Denethor I

This article refers to the Steward of Gondor. For other namesakes, see Denethor (disambiguation).

Denethor I
Biographical information
Titles	Ruling Steward of Gondor Lord of Gondor
Birth	TA 2375
Rule	TA 2435
Death	TA 2477
Spouse	Unnamed wife
Children	Boromir & unnamed daughters
Parentage	Rían & her unnamed husband
Physical description
Race	Men
Gender	Male
Culture	Men of Gondor (House of Húrin)

Denethor I was the tenth Ruling Steward of Gondor.

Biography

Denethor I was born in TA 2375, Denethor I was the son of Rían, the sister of the ninth Ruling Steward Dior.

Following the death of his uncle in TA 2435 Denethor I became the tenth Ruling Steward of Gondor. Denethor I was the last Steward to rule during the era known as the Watchful Peace. After ruling Gondor peacefully for twenty five years, the Watchful Peace ended in TA 2460 with the return of Sauron to Dol Guldur. In TA 2475 Sauron's forces attacked Gondor, unleashing the dreaded Black Uruks, a new race of black Orcs heavier and stronger than any seen before. They destroyed Osgiliath and broke its great stone-bridge leaving it ruined and abandoned from then on. However, the Men of Gondor under the leadership of Denethor I's son Boromir recaptured Ithilien from Sauron's forces, and drove them back east of the river. Denethor I died two years later in the year TA 2477 at the age of 102 after a rule of forty-two years. He was succeeded by his son Boromir.

Etymology

In Nandorin Elvish, the name Denethor means "Lithe-and-lank", from the words dene ("strong, lithe") and thara ("tall, slender").

House of Húrin

Húrin of Emyn Arnen

Pelendur

Vorondil

Mardil Voronwë

Eradan

Herion

Belegorn

Húrin I

Túrin I

Hador

Barahir

Dior

Rían

Denethor I

Two daughters

Boromir

Cirion

Hallas

Húrin II

Belecthor I

Orodreth

Morwen

Ecthelion I

Unknown

Egalmoth

Beren

Beregond

Belecthor II

Thorondir

Túrin II

Turgon

Ecthelion II

Two daughters

Denethor II

Finduilas

House of Eorl

Boromir

Faramir

Éowyn

Elboron

Barahir

Translations

Foreign Language	Translated name
Arabic	دينيثور الأول
Armenian	Դենետհոր I
Belarusian Cyrillic	Дэнетар I
Bengali	প্রথম ডিনেথর
Bulgarian Cyrillic	Денетор I
Chinese	迪耐瑟一世
Georgian	დენეთორი I
Greek	Ντένεθορ Α΄
Gujarati	પ્રથમ ડેનથર
Hebrew	דנתור הראשון
Hindi	डेनेथोर १
Japanese	デネソール1世
Kannada	ಮೊದಲ ಡೇನೆತೋರ್
Kazakh	I Дэнетор (Cyrillic) I Dénetor (Latin)
Macedonian Cyrillic	Денетор I
Maori	Denethor te Tuatahi
Marathi	पहिला डेनेथर
Nepalese	पहिलो डेनेथोर
Persian	دنه‌تور اولین
Punjabi	ਪਹਿਲਾ ਡੈਨਥੋਰ
Russian	Дэнетор I
Sanskrit	डेनेथोर् १
Serbian	Денетор I (Cyrillic) Denetor I (Latin)
Sinhalese	පළමු ඩෙනෙටෝර
Tajik Cyrillic	Денетор I
Tamil	முதலாம் தேனேதோர்
Telugu	మొదటిది దేనితోర్
Thai	เดเนธอร์ 1
Ukrainian Cyrillic	Денетор І
Urdu	دانیٹہاور پہلا
Yiddish	דענעטהאָר דער ערשטער

Ruling Steward of Gondor
Preceded by Dior	Denethor I	Succeeded by Boromir
TA 2435 - TA 2477