Post by Móreadhiel on Jan 16, 2007 12:40:20 GMT -5
Dior
Ninth Ruling Steward of Gondor. Dior was born in 2328. He was the son of the Steward Barahir, and he had a sister named Rian. Dior became Steward after his father's death in 2412. Dior had no children, so when he died in 2435 he was succeeded by Rian's son Denethor I.
Names & Etymology:
The name Dior means "successor" from the root ndew meaning "to follow, come behind." Dior was also the name of the son of Beren and Luthien.
Sources:
Appendix A of LotR: "The Realms in Exile," p. 319
The History of Middle-earth, vol. V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies," entry for NDEW
The History of Middle-earth, vol. XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth: "The Heirs of Elendil," p. 204
Ninth Ruling Steward of Gondor. Dior was born in 2328. He was the son of the Steward Barahir, and he had a sister named Rian. Dior became Steward after his father's death in 2412. Dior had no children, so when he died in 2435 he was succeeded by Rian's son Denethor I.
Names & Etymology:
The name Dior means "successor" from the root ndew meaning "to follow, come behind." Dior was also the name of the son of Beren and Luthien.
Sources:
Appendix A of LotR: "The Realms in Exile," p. 319
The History of Middle-earth, vol. V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies," entry for NDEW
The History of Middle-earth, vol. XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth: "The Heirs of Elendil," p. 204
