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This article is about the Steward of Gondor. For the video game character, see Eradan (Ranger).

Eradan was the second Ruling Steward of Gondor.

Biography[]

Eradan was born in TA 1999 and was the son of Mardil Voronwë. Following the death of his father in TA 2080, Eradan became the second Ruling Steward, and the second Steward to rule during the era known as the Watchful Peace. Eradan, served as Ruling Steward until his death in TA 2116 at the age of 117 after a rule of thirty-six years. He was succeeded by his son Herion.[2][3]

Eradan was the first Steward to use a Sindarin name.

Etymology[]

Eradan is a Sindarin word. -adan is the singular form of "edain".[4]

House of Húrin[]

   
   
   
   
Húrin
of Emyn Arnen
   
   
   
   
Pelendur
   
   
   
   
Vorondil
   
   
   
   
Mardil Voronwë
   
   
   
   
Eradan
   
   
   
   
Herion
   
   
   
   
Belegorn
   
   
   
   
Húrin I
   
   
   
   
Túrin I
   
   
   
   
Hador
   
   
   
   
Barahir
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Dior
   
   
Rían
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Denethor I
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Two daughters
   
   
Boromir
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Cirion
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Hallas
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Húrin II
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Belecthor I
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Orodreth
   
   
   
   
Morwen
   
   
Ecthelion I
   
   
   
   
Unknown
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Egalmoth
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Beren
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Beregond
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Belecthor II
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Thorondir
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Túrin II
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Turgon
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Ecthelion II
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Two daughters
   
   
Denethor II
   
   
Finduilas
   
   
   
   
House of Eorl
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Boromir
   
   
   
   
   
   
Faramir
   
   
   
   
   
   
Éowyn
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Elboron
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Barahir


Translations[]

Foreign Language Translated name
Amharic ዐራዳን
Arabic إيرادان
Armenian Էրադան
Belarusian Cyrillic Ерадан
Bengali এরাদান
Bulgarian Cyrillic Ерадан
Chinese 伊拉頓
Georgian ერადან
Greek Εραδαν
Gujarati એરાદાન
Hebrew אראדאן
Hindi एरदन
Japanese エラダン
Kannada ಎರಾಡಾನ್
Kazakh Ерадан (Cyrillic) Eradan (Latin)
Korean 에라단
Kyrgyz Cyrillic Эрадан
Macedonian Cyrillic Ерадан
Marathi एरदान
Mongolian Cyrillic Ерадан
Nepalese एरदन
Pashto ېرادان ?
Persian ارادان
Punjabi ਈਰਾਡਨ
Russian Эрадан
Sanskrit एरदन्
Serbian Ерадан (Cyrillic) Eradan (Latin)
Sinhalese එරාඩන්
Tajik Cyrillic Ерадан
Telugu ఎరదన్
Ukrainian Cyrillic Ерадан
Urdu ارادان ?
Uzbek Ерадан (Cyrillic) Eradan (Latin)
Yiddish עראַדאַן
Ruling Steward of Gondor
Preceded by
Mardil Voronwë
Eradan Succeeded by
Herion
TA 2080 - TA 2116


References[]

  1. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, VII: "The Heirs of Elendil"
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (iv): "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
  3. The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Third Age"
  4. The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names
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