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Dates
III 19601 - III 2080 (lived 120 years); Ruling Steward of Gondor from III 2050 (ruled 30 years)
Race
Men
Division
Dúnedain
Culture
Gondorians (Men of Minas Tirith)
Family
House of Húrin
Pronunciation
ma'rdil
Meaning
Mardil means 'servant of the house (of the Kings)'; Voronwë means 'Steadfast'
Titles
Lord of Gondor, Lord of Minas Tirith, Lord Steward, Lord of the White Tower, Ruling Steward of Gondor, Steward of Gondor, Voronwë

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  • Updated 20 January 2013
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Mardil Voronwë

First of the Ruling Stewards of Gondor

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Vorondil
the Hunter
Mardil
Voronwë
Eradan

Stewards of Gondor

Son of Vorondil the Hunter, and Steward to Kings Eärnil II and Eärnur of Gondor. After Eärnur's loss in Minas Morgul, Mardil became the first Ruling Steward of Gondor.


Notes

1

The date of Mardil's birth appears only in The History of Middle-earth volume 12, The Peoples of Middle-earth. It cannot therefore be considered completely reliable.

See also...

Astar, Book of Kings, Denethor I, Eärnur, Eradan, Gondor, Good Steward, Great Horn, Hador, Herion, House of the Stewards, House of the Stewards, King of Gondor, King’s Reckoning, Lord of the Nazgûl, [See the full list...]

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