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Dates
Mardil lived III 19601 - III 2080 (120 years), and was 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
voro'nweh
Meaning
'Steadfast'
Other names
The Steadfast
Title of
Mardil

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  • Updated 8 November 2014
  • Updates planned: 1

Voronwë

The surname of Gondor’s first Ruling Steward

The title and surname of Mardil, the first Ruling Steward of Gondor, said to mean 'Steadfast'.


Notes

1

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

See also...

The Steadfast

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