Horn of Gondor

The Horn of Gondor was an heirloom of the Stewards of Gondor, fashioned by Vorondil from a horn of the Kine of Araw, and passed to his descendants, in particular the heirs of the Stewards, until its destruction at the death of Boromir. Tipped with silver and inscribed with ancient characters, it was said to be audible at any place in Gondor when winded.The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Four, Ch. V: "The Window on the West"
==History==
The horn was crafted before the line of the Kings of Gondor was broken, when Vorondil the Hunter, father of Mardil Voronwë, hunted the wild Kine of Araw in the far fields of Rhûn.The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Ch. I: "Minas Tirith" It was said that "if it be blown at need anywhere within the bounds of Gondor, as the realm was of old, its voice will not pass unheeded."The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, Ch. I: "The Departure of Boromir"
Boromir blew it before leaving Rivendell with the Fellowship, as he always did when setting out on a journey. He sounded it again in Moria, causing the Orcs and even the Balrog to pause in their advance. The third time he blew it was on the banks of Parth Galen, calling for help in defending Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took. This last call, in addition to being heard by Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli, was faintly heard by his brother Faramir and his father Denethor II. The horn was broken into two pieces during Boromir's last fight with the Orcs and Uruk-hai of Saruman at Amon Hen, and placed by Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli with Boromir's body at his final send-off over the Falls of Rauros.
Some days later, the two halves were found by the Rangers of Ithilien in separate locations on the Anduin, and returned to Denethor in Minas Tirith. Denethor kept them in his lap for some time, where they were witnessed by Gandalf and Peregrin Took at their arrival in the city.
==In adaptations==
=== Films ===
The horn appears in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, though it is not heard when the newly formed Fellowship of the Ring leaves Rivendell, nor in the escape from the Balrog in Moria. The horn is only used at the Skirmish at Amon Hen prior to Boromir's death.
In The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the horn is absent from Faramir's vision of Boromir in the boat from Lórien. However, Faramir is shown to have possession of the horn after the Rangers under his command capture Frodo and Sam. Later, when Gandalf and Pippin arrive in Minas Tirith, the broken horn is being held by Denethor, Boromir's father.
==== Fan film ====
The fan-made film Horn of Gondor (2020) depicts a lesser-known section of Middle-earth history, set 500 years before The Lord of the Rings - specifically, the invasion of the Balchoth, and Cirion's need for placing trust in the Éothéod to Gondor's north.
===Video games===
The Horn of Gondor appears in the Wii and PS3 version of The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest as an item that unlocks a late-game ability called "Rally". Obtained in the penultimate level, Pelennor Fields, it allows Aragorn to boost the courage and defense of nearby allies accompanying him.
In LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game, both Boromir and Boromir (Captain) carry a Horn of Gondor. It can destroy enemies when blown.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Horing van Gondor
Albanian 	Bri i Gondorit
Amharic 	የጎንደር ቀንድ
Arabic 	قرن جوندور
Armenian 	Գոնդորի եղջյուր
Asturian 	Cuernu de Gondor
Azerbaijani 	Gondor Boynuzu
Belarusian Cyrillic	Рог Гондара
Bosnian 	Rog Gondora
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Рогът на Гондор
Cambodian 	ហ៊ននៃហ្គោនឌ័រ
Catalan 	Banya de Góndor
Cebuano 	Sungay sa Gondor
Chinese 	刚铎号角
Croatian 	Rog Gondora
Czech 	Gondorův roh
Danish 	Gondors horn
Dutch 	Hoorn van Gondor
Esperanto 	Korno de Gondor
Estonian 	Gondori sarv
French 	Corne du Gondor
Friulian 	Corn di Gondor
Georgian 	გონდორის რქა
German 	Horn von Gondor
Greek 	Βούκινο της Γκόντορ
Gujarati 	ગોન્ડોરનો શિંગડો
Hebrew 	קרן גונדור
Hindi 	गोंडोर का सींग
Icelandic 	Horn af Gondor
Italian 	Corno di Gondor
Japanese 	ゴンドールの角
Javanese 	Tanduk Gondor
Kannada 	ಗೊಂಡೋರ್ ನ ಕೊಂಬು
Kazakh 	Гондор Мүйізі (Cyrillic) Gondor Müyizi (Latin)
Konkani 	गोंडोरचो हॉर्न
Korean 	곤도르의 뿔
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Рупор Гондор
Latin 	Cornu Gondor
Latvian 	Gondoras rags
Lithuanian 	Gondoro ragas
Malayalam 	ഗോണ്ടറിൻ്റെ കൊമ്പ്
Malaysian 	Tanduk Gondor
Maltese 	Qrun ta’ Gondor
Marathi 	गोंडोरचा शिंग
Nepalese 	गण्डोरको सीङ
Norwegian 	Gondors horn
Pashto 	د ګونډور د سینګ
Persian 	شاخ گاندور
Polish 	Wielki Róg
Portuguese 	Chifre de Gondor
Punjabi 	ਗੌਂਡਰ ਦਾ ਸਿੰਗ
Romanian 	Cornul din Gondor
Russian 	Рог Гондора
Sardinian 	Cornu de Gondor
Scottish Gaelic 	Corn Gondor
Serbian 	Рог Гондора (Cyrillic) Rog Gondora (Latin)
Sicilian 	Cornu di Gondor
Sinhalese 	ගොන්ඩෝර්ගේ නලාව
Slovak 	Roh Gondoru
Slovenian 	Gondorjev rog
Somali 	Geeska Gondor
Spanish 	Cuerno de Gondor
Sundanese 	Tanduk Gondor
Swahili 	Pembe ya Gondor
Swedish 	Gondors horn
Tajik Cyrillic 	Шохи Гондор
Tamil 	கோண்டோரின் கொம்பு
Tatar 	Гондор мөгезе
Telugu 	గోండోర్ కొమ్ము
Thai 	แตรแห่งกอนดอร์
Turkish 	Gondor Boynuzu
Turkmen 	Gondoryň Gyrgy
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Рог Гондору
Urdu 	ہارن آف گونڈور
Uzbek 	Гондор Чохи (Cyrillic) Gondor Shoxi (Latin)
Venetian 	Corno de Gondor
Vietnamese 	Sừng của Gondor
Yiddish 	האָרן פון גאָנדאָר
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