The House of Húrin

The house of the Stewards of Gondor

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House of the Stewards

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In briefanswer capsule

The family from which Gondor's Stewards came. It was named for Húrin of Emyn Arnen, Steward to King Minardil; after him the kings always chose their stewards from among his descendants, and after Pelendur the office became hereditary — from father to son or nearest kin.

Members

30 entries in the register

Barahir8th Ruling Steward of Gondor
Belecthor I15th Ruling Steward of Gondor
Belecthor II21st Ruling Steward of Gondor
Belegorn4th Ruling Steward of Gondor
Beregond20th Ruling Steward of Gondor
Beren19th Ruling Steward of Gondor
BoromirCaptain of Gondor, son of Denethor
Boromir11th Ruling Steward of Gondor
Cirion12th Ruling Steward of Gondor
Denethor I10th Ruling Steward of Gondor
Denethor II26th Ruling Steward of Gondor
Dior9th Ruling Steward of Gondor
Ecthelion I17th Ruling Steward of Gondor
Egalmoth18th Ruling Steward of Gondor
Eradan2nd Ruling Steward of Gondor
FaramirCaptain of Gondor and Prince of Ithilien
Hador7th Ruling Steward of Gondor
Hallas13th Ruling Steward of Gondor
Herion3rd Ruling Steward of Gondor
Húrin I5th Ruling Steward of Gondor
Húrin II14th Ruling Steward of Gondor
Húrin of Emyn ArnenSteward of Gondor, of the House of Húrin
Mardil Voronwë1st Ruling Steward of Gondor
Orodreth16th Ruling Steward of Gondor
PelendurSteward of Gondor, of the House of Húrin
Thorondir22nd Ruling Steward of Gondor
Turgon24th Ruling Steward of Gondor
Túrin I6th Ruling Steward of Gondor
Túrin II23rd Ruling Steward of Gondor
Vorondil the HunterSteward of Gondor, of the House of Húrin

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Sources

The Lord of the Rings — Appendix A, I (iv), The Stewards

Cite this page

Legendarium (2026): „The House of Húrin“. Last updated August 9, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/peoples/house-of-hurin/

APA

Legendarium. (2026). The House of Húrin. Last updated August 9, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/peoples/house-of-hurin/

MLA

„The House of Húrin“. Legendarium, 2026, https://www.legendarium.page/peoples/house-of-hurin/. Last updated August 9, 2026.

BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-house-of-hurin-en,
  title        = {The House of Húrin},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/peoples/house-of-hurin/}},
  note         = {Last updated August 9, 2026}
}