Timeline Event
Rebellions in Southern Gondor begin the Kin-strife
Event Type: Military/Strategic
Age: 3rd Age - The Kings
Year: 1432
Description:
An event in the Kin-strife in Gondor; see that entry for an overview:
'For the high men of Gondor already looked askance at the Northmen among them; and it was a thing unheard of before that the heir to the crown, or any son of the King, should wed one of lesser and alien race. There was already rebellion in the southern provinces when King Valacar grew old. His queen had been a fair and noble lady, but short-lived according to the fate of lesser Men, and the Dúnedain feared that her descendants would prove the same and fall from the majesty of the Kings of Men. Also they were unwilling to accept as lord her son, who though he was now called Eldacar, had been born in an alien country and was named in his youth Vinitharya, a name of his mother's people.
The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers: Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion
Contributors:
Elena Tiriel 12Dec04