- House of Húrin
In
J. R. R. Tolkien 'slegendarium , the House of Húrin was founded by Húrin ofEmyn Arnen , Steward to KingMinardil , the twenty-fifth King of Gondor. They were of highNúmenórean blood, but not descendants ofElendil in the ruling line.Pelendur , a descendant of Húrin ofEmyn Arnen , was the first Steward of Gondor.The House of Húrin was founded by Húrin of Emyn Arnen who was Steward to King Minardil and after his death the Kings chose their Stewards exclusively from his descendants. In ME-date|TA|1998 the Stewardship became hereditary in the House of Húrin following the death of Pelendur.
The Stewards rose in prominence during the days of the last Kings who came to rely on them increasingly as a kind of Chief Minister. After the last
King of Gondor died without an heir, the House of Húrin ruled Gondor for 969 years until the heir of Isildur from theHouse of Elendil ,Aragorn , again reclaimed the Throne after theWar of the Ring .The House of Húrin family tree is as of follows:
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Stewards of Gondor
*House of Hador ources
*"The History of Middle-earth, vol. XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth": "The Heirs of Elendil," p. 204-207, 221, 223
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