Timeline Event
Eldacar becomes King of Gondor
Event Type: Genealogical
Age: 3rd Age - The Kings
Year: 1432
Description:
... Valacar. In his time the first disaster of Gondor began, the Kin-strife.
Eldacar son of Valacar (at first called Vinitharya) deposed 1437. Castamir the Usurper †1447. Eldacar restored, died 1490.
Aldamir (second son of Eldacar) †1540....
The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers: The Realms in Exile
1432
King Valacar of Gondor dies, and the civil war of the Kin-strife begins.
The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix B, The Tale of Years: The Third Age
Contributors:
Elena Tiriel 11Dec04
