Ostoher
The seventh king of Gondor, Ostoher was born in year 222 of the Third Age. He was the son of King Anardil. After Anardil's death in year 411, Ostoher was crowned king. He had a son named Tarostar.
Ostoher's first action as king was to expand Minas Anor, therefore inventing the tradition that kings would spend their summers there rather than in the nation's capital, Osgiliath. The expansion began in year 420 and was completed a decade later in year 430.
In the year 490, Gondor was attacked for the first time in the Third Age. Easterlings waged their first war with the people of Gondor. Ostoher fought them in battle but died two years later in year 492, having lived 270 years. Tarostar succeeded his father as king and defeated the Easterlings, later renaming himself Romendacil, or "east victor."
Ostoher's first action as king was to expand Minas Anor, therefore inventing the tradition that kings would spend their summers there rather than in the nation's capital, Osgiliath. The expansion began in year 420 and was completed a decade later in year 430.
In the year 490, Gondor was attacked for the first time in the Third Age. Easterlings waged their first war with the people of Gondor. Ostoher fought them in battle but died two years later in year 492, having lived 270 years. Tarostar succeeded his father as king and defeated the Easterlings, later renaming himself Romendacil, or "east victor."
Names & Meanings
Ostoher translates as "fortress lord" in Quenya. Osto means "fortress" and her comes from heru, meaning "lord." This could be a reference to the fact that Ostoher expanded Minas Anor.
References
The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: "The Realms in Exile," page 318; "Gondor and the Heirs of Anarion," page 324
The History of Middle-earth, Volume XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth: "The Heirs of Elendil," pages 197 and 228
The Silmarillion - Appendix: definition and translation of osto and her
The History of Middle-earth, Volume XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth: "The Heirs of Elendil," pages 197 and 228
The Silmarillion - Appendix: definition and translation of osto and her
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