An Argentine fan who has never read the appendices to THE LORD OF THE RINGS asked for information on the Stewards of Gondor. Here is what I just posted for him.
I cite the following from an article I posted on November 15, 1996 to the Tolkien newsgroups. The informaton is taken from THE PEOPLES OF MIDDLE-EARTH, which among other things explains how the appendix to THE LORD OF THE RINGS was composed and provides much material which Tolkien dropped from the appendix in order to save space when the book was first published.I cannot verify the accuracy of these names and dates -- that would take too much time, but I suspect they are very close to what is actually in the book. Nonetheless, treat this as a second-hand source.
======================================================================== So, here are the dates for the Heirs of Elendil. Except for one notable discrepancy, the death dates seem to match what is published in LOTR:
Birth Year Lived Died In ---------- ----- ------- Elendil SA 3119 322 SA 3441 or TA 1 (slain) (High Kings of Arnor) Isildur 3209 232 3441 (slain) Valandil 3430 260 TA 249 Eldakar (sic) TA 87 252 339 Arantar 185 250 435 Tarkil 280 235 515 Tarondor 372 230 602 Valandur 462 190 652 (slain) Elendur 552 225 777 Earendur 640 221 861
(Kings of Arthedain) Amlaith 726 220 946 Beleg 811 218 1029 Mallor 895 215 1110 Celepharn 979 212 1191 Celebrindor 1062 210 1272 Malvegil 1144 205 1349 Argeleb I 1226 130 1356 (slain) Arveleg I 1309 100 1409 (slain) Araphor 1391 198 1589 Argeleb II 1473 197 1670 Arvegil 1553 190 1743 Arveleg II 1633 180 1813 Araval 1711 180 1891 Araphant 1789 175 1964 Arvedui 1864 110 1975
(Chieftains of the Dunedain of the North) Aranarth 1938 168 2106 Arahail 2012 165 2177 Aranuir 2084 163 2247 Aravir 2156 163 2319 Aragorn I 2227 100 2327 (slain) Araglas 2296 159 2455 Arahad I 2365 158 2523 Aragost 2431 157 2588 Aravorn 2497 157 2654 Arahad II 2563 156 2719 Arassuil 2628 156 2784 Arathorn I 2693 155 2848 Argonui 2757 155 2912 Arador 2820 110 2930 (slain) Arathorn II 2873 60 2933 Aragorn II 2931 190 FO 120 (TA 3121)
(Kings of Gondor) Anarion SA 3219 221 3440 (slain) Meneldil 3318 280 TA 158 Kemendur 3399 279 238 Earendil TA 48 276 324 Anardil 136 275 411 Ostonir (sic) 222 270 492 Romendakil I 310 231 541 (slain) Turambar 397 270 667 Atanatar I 480 268 748 Siriondil 570 260 830 Tarannon Falastur 654 259 913 [end of the elder line]
(descendants of Tarkiryan, Tarannon's brother) Earnil I 736 200 936 (drowned) Kiryandil 820 195 1015 (slain) Hyarmendakil I 899 250 1149 Atanatar II 977 249 1226 Narmakil I 1049 245 1294 [end of the second line]
(descendants of Atanatar II through Kalmakil) Kalmakil 1058 246 1304 Romendakil II 1126 240 1366 Valakar 1194 238 1432 Eldakar 1255 235 1490 Aldamir 1330 210 1540 (slain) Hyarmendakil II 1391 230 1621 Minardil 1454 180 1634 (slain) Telemnar 1516 120 1636 (died in plague) [end of the third line]
(descendants of Minastan, Telemnar's brother) Tarondor 1577 221 1798 Telumehtar 1632 218 1850 Narmakil II 1684 172 1856 (slain) Kalimehtar 1736 200 1936 Ondonir (sic) 1787 157 1944 (slain) [end of the fourth line]
(descendants of Kalimmakil, brother of Kalimehtar) Earnil II 1183 160 2043 Earnur 1928 122 2050 (slain) [end of the House of Anarion]
(Stewards of Gondor -- decsendants of Hurin of Emyn Arnen) Pelendur 1879 119 1998 Vorondil 1919 110 2029 Mardil Voronwe 1960 120 2080 Eradan 1999 117 2116 Herion 2037 111 2148 Belegorn 2074 130 2204 Hurin I 2124 120 2244 Turin I 2165 113 2278 (2 wives) Hador 2245 150 2395 Barahir 2290 122 2412 Dior 2328 107 2435 Denethor I 2375 102 2477 Boromir 2410 79 2489 (Morgul wound) Cirion 2449 118 2567 Hallas 2480 125 2605 Hurin II 2515 113 2628 Belecthor I 2545 110 2655 Orodreth 2576 109 2685 Ecthelion I 2600 98 2698 [end of the first line]
(decsendants of Morwen, sister of Orodreth) Egalmoth 2626 117 2743 Beren 2655 108 2763 Beregond 2700 111 2811 Belecthor II 2752 120 2872 Thorondir 2782 100 2882 Turin II 2815 99 2914 Turgon 2855 98 2953 Ecthelion II 2886 98 2984 Denethor II 2930 89 3019 (slew himself) Faramir 2983 120 FO 82 (TA 3103)
In case you wonder why the kings of Gondor seemed to have longer lives than those of Arnor, Isildur was originally the YOUNGER son of Elendil. Tolkien did not decide to make Isildur the elder son until after all these dates were more-or-less established (the life-spans, at least). ========================================================================
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