Steward of the House of Húrin
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The Steward of the House of Húrin is the hereditary office of the ruling stewards of Gondor, held by the descendants of Húrin of Emyn Arnen who governed the realm in the absence of its kings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Steward of the House of Húrin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8538133 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steward of the House of Húrin Context triple: [Denethor II, positionHeld, Steward of the House of Húrin]
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Húrin Thalion
Húrin Thalion is a legendary Man of the House of Hador in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, renowned for his valor in the First Age and his tragic defiance of Morgoth.
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Revendreth
Revendreth is a gothic, vampire-themed realm in World of Warcraft’s Shadowlands expansion where souls burdened by pride are punished and redeemed under the rule of the Venthyr.
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Andúril
Andúril is the reforged sword of Narsil, a legendary blade wielded by Aragorn as a symbol of his royal lineage and destiny in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium.
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Finduilas of Dol Amroth
Finduilas of Dol Amroth is a noblewoman of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, the wife of Denethor II and a princess of the seafaring principality of Dol Amroth.
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Heir of Elendil
Heir of Elendil is the dynastic title borne by Aragorn as the direct descendant of Elendil and rightful claimant to the thrones of Arnor and Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steward of the House of Húrin Target entity description: The Steward of the House of Húrin is the hereditary office of the ruling stewards of Gondor, held by the descendants of Húrin of Emyn Arnen who governed the realm in the absence of its kings.
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A.
Húrin Thalion
Húrin Thalion is a legendary Man of the House of Hador in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, renowned for his valor in the First Age and his tragic defiance of Morgoth.
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B.
Revendreth
Revendreth is a gothic, vampire-themed realm in World of Warcraft’s Shadowlands expansion where souls burdened by pride are punished and redeemed under the rule of the Venthyr.
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C.
Andúril
Andúril is the reforged sword of Narsil, a legendary blade wielded by Aragorn as a symbol of his royal lineage and destiny in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium.
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D.
Finduilas of Dol Amroth
Finduilas of Dol Amroth is a noblewoman of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, the wife of Denethor II and a princess of the seafaring principality of Dol Amroth.
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E.
Heir of Elendil
Heir of Elendil is the dynastic title borne by Aragorn as the direct descendant of Elendil and rightful claimant to the thrones of Arnor and Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary office
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ruling stewardship ⓘ title in Gondor ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings
NERFINISHED
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The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfinished Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | House of Húrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedHouse | House of Húrin (Gondor) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | Emyn Arnen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnLocation | Minas Tirith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonialAct | surrender of the white rod to Aragorn II Elessar ⓘ |
| country | Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duty |
administer the realm of Gondor
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command the armies of Gondor ⓘ govern Gondor in the king’s name ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Mardil Voronwë NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedInAbsenceOf | Kings of Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | Realm of Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldBy | descendants of Húrin of Emyn Arnen ⓘ |
| inheritsFrom | Húrin of Emyn Arnen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfUse | Westron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastHolder | Faramir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastRulingHolder | Denethor II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legitimizedBy | Council of Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOfficeHolder |
Boromir (Steward of Gondor)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cirion NERFINISHED ⓘ Denethor II NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecthelion II NERFINISHED ⓘ Faramir NERFINISHED ⓘ Mardil Voronwë NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originEvent | extinction of the royal line of Gondor ⓘ |
| partOf | Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | stewardship in lieu of monarchy ⓘ |
| precedesOffice | King of Gondor (restored under Aragorn II Elessar) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Free Peoples of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedOffice | Prince of Ithilien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | ruling steward of Gondor ⓘ |
| seat | Citadel of Minas Tirith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusAfterWarOfTheRing | became a princely office under King Elessar ⓘ |
| style | Steward of Gondor ⓘ |
| succession | patrilineal inheritance ⓘ |
| symbol | white rod of the Stewards ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Third Age of Middle-earth
NERFINISHED
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early Fourth Age of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| universe | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Steward of the House of Húrin Description of subject: The Steward of the House of Húrin is the hereditary office of the ruling stewards of Gondor, held by the descendants of Húrin of Emyn Arnen who governed the realm in the absence of its kings.
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