that he had “several daughters” with his first wife, and was the first (and only) leader of Gondor to take a second wife, with whom he had a son. Since Hador was born a year after Túrin became Steward, I think it’s reasonable to assume he had to wait ’til he was in charge to change the law to allow him to remarry, but that’s not canon. All other details are headcanon. Sorry for making him a massive dick. Túrin Turambar deserves better than being remembered like this; I’ll try to make up for it when I get to Túrin II.

Hador ft. Hador of Gondor, Maerion (OC), Barahir of Gondor, Taweneth (OC), Dior of Gondor, Rían of Gondor, Bellmund (OC), Denethor I Hador did canonically add a leap day to the calendar, and he was also the last Steward to have the “lifespan of a full Dúnadan.” Dior canonically had no children and was succeeded by his nephew. I made up literally everything else here. I’m baffled by the decision of Rían to name her son after an Avarin king when all the other names in her family that were taken from the First Age are from the Edain and the occasional Noldor or Sindar royal; there’s no reason why she would have picked that name, so I tried to give her one here.

Denethor I ft. Denethor I, Felucaliel (OC), Lalwen of Gondor (OC), Emeldir of Gondor (OC), Steward Boromir Denethor canonically had two daughters before Boromir; I changed one to be nonbinary. It was also during his rule that the Watchful Peace ended. Everything else is headcanon.

Steward Boromir ft. Steward Boromir, Amathael (OC), Círion, Hirwen of Gondor (OC), Hallas, Thalieth (OC), Húrin II, Beldis of Gondor (OC) Boromir did canonically do all that fighting, though we know nothing about his wife and sibling fighting with him; his decline after receiving a Morgul wound is also canon. Almost all of Círion’s story is canon. Hallas did indeed come up with the names “Rohan” and “Rohirrim.” Everything else is headcanon.

Belecthor I ft. Belecthor I, Glóredhel of Gondor (OC), Orodreth of Gondor, Morwen of Gondor It’s canon that the Corsairs reared their heads again in this time, but we don’t know of any major battles so I decided a stalemate made sense here. Everything else is headcanon.

Orodreth ft. Orodreth of Gondor, Beleth of Gondor (OC), Ecthelion I The only canon thing here is that Ecthelion did rebuild the White Tower. Also, you know I’m gonna make all the childless Stewards gay and/or aspec :p

Morwen ft. Morwen of Gondor, Dammoron (OC), Adanel of Gondor (OC), Faeleth (OC), Egalmoth of Gondor All of this is headcanon, except that Morwen was canonically the grandmother of Egalmoth.

Egalmoth ft. Eglamoth of Gondor, Hareth of Gondor (OC), Beren of Gondor, Gildis of Gondor (OC), Steward Beregond, Bregil of Gondor (OC), Belecthor II, Thúliel (OC), Thorondir, Helheth (OC), Túrin II, Eregil (OC), Turgon of Gondor, Mírdholen (OC) As usual, everything with the women in this edit is headcanon. The wars with the Dunlendings, Corsairs, orcs, etc. are all canon, as is Saruman’s appearance in the narrative. The recovery period after the war has been greatly embellished; everything about Belecthor II and Thorondir is headcanon except for their lifespans and the death of the White Tree (and Belecthor being an only child, weirdly enough that’s specifically noted in canon lol), though I made up the reasoning behind Thorondir’s declaration. Túrin I’s deeds are all canon, though with the exception of the Rohirrim the supporting cast’s involvement is mostly my headcanon. Nothing significant happened during Turgon’s rule except for Sauron’s declaration; his reaction to that event is headcanon.

Ecthelion II ft. Ecthelion II, Narwiel (OC), Denethor II, Taeneth (OC), Beniloth (OC) Everything about Ecthelion and Thorongil/Aragorn is canon (and leaves me wondering if they fucked...) Ecthelion canonically had two unnamed daughters. Taeneth and Beniloth are Sindarin names I adapted from the Quenya “Terenis” and “Vanyalos” given to them in LOTRO; I also poached their backstories from LOTRO. (Disclaimer that I haven’t played the game, I’m getting this all from Tolkien Gateway.)

Denethor II ft. Denethor II, Finduilas of Dol Amroth, Boromir, Faramir This is pretty much all canon, though details have been embellished here and there.

Faramir ft. Faramir, Éowyn, Elboron, Rohiril (OC), Silevegil (OC), Barahir of Ithlien All of this is canon, though it’s been slightly condensed, up until the details about Faramir and Éowyn’s descendants. It is canon that Barahir wrote the Tale of Aragorn and Arwen, but we don’t know if he was the son of Elboron or of some unknown sibling of Elboron. I ship Elboron and Eldarion, so I chose to go with the latter possibility :)

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My Peoples of Arda Edit Series continues with the Three Houses of the Edain Edit Series!

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