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Siriondil

Siriondil (TA 570-TA 830) was the eleventh King of Gondor. Father of the first of the four Ship Kings of Gondor, that being Tarannon and another…

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Atanatar

Atanatar 1 (TA 480-TA 748) was the tenth King of Gondor. Ruled in the peace accomplished by his father Turambar following the conquest of the Easterlings.…

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Treebeard

Treebeard is an Ent, featured in Tolkien's Middle Earth, and plays a pivotal role in The Two Towers (both book and movie franchise). Treebeard resides in…

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Turambar

Turambar (TA 397-TA 667) was the ninth King of Gondor. Inherited the crown at an earlier age, becoming the longest reigning king since Meneldil. He became…

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Romendacil I

Romendacil the 1st, born Tarostar (TA 310-TA 541), was the 8th King of Gondor. Son of Ostoher, Tarostar ruled for 49 years from TA 492, after leading…

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Ostoher

Ostoher (TA 222-TA 492) the seventh King of Gondor, took to the throne after the death of his father Anardil in TA 411. In TA 420,…

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Anardil

Anardil (TA 136-TA 411) the sixth King of Gondor, son of Earendil. He ruled for 87 years, in what seemed to be an uneventful reign. He…

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Earendil

Earendil (TA 48-TA 324) fourth King of Gondor. Son of Cemendur, he ruled for 86 years, before being followed by Anardil upon his death. The only…

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Cemendur

Cemendur (SA 3399-TA 238) son of Anarion, grandson of Elendil and fourth king of Gondor. Information is scarce about his reign, the only real knowleged is…

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Gollum

"In a hole in the ground, there lived a Hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole ..." are famous opening lines from The Hobbit by J.R.R.…

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Samwise Gamgee

Sam was a Hobbit of the Shire and the best friend of Frodo. He was a gardener with a peculiar affection for potatoes. Best known for…

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Meneldil

Meneldil (SA 3318-TA 158) was the third King of Gondor and youngest child and only male heir of Anarion. Born in Numenor a year before its…

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