return

appendix a 1359
Anardil 411, Ostoher 492, Rómendacil I (Tarostar) †541,
Turambar 667, Atanatar I 748, Siriondil 830. Here followed
the four ‘Ship-kings’:
Tarannon Falastur 913. He was the first childless king, and
was succeeded by the son of his brother Tarciryan. Eärnil
I†936, Ciryandil †1015, Hyarmendacil I (Ciryaher) 1149.
Gondor now reached the height of its power.
Atanatar II Alcarin ‘the Glorious’ 1226, Narmacil I 1294.
He was the second childless king and was succeeded by his
younger brother. Calmacil 1304, Minalcar (regent 1240–
1304), crowned as Rómendacil II 1304, died 1366, Valacar
1432. In his time the first disaster of Gondor began, the
Kin-strife.
Eldacar son of Valacar (at first called Vinitharya) deposed
1437. Castamir the Usurper †1447. Eldacar restored, died
1490.
Aldamir (second son of Eldacar) †1540, Hyarmendacil II
(Vinyarion) 1621, Minardil †1634, Telemnar †1636. Telemnar
and all his children perished in the plague; he was succeeded
by his nephew, the son of Minastan, second son of
Minardil. Tarondor 1798, Telumehtar Umbardacil 1850,
Narmacil II †1856, Calimehtar 1936, Ondoher †1944.
Ondoher and his two sons were slain in battle. After a year
in 1945 the crown was given to the victorious general Eärnil,
a descendant of Telumehtar Umbardacil. Eärnil II 2043,Eärnur
†2050. Here the line of the Kings came to an end, until
it was restored by Elessar Telcontar in 3019. The realm was
then ruled by the Stewards.
Stewards of Gondor. The House of Húrin: Pelendur 1998. He
ruled for a year after the fall of Ondoher, and advised Gondor
to reject Arvedui’s claim to the crown. Vorondil the Hunter
2029. 1 Mardil Voronwë ‘the Steadfast’, the first of the Ruling
Stewards. His successors ceased to use High-elven names.
1 See p. 988. The wild white kine that were still to be found near the
Sea of Rhûn were said in legend to be descended from the Kine of
Araw, the huntsman of the Valar, who alone of the Valar came often to
Middle-earth in the Elder Days. Oromë is the High-elven form of his
name (p. 1097).