Ecthelion II

Ecthelion II was the twenty-fifth Ruling Steward of Gondor.
==Biography==
Born in TA 2886, Ecthelion was the son of Turgon. Ecthelion succeeded his father when he died in TA 2953 at the age of ninety-eight years. When news of Turgon's death reached Saruman he declared himself Lord of Isengard and took possession of Orthanc which he then fortified. Ecthelion was a Steward of great wisdom but was powerless to prevent the appropriation of Isengard and Orthanc, so he did what he could to strengthen Gondor's defences with what limited resources he possessed, and supplemented Gondor's diminished forces by encouraging outsiders and foreigners that possessed a good character to enter into the service of Gondor and Ecthelion rewarded those individuals that proved their worth.
Aragorn son of Arathorn served Ecthelion, although under the name of Thorongil to hide his true identity. In this guise Aragorn became one of Ecthelion's most trusted and loyal retainers. Thorongil persuaded the Steward to send him to destroy the threat posed by the Corsairs of Umbar, and in TA 2980 the Corsairs were routed in a battle upon the quays, the majority of their fleet was destroyed, and their leader, the Captain of the Haven, was overthrown. Thorongil also advised Ecthelion to listen to the counsels of Gandalf as opposed to those of Saruman, which Ecthelion did willingly. However, the great esteem and many honors that Ecthelion gave to Thorongil and Gandalf incurred the jealousy and anger of Denethor who felt both slighted and threatened.
In TA 2984, Ecthelion died at the age of ninety-eight years old after a rule of thirty-one years and was succeeded by his son Denethor II.
==Etymology==
The name Ecthelion has three recorded meanings:
#It is said to derive from the Quenya ehtelë ("issue of water, spring")The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part II
#Another entry lists the name origin as ehtë ("spear") and thela ("point of spear"), which means "Spear-point"The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
#It is said to be derived from aeg ("sharp") and thel ("intent, resolve"). This would translate to "one of sharp resolve".The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part Three: The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings..., III. Maeglin
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ዳግማዊ ኤክተልዮን
Arabic 	إيكليليون الثاني
Armenian 	Էքթելիոն II
Belarusian Cyrillic	Эктэліян II
Bengali 	দ্বিতীয় একথেলিয়ন
Bosnian 	Ehtelion II
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Ектелион II
Catalan 	Ecthèlion II
Chinese (Hong Kong)	愛克西里昂二世
Georgian 	ეკთელიონ II
Greek 	Εκθελιον Β΄
Gujarati 	બીજું એકથેલિયન
Hebrew 	אקתליון השני
Hindi 	एच्थेलिओन द्वितीय
Japanese 	エクセリオン2世
Kazakh 	II Ектеліон (Cyrillic) II Ektelion (Latin)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Эктэлион II
Macedonian Cyrillic	Ектелион II
Marathi 	दुसरा एकथेलियन
Maori 	Ecthelion te Tuarua
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Эктэлион II
Nepalese 	दपहिलो इक्टेलियन
Pashto 	اکټ لیان ۲
Persian 	اکته‌لیون دوم
Punjabi 	ਦੂਜਾ ਇਕਥੀਲੀਅਨ
Russian 	Эктелион II
Sanskrit 	एच्थेलिओन् २
Serbian 	Ектелион II (Cyrillic) Ektelion II (Latin)
Sinhalese 	දෙවැනි එක්තලියන්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Еkтелион II
Tamil 	இரண்டாவது எக்தெலியன்
Telugu 	రెండవ ఏచ్థెలిఒన
Thai 	เอคเธลีออน 2
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Ектеліон II
Urdu 	اکٹہیلیون دوسرا
Uzbek 	Еkтелион II (Cyrillic) Ektelion I (Latin)
Yiddish 	עקטהעליאָן דער צווייטער
==References==
Category:Men of Gondor
Category:Ruling Stewards of Gondor
Category:Characters in The History of Middle-earth
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