Cirion

Cirion was the twelfth Ruling Steward of Gondor.
==Biography==
Born in TA 2449, Cirion was the son of Boromir, the eleventh Ruling Steward of Gondor. Cirion became the twelfth Steward when his father died in TA 2489.
During his rule in TA 2509, the Balchoth gathered for an assault upon Gondor. Cirion repaired the forts guarding the Undeeps and prepared as best he could, but could not spare many men to defend this part of his realm, and in despair he sent several messengers to Gondor's old friends the Éothéod, a people now living in the Vales of Anduin to the far north.
Only one man, Borondir, reached the Éothéod capital of Framsburg, and delivered his message to Eorl the Young, their chieftain.
After not receiving any answer for a full year, in TA 2510 Cirion set out west through Anórien, to prevent the Balchoth from crossing the Anduin at the Undeeps. However, the invaders swiftly overran the defences and crossed into the northern province of Calenardhon.
The army of Gondor was defeated and driven back across the river Limlight to the Field of Celebrant. In what was probably a coordinated attack, Orcs came out of the Misty Mountains, and assailed Gondor's flank from the west, driving them towards the Anduin. All hope was lost, when unlooked for came the riders of Éothéod out of the north. Together the Éothéod and the army of Gondor defeated the Balchoth and Orcs in the Battle of the Field of Celebrant, driving them into the great river.
Cirion was a wise man, and saw that he could use the Éothéod further. He told Eorl that he would leave Calenardhon in his care, and meet Eorl again in three months' time. Back at Minas Tirith, Cirion ordered some of his most trusted servants to go to the Firien Wood in Anórien, and in secret clear the way to the summit of the hill of Amon Anwar.
Three months later, Cirion, his son Hallas, the Prince of Dol Amroth, and two other councillors of Gondor set out for Calenardhon, and Cirion met with Eorl. They ascended Amon Anwar, and Cirion revealed the Tomb of Elendil, built in secret on this hill, as it formed the centre of the Gondor of old. At this secret place, he revealed his plan to give Calenardhon as a free gift to the Éothéod, so that there should be a perpetual friendship between the Éothéod and the people of Gondor. On the behalf of his people, Eorl accepted this deal, swearing the Oath of Eorl and becoming the first King of Rohan.Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Part Three: The Third Age, II: "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan"
Cirion, died in the year TA 2567, at the age of 118 years old. He was succeeded by his son Hallas.
==In adaptations==
In The Lord of the Rings Online, a statue of Eorl and Cirion is erected near the site of their first meeting. A tapestry called "The Oath of Eorl" showing Cirion is found in the Mead Hall of Aldburg.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ኪሪዮን
Arabic 	كيريون
Armenian 	Քիրիոն
Belarusian Cyrillic	Кіріон
Bengali 	কিরিয়ন
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Кирион
Catalan 	Círion
Chinese 	西瑞安
Georgian 	კირიონი
Greek 	Κίνιορ
Gujarati 	કિરિઓન
Hebrew 	קיריון
Hindi 	किरियॉन
Japanese 	キリオン
Kannada 	ಕಿರಿಯನ್
Kazakh 	Кирион (Cyrillic) Kïrïon (Latin)
Korean 	키리온
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Кирион
Macedonian Cyrillic	Кирион
Marathi 	किरियन
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Кирион
Nepalese 	किरियन
Persian 	کیریون
Punjabi 	ਕਿਰਿਅਨ
Russian 	Кирион
Serbian 	Кирион (Cyrillic) Kirion (Latin)
Sinhalese 	කිරියන්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Кирион
Tamil 	கிர்லியன்
Telugu 	కిరియన్
Thai 	คิริออน
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Кіріон
Urdu 	کارااون
Uzbek 	Кирион (Cyrillic) Kirion (Latin)
Yiddish 	קיריאָן
==References==
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