Post by Móreadhiel on Jan 16, 2007 12:41:38 GMT -5
Ecthelion I
Seventeenth Ruling Steward of Gondor. Ecthelion I was born in 2600. He was the son of the Steward Orodreth. Ecthelion I succeeded his father as Steward in 2685.
Ecthelion I repaired and rebuilt the White Tower at the summit of Minas Tirith. It was afterwards known as the Tower of Ecthelion. The Tower was completed in 2698.
Ecthelion I died that same year. He had no children and no direct heir. He was succeeded as Steward by Egalmoth - the grandson of his father's sister Morwen.
Names & Etymology:
The name Ecthelion is probably derived from the Sindarin word ecthel meaning "spear," as found in "The Etymologies" in HoME V, combined with the masculine ending -ion. However, a note in HoME XI suggests that the name contains the word thel meaning "intend, mean, purpose, resolve, will."
Sources:
Appendix A of LotR: "The Realms in Exile," p. 319
Appendix B of LotR: "The Tale of Years," p. 369
The History of Middle-earth, vol. V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies," entries for EK, EKTE, and STELEG
The History of Middle-earth, vol. XI, The War of the Jewels: "Maeglin," p. 318-19
The History of Middle-earth, vol. XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth: "The Heirs of Elendil," p. 205
Seventeenth Ruling Steward of Gondor. Ecthelion I was born in 2600. He was the son of the Steward Orodreth. Ecthelion I succeeded his father as Steward in 2685.
Ecthelion I repaired and rebuilt the White Tower at the summit of Minas Tirith. It was afterwards known as the Tower of Ecthelion. The Tower was completed in 2698.
Ecthelion I died that same year. He had no children and no direct heir. He was succeeded as Steward by Egalmoth - the grandson of his father's sister Morwen.
Names & Etymology:
The name Ecthelion is probably derived from the Sindarin word ecthel meaning "spear," as found in "The Etymologies" in HoME V, combined with the masculine ending -ion. However, a note in HoME XI suggests that the name contains the word thel meaning "intend, mean, purpose, resolve, will."
Sources:
Appendix A of LotR: "The Realms in Exile," p. 319
Appendix B of LotR: "The Tale of Years," p. 369
The History of Middle-earth, vol. V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies," entries for EK, EKTE, and STELEG
The History of Middle-earth, vol. XI, The War of the Jewels: "Maeglin," p. 318-19
The History of Middle-earth, vol. XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth: "The Heirs of Elendil," p. 205
