Kine of Araw

Wild oxen of the far fields of Rhûn — the horn of Gondor came from one

Other names

wild kine of Araw — Denethor's own phrase, naming the beasts Vorondil hunted for the horn that his house has carried since. (K1, Source: The Lord of the Rings, Book V, ch. 1, Minas Tirith)

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In briefanswer capsule

The kine of Araw are wild oxen of the far fields of Rhûn, and they reach the story through a single object: Vorondil, father of Mardil, hunted them there, and from one of them the great horn of the Stewards was cut. Every eldest son of that house has carried it since, back into the years before the kings failed. Boromir bore it to his death; Denethor names the beasts while he holds the two halves the River brought him.

Sources

The Lord of the Rings — Book V, ch. 1, Minas Tirith

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BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-kine-of-araw-en,
  title        = {Kine of Araw},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/creatures/kine-of-araw/}},
  note         = {Last updated August 31, 2026}
}