The Encyclopedia of Arda - King of the Southern Realm (original) (raw)
One of various titles given to the southern lord most commonly referred to as the King of Gondor. In the time when Elendil was High King in the North, the Southern Realm of Gondor was jointly ruled by his sons Isildur and Anárion. After the loss of Elendil in the War of the Last Alliance, and the death of his heir Isildur shortly afterward, the line of Kings in the Southern Realm began to rule independently of the North-kingdom.
The first of these independent Kings was Anárion's son Meneldil, and from him a line descended that lasted more than two thousand years. The last of this line, and the last of the Kings of the Southern Realm, was Eärnur. He rode to Minas Morgul to answer the challenge of the Witch-king, and was lost. After his time the South-kingdom was ruled by the Stewards for nearly a thousand years, until the appearance of Isildur's Heir Aragorn in the War of the Ring, after which the line of Kings was restored.
For a genealogy and detailed list of the Kings of the Southern Realm, see the entry for King of Gondor.
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