Timeline Event
Eldacar regains the crown of Gondor
Event Type: Political
Age: 3rd Age - The Kings
Year: 1447
Description:
An event in the Kin-strife in Gondor; see that entry for an overview:
Eldacar returns and drives out the usurper Castamir.
The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix B, The Tale of Years: The Third Age
[Castamir] had been king only ten years, when Eldacar... came with a great army out of the north....
Eldacar himself slew Castamir in combat....
The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers: Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion
Contributors:
Lyllyn 23Feb04
Elena Tiriel 25Aug07