Talk:Stewards of Gondor

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Unlike the "List of Gondorian Kings" page, the Stewards are not linked. This was done originally, but it was found that: A. 90% of the Stewards had not had pages made yet, and B. The 10% that did have pages, were only the Stewards which had named themselves after other famous figures in middle-earth, and the linked pages were for said character, not the steward. Most of the Stewards are not well documented anyway, but feel free to link to any that get a page written about them.

Please think carefully before adding a Wikipedia page for a character who exists only in a few lines of a single book. DJ Clayworth

Tolkienology is all about discussing characters who only exist in a few lines, or even less. Itai 23:14, 24 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Is there a reason Faramir is not included on the list? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.112.37.194 (talk • contribs) 23:17, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

Yes. He is not considered a Ruling Steward. Eric119 02:01, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

I'm not sure that the part stating that "Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth took his place much of that time" is totally correct. Off the top of my head I remember the book stating that Hurin Warden of the Keys was in fact the person who ruled Minas Tirith while Faramir was in the houses of healing. I amy need some clarification on this. Although Hurin was the official ruler, Minas tirith was under the De Facto stewardship of Aragorn.

[edit] original model

Surely the original model for the stewards of Gondor was the Masters of the Palace in Merovingian Francia. Their title obviously comes from the title of steward, but the idea of royal servants who become rulers in the absence or decrepitude of the kings goes back specifically to the Frankish model. I'm fairly certain I've seen literature discussing the issue. john k 16:26, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] claim

I don't get it. Why didn't the Ruling stewards claim the throne of Gondor after Earnur's death? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.185.96.150 (talk) 02:03, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Because the original Kings of Gondor were literally decended from the gods! Also, due to the Kinstrife, no one was too willing to claim the throne for fear of setting off yet another civil war. 70.88.213.74 (talk) 23:36, 10 December 2007 (UTC)