Eärnur
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| Dates: | Born III 19281; last seen III 20502 (lived at least 122 years) King of Gondor from III 2043 to III 2050 (ruled 7 years) |
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| Race: | Men | ||||||||||||||
| Division: | Dúnedain | ||||||||||||||
| Culture: | Gondorians | ||||||||||||||
| Family: | House of Anárion | ||||||||||||||
| Pronunciation: | ea'rnoor The 'e' and 'a' sounds in Eärnur's name are pronounced as separate syllables, so eä rhymes with 'sayer' not 'sea'. |
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| Meaning: | 'servant of the sea' | ||||||||||||||
| Titles: | King of Gondor | ||||||||||||||
The last King of Gondor
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Son of Eärnil II, and last King of Gondor. In his youth, he defeated the Witch-king of Angmar at the Battle of Fornost. The Witch-king returned to Minas Morgul, and issued a challenge to Eärnur, who answered it and, entering Minas Morgul, was lost. After him, the realm of Gondor was ruled by hereditary Stewards, the first of whom was Mardil Voronwë.
Footnotes
| 1 | The date of Eärnur's birth is not found in canonical sources. This date shown is based on the best available information. |
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| 2 | Eärnur was taunted into travelling to Minas Morgul by the Lord of the Nazgûl in III 2050. He was never heard from again, and it is presumed that he died there, but the details of his fate were never discovered with certainty. |
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