Tarondor of Gondor

Tarondor was the twenty-seventh King of Gondor.
== Biography ==
Tarondor was the son of Minastan, and succeeded his uncle King Telemnar, who died in the Great Plague of TA 1636. Coming to the throne when he was still relatively young, he was the longest-reigning King of Gondor.
The Plague had devastated Gondor, and Tarondor strove to slowly rebuild it and its power. He pursued a policy of strict retrenchment, in which many outposts were abandoned. The most significant event in his reign was the removal of the capital from the now depopulated Osgiliath, to Minas Anor (later known as Minas Tirith) and the replanting of the White Tree. Gondor at this time was drained of its resources and man-power, and could no longer afford to tend to the forts guarding the ancient entrances to Mordor. The fortresses were abandoned, paving the way for evil things to return.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Third Age" During his reign, the garrisons and outposts in Enedwaith were also abandoned, with Gondor's western frontier retreating to the Gap of Calenardhon and the White Mountains.
Tarondor died in TA 1798, after one-hundred and sixty-two years of rule. He was succeeded by his son Telumehtar later that year.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (iv): "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ጣሮንዶር
Arabic 	تارندور
Armenian 	Տարոնդոր
Belarusian Cyrillic	Тарондор
Bengali 	তারন্দর
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Тарондор
Chinese 	塔龍鐸
Greek 	Ταρονδορ
Gujarati 	તરોન્દોર
Hebrew 	טרונדור
Hindi 	तरोन्दोर
Japanese 	タロンドール
Kannada 	ಟ್ಯಾಂಡೊಡರ್
Kazakh 	Тарондор (Cyrillic) Tarondor (Latin)
Korean 	타론 도르
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Тарондор
Macedonian Cyrillic	Тарандор
Marathi 	तरोन्दोर
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Тарондор
Nepalese 	तरोन्दोर
Persian 	تاروندور
Punjabi 	ਤਰੋਂਡੋਰ
Russian 	Тарондор
Sanskrit 	तरोन्दोर्
Serbian 	Тарондор (Cyrillic) Tarondor (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ටැරන්ඩර්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Тарондор
Tamil 	தரோன்தொர்
Telugu 	తరొన్దొర్
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Тарондор
Urdu 	ترونداور
Yiddish 	טאַראָנדאָר
== References ==
Category:Dúnedain
Category:Men of Gondor
Category:Kings of Gondor
Category:Characters in The History of Middle-earth
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