Vorondil

Upon the death of his father, Pelendur, the Stewardship of Gondor became hereditary within the House of Húrin and thus Vorondil succeeded to the position.

Early in Vorondil's Stewardship Gondor was attacked and suffered a serious defeat. In Third Age 2000, the Nazgûl issued from Mordor to besiege Minas Ithil. The city fell in Third Age 2002 and with it they took the Palantír therein.

Vorondil was remembered as "Vorondil the Hunter" for his hunting of the Kine of Araw, found near the shores of the Sea of Rhûn. From one of the wild white oxen he fashioned a Great Horn, bound with silver and written with characters. It had been passed to the eldest son for generations within the House of Húrin and Boromir was the last to carry this horn.

Vorondil was succeeded by his son Mardil, who would become the first of the Ruling Stewards.

Vorondil is a Quenya name. Its meaning is not glossed, but Paul Strack suggests it means "Ever-friend" and is a compound of voro ("ever") and the suffix -(n)dil ("friend", "lover", "devoted to").

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