Ondoher

Ondoher was the thirty-first King of Gondor.
==Biography==
Ondoher as succeeded his father Calimehtar in TA 1936. During his time the rulers of Gondor and Arthedain became aware that a power was coordinating attacks on the Exiles of Númenor, leading to the two kingdoms to renew contact and form an alliance. Ondoher's daughter Fíriel married Prince Arvedui of Arthedain.
In TA 1944, the Wainriders invaded Gondor from the east while their allies, the Haradrim, invaded Gondor from the south. Ondoher and his eldest son and heir, Artamir, led the main army close to the Black Gate, where they clashed with the Wainriders. The left wing of Ondoher's army was commanded by Adrahil, the Prince of Dol Amroth. The right wing was commanded by Minohtar, the captain of Gondor's armies. The center was commanded by Ondoher himself.
In the ensuing battle Ondoher was slain together with Artamir, and Gondor was defeated.
The rearguard of the army defended Ithilien while Adrahil joined up with General Eärnil, who had defeated the Haradrim.
Although Eärnil finally defeated the Wainriders, it was learned that Ondoher's second son Faramir (not to be confused with Faramir, brother of Boromir) was slain with his father, despite a law requiring that at least one heir should be left behind.
There was therefore a succession crisis, with two claimants coming forward; Arvedui of Arthedain and Eärnil. Although Arvedui had a strong claim by his way of his wife Fíriel, who by ancient Númenórean law now should have become Ruling Queen and further claim as a descendant of Isildur and theoretical High King, the throne was granted by Steward Pelendur and the Council of Gondor to the general Eärnil, a descendant of Anárion, who would reign as King Eärnil II.
Ondoher was called Ondohir in the first edition of The Return of the King.
==Etymology==
Ondoher was a Quenya word that meant 'Stone-lord'.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ዖንዶሀር
Arabic 	اوندوهر
Armenian 	Օնդոհեր
Belarusian Cyrillic	Ондоhер
Bengali 	ওন্দহের
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Ондохер
Chinese 	昂多赫
Georgian 	ონდოჰერი
Greek 	Ονδοχερ
Gujarati 	ઓન્ડોહોર
Hebrew 	אונדוהר
Hindi 	ओंडोहेयर
Japanese 	オンドヘア
Kannada 	ಒಂಡೋಹೆರ್
Kazakh 	Ондоһер (Cyrillic) Ondoher (Latin)
Korean 	온도헤르
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Ондоhэр
Macedonian Cyrillic	Ондохер
Marathi 	ऑन्डोहेर
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Ондоhэр
Persian 	اوندوهر
Punjabi 	ਓਨਡੋਹਰ
Russian 	Ондогер
Serbian 	Ондохер (Cyrillic) Ondoher (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ඔන්ඩොහර්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Ондоҳер
Tamil 	ஒண்டொஹீர்
Telugu 	ఓన్దొహెర
Thai 	ออนโดแฮร์
Urdu 	اوندوہیر
Uzbek 	Ондоҳер (Cyrillic) Ondoher (Latin)
Yiddish 	אָנדאָהער
==References==
Category:Quenya names & words
Category:Dúnedain
Category:Men of Gondor
Category:Kings of Gondor
Category:Characters in The History of Middle-earth
Category:Deaths in battle
Category:Characters in Unfinished Tales
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