Denethor II
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Denethor II is the last ruling Steward of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, known for his pride, despair, and tragic downfall during the War of the Ring.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Denethor II canonical | 15 |
| Steward of Gondor | 3 |
| Denethor | 1 |
| Denethor II, son of Ecthelion | 1 |
| Denethor, son of Ecthelion II | 1 |
| Ruling Steward of Gondor | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Man of Gondor
ⓘ
Steward of Gondor ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | about 89 ⓘ |
| alias |
Denethor II
ⓘ
surface form:
Denethor, son of Ecthelion II
|
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings
ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ⓘ
surface form:
The Return of the King
The Silmarillion ⓘ
surface form:
The Silmarillion (appendices and references)
|
| attitudeToward |
distrust of Gandalf
ⓘ
favoritism toward Boromir ⓘ harshness toward Faramir ⓘ |
| birthYear | 2930 Third Age ⓘ |
| burnedWith | the Steward’s staff ⓘ |
| capitalRuled | Minas Tirith ⓘ |
| causeOfDespair | visions in the palantír ⓘ |
| child |
Boromir
ⓘ
Faramir ⓘ |
| country | Gondor ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| deathCause | self-immolation ⓘ |
| deathYear | 3019 Third Age ⓘ |
| eventParticipatedIn | War of the Ring ⓘ |
| father | Ecthelion II ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| fullName |
Denethor II
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Denethor II, son of Ecthelion
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| house |
Stewards of Gondor
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Húrin
|
| languageSpoken | Westron ⓘ |
| lineage | descendant of Húrin of Emyn Arnen ⓘ |
| mother | Unnamed woman of Gondor ⓘ |
| notableFor |
despair
ⓘ
pride ⓘ tragic downfall ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Houses of the Dead, Rath Dínen, Minas Tirith ⓘ |
| politicalStance | refusal to yield rule to the returning King ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | John Noble ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
ⓘ
surface form:
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (Peter Jackson)
|
| positionHeld |
Denethor II
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ruling Steward of Gondor
Steward of the House of Húrin ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ecthelion II ⓘ |
| race |
Strider
ⓘ
surface form:
Dúnadan
|
| realmGoverned | Gondor ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 3019 Third Age ⓘ |
| reignStart | 2984 Third Age ⓘ |
| spouse | Finduilas of Dol Amroth ⓘ |
| successor |
Aragorn
ⓘ
surface form:
Aragorn II Elessar
|
| successorTitle | King of the Reunited Kingdom ⓘ |
| title |
Lord of the City
ⓘ
Ruling Steward ⓘ Denethor II self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Steward of Gondor
|
| usedObject |
Palantíri
ⓘ
surface form:
palantír of Minas Tirith
|
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Steward of Gondor
this entity surface form:
Denethor II, son of Ecthelion
this entity surface form:
Denethor, son of Ecthelion II
this entity surface form:
Ruling Steward of Gondor
this entity surface form:
Steward of Gondor
this entity surface form:
Denethor
subject surface form:
Men (Middle-earth)