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Dates
III 26261 - III 2743 (lived 117 years); Ruling Steward of Gondor from III 2698 (ruled 45 years)
Race
Men
Division
Dúnedain
Culture
Gondorians (Men of Minas Tirith)
Family
House of Húrin
Pronunciation
ega'lmoth
Meaning
'Pointed helm-crest'2
Titles
Lord of Gondor, Lord of Minas Tirith, Lord of the Mundburg, Lord Steward, Lord of the Tower of Guard, Lord of the White Tower, Ruling Steward of Gondor, Steward of Gondor

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Egalmoth

The eighteenth Ruling Steward of Gondor

Belecthor I
Orodreth
Morwen
Ecthelion I
(Unnamed
father)
Egalmoth
Beren

Extended genealogy of Egalmoth, showing his descent from Ruling Steward Belecthor I through Belecthor's daughter Morwen, and hence his inheritance of the office of Steward on the death of the childless Ecthelion I.

Stewards of Gondor

The eighteenth Steward to rule over Gondor, the great-grandson of Belecthor I, Egalmoth succeeded the childless Ecthelion I as his nearest living kin. In his time, it seems, Orcs began to trouble Gondor once again, and Egalmoth's armies went to war with this new foe. In III 2710, Egalmoth received a plea for aid from Déor of Rohan, who was himself greatly troubled by the Dunlendings, but the Orc-wars kept Egalmoth from sending help. He was succeeded as Steward by his son Beren.


Notes

1

The date of Egalmoth's birth appears only in The History of Middle-earth volume XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth. It cannot therefore be considered completely reliable.

2

We are fortunate to have a detailed etymology of Egalmoth's name. It was derived from an archaic form Ægamloth, where aeg indicated a point, and amloth was literally 'uprising flower', used here to refer to a device attached to the crest of a tall helmet.

See also...

Belecthor I, Beren, Ecthelion I, Lord of the White Tower, Ruling Steward, Steward of Gondor

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Egalmoth

The eighteenth Ruling Steward of Gondor

Dates
III 26261 - III 2743 (lived 117 years); Ruling Steward of Gondor from III 2698 (ruled 45 years)
Race
Men
Division
Dúnedain
Culture
Gondorians (Men of Minas Tirith)
Family
House of Húrin
Pronunciation
ega'lmoth
Meaning
'Pointed helm-crest'2
Titles
Lord of Gondor, Lord of Minas Tirith, Lord of the Mundburg, Lord Steward, Lord of the Tower of Guard, Lord of the White Tower, Ruling Steward of Gondor, Steward of Gondor

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 27 August 2014
  • This entry is complete

Egalmoth

The eighteenth Ruling Steward of Gondor

Belecthor I
Orodreth
Morwen
Ecthelion I
(Unnamed
father)
Egalmoth
Beren

Extended genealogy of Egalmoth, showing his descent from Ruling Steward Belecthor I through Belecthor's daughter Morwen, and hence his inheritance of the office of Steward on the death of the childless Ecthelion I.

Extended genealogy of Egalmoth, showing his descent from Ruling Steward Belecthor I through Belecthor's daughter Morwen, and hence his inheritance of the office of Steward on the death of the childless Ecthelion I.

Stewards of Gondor

The eighteenth Steward to rule over Gondor, the great-grandson of Belecthor I, Egalmoth succeeded the childless Ecthelion I as his nearest living kin. In his time, it seems, Orcs began to trouble Gondor once again, and Egalmoth's armies went to war with this new foe. In III 2710, Egalmoth received a plea for aid from Déor of Rohan, who was himself greatly troubled by the Dunlendings, but the Orc-wars kept Egalmoth from sending help. He was succeeded as Steward by his son Beren.


Notes

1

The date of Egalmoth's birth appears only in The History of Middle-earth volume XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth. It cannot therefore be considered completely reliable.

2

We are fortunate to have a detailed etymology of Egalmoth's name. It was derived from an archaic form Ægamloth, where aeg indicated a point, and amloth was literally 'uprising flower', used here to refer to a device attached to the crest of a tall helmet.

See also...

Belecthor I, Beren, Ecthelion I, Lord of the White Tower, Ruling Steward, Steward of Gondor

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 27 August 2014
  • This entry is complete

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2002, 2011, 2014. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
Become a DISC expert with DISC The Complete Introduction, including extensive reference resources.