Ornendil

Ornendil is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, appearing in Return of the King, the third and final volume of The Lord of the Rings.

He was the elder son of King Eldacar of Gondor. In the siege of Osgiliath during the Gondorian civil war, Ornendil's father was driven out by Castamir the Usurper. However, Ornendil did not escape with his father and was put to death by Castamir upon the fall of Osgiliath.^[1]

References

↑ Tolkien, J. R. R. (1955), The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings, Boston: Houghton Mifflin (published 1987), "Appendix A: Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion", ISBN 0-395-08256-0

J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium

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Principal works	The Silmarillion The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring The Two Towers The Return of the King

Other works	The Adventures of Tom Bombadil The Road Goes Ever On

Posthumous publications	Unfinished Tales The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien The History of Middle-earth (12 volumes) Bilbo's Last Song The Children of Húrin The History of The Hobbit

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