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This article is about the Steward of Gondor in the time of the War of the Ring. This is a list of the known realms of Arda in J R R Tolkien 's Legendarium. The Return of the King is the third and final volume of J R R For the king of the Laiquendi, see Denethor (First Age). In J R R Tolkien 's legendarium, the Elves are one of the races of Arda. For the first Steward of Gondor of this name, see Denethor I. This article is about the first Steward of Gondor of this name see Denethor I
Denethor II is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Return of the King. The Return of the King is the third and final volume of J R R In the novel, he is the 26th and last ruling Steward of Gondor. The Stewards of Gondor were rulers from J R R Tolkien 's legendarium of Middle-earth.
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As stated in the early chapters and the Appendices of The Return of the King, Denethor was widely considered a man of great will, foresight, and strength. The Return of the King is the third and final volume of J R R However, he was ever placed second in the hearts and minds of the people (and his father, Ecthelion II) to Thorongil, an outsider who served Denethor's father with great renown. Ecthelion II is a fictional character in J R R Tolkien 's Middle-earth Legendarium. Thorongil vanished from Gondor after great deeds four years before Denethor would succeed his father as Ruling Steward. Thorongil (who was secretly Aragorn, the heir to Gondor's throne) had advised Ecthelion to put faith in the wizard (Gandalf), whom Denethor distrusted. Aragorn II is a fictional character from J R R Tolkien 's Middle-earth Legendarium. Concept and creation Humphrey Carpenter in his 1977 biography relates that Tolkien owned a Postcard entitled Der Berggeist ("the mountain
He married Finduilas, daughter of Prince Adrahil of Dol Amroth. In the fiction of J R R Tolkien, Finduilas was the sister of Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth. Edhellond During the Second Age the region had a port used by Elves to return to their home in Valinor, in the land of Aman in the far west She gave birth to two sons: Boromir and Faramir. Boromir is a supporting character in J R R Tolkien 's Legendarium. In J R R Tolkien 's Middle-earth legendarium, Faramir is a Fictional character appearing in The Lord of the Rings. Denethor never remarried after his wife's death, and became more grim and silent than before.
In the novel, he began secretly using a palantír to probe Sauron's strength. A palantír is a magical artifact from J R R Tolkien 's Fantasy legendarium. Sauron (ˈsaʊrɒn Quenya: /sawrɔn/ literal meaning "Abhorred") is the title character and the principal Antagonist of the Fantasy The effort aged him quickly, and the knowledge of Sauron's overwhelming force depressed him greatly. Unlike Saruman, Denethor was too great to be corrupted by Sauron's lies. However, it served Sauron well enough for the palantír to show Denethor the truth of the vast forces arrayed against him. Boromir's death depressed Denethor further, and he became ever more grim. Nonetheless he continued to fight Sauron with every resource at his disposal.
Near the novel's climactic battle, the warning beacons of Gondor were lit, and forces were called in from all of Gondor's provinces. In J R R Tolkien 's fantasy fiction, the Battle of the Pelennor Fields is the battle for the city of Minas Tirith between the forces of Gondor In J R R Tolkien 's Fictional universe of Middle-earth, the warning beacons of Gondor were an alarm system for the realm of Gondor. The civilian population of Minas Tirith was sent away to safety. This article is about the city in the Third Age. For the First Age tower of the same name see Minas Tirith (First Age. As invasion seemed imminent, Denethor sent the Red Arrow to the Rohirrim. The following list of weapons and armour of Middle-earth includes all weaponry and Armour directly taken from J In J R R Tolkien 's Middle-earth, the Rohirrim were a Horse people, settling in the land of Rohan, named after them The Council decided that Gondor could make no stroke of its own but Denethor ordered Gondor's forces to the outer defences of Osgiliath and the great wall of the Rammas Echor. In the fiction of J R R Tolkien, Osgiliath is a city of Middle-earth, the old Capital city of Gondor. He wanted to make a stand, since the defences had been built at great expense and not yet been overrun. His son Faramir and the other commanders objected due to the Enemy's overwhelming numerical superiority and preferred instead to defend the city itself, but Faramir nonetheless obeyed out of respect for his father and late brother. Faramir's apparently lifeless body was returned during the retreat, as the capital city was under siege by vastly superior forces.
This last loss finally broke Denethor's spirit. Denethor committed suicide, having ordered his men to burn him alive on a pyre prepared for him and Faramir. A pyre (from the Greek: πυρά pyrá, from πυρ pýr, fire is a structure usually made of Wood, for burning a body as part of a He took the white rod of his office and broke it on his thigh bone, casting it into the flames. He laid himself down on the pyre and so perished, clasping the palantír in his hands. He also attempted to take the grievously injured and apparently dying Faramir with him, but was thwarted by the timely intervention of Peregrin Took, with help from Gandalf and the guard Beregond. Biography Pippin was the only hobbit who had not yet reached his 'coming of age' when the Fellowship set out (being eight years younger than Merry while Frodo himself was 50 Appearances Literature In the novel he and his son Bergil are also noted for being the guides of Peregrin Took in Minas Tirith
The Stewardship passed to Faramir, who remained in the Houses of Healing for a time. In J R R Tolkien 's Fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Houses of Healing were the houses that stood in the sixth circle of Minas Tirith
Adaptations
Denethor was voiced by William Conrad in Rankin/Bass's 1980 animated adaptation of The Return of the King, and by Peter Vaughan in BBC Radio's 1981 serialization. Rankin/Bass Productions Inc (formerly Videocraft International Ltd The Return of the King is an animated adaptation of the novel by J Peter Vaughan (born April 4, 1923) is an English Character actor, known for many supporting roles in a variety of British Film and BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927 Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 In 1981 the UK radio station BBC Radio 4 broadcast a dramatisation of J
In Peter Jackson's live-action movie trilogy, Denethor was played by John Noble. The Lord of the Rings film trilogy consists of three Live action Fantasy Epic films The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 John Noble (born August 20, 1948) is an Australian Film, Television Actor, and Theatre director of more than In The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, his role is substantially different from the novel. This article is about the live-action movie which shares a title with a book, video game, and animated film. Apart from being more uncouth and rash than in the novel, Denethor appears to be irrational from the onset, although news of Boromir's death leads to gloom and sorrow and ultimately to insanity. He refuses to light the beacons of Gondor to call for the aid of Rohan (Gandalf has to send Pippin to light the city's beacon). Rohan, is a fictional realm in J R R Tolkien 's Fantasy era of Middle-earth. He openly admits his preference for his dead son Boromir, and sends his remaining son Faramir and all of his cavalry on a suicidal mission to enemy-captured Osgiliath. He calls for the city's defenders to flee when he sees Sauron's army, but Gandalf incapacitates him and takes command of the defence.
Later, when attempting to burn himself and his son Faramir to death in what seems to have been a fit of insanity, Denethor is set ablaze when Gandalf and Pippin rescue Faramir, who is still alive. At this point Denethor realizes what he has done and said as he looks at Faramir. Consumed in flame and regret, Denethor runs from the pyre chamber and hurls himself from the top of Minas Tirith. In the extended edition of the film, after Denethor's death, Aragorn discovers a palantír next to his throne, implying that Denethor had lost hope and became depressed after viewing the strength and numbers of Sauron's forces in the palantír, as it is told in the book.
This is all quite different from the novel, in which Denethor does everything in his power to prepare and defend the city, even at the great risk of using the palantír, and did not go mad until after Faramir was wounded (apparently mortally) and the war situation appeared hopeless. Unfortunately he died an ignoble death despite his wise handlings and capabilities during the prime of his life.
See also
External links
- Denethor at the Internet Movie Database
- Denethor at the Tolkien Gateway
- Denethor at The Thain's Book
| Preceded by Ecthelion II |
Stewards of Gondor | Succeeded by Faramir |
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