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Castamir was a man of Minas Ithil, and the general of the city's army in the late Third Age.
Castamir is non-canonical as he does not appear in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, and only in the video game Middle-earth: Shadow of War.
Biography[]
Castamir, a Man of Gondor by birth, served in Gondor's army for much of his life, becoming a decorated war-hero. In the last days before the Witch-king's assault of Minas Ithil, he was the city's leader and foremost general, as well as the father of Idril, who was herself a Second Captain of the city's army.
At some point prior to or during the Witch-king's siege of Minas Ithil, Castamir despaired, and made a deal with the enemy to hand the city and the palantír it housed over, in exchange for the safety of Idril. Following the arrival of the ranger Talion, Castamir secretly left to discuss terms with the Witch-king's subordinates, only to be thought captured and subsequently "rescued" by Idril and Talion. Soon afterwards, he granted the Witch-king and other Nazgûl access to the city's tower, where he handed over the palantír, despite Talion and Idril's attempts to prevent him from doing so. The Witch-king, having obtained what he desired, proceeded to kill Castamir, forcing Idril and Talion to flee the city.
Later, the Nazgûl Isildur resurrected Castamir as a barrow-wight along with many other men of Minas Ithil, in an effort to vanquish Talion.