At first glance, the kingdom of Gondor from Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy seemed to be a prosperous ...

In Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, the kingdoms of Gondor and Rohan had a fraught dynamic. They were once close allies, as the land of Rohan had been a gift from the Steward of ...

For 25 generations the Ruling Stewards of Gondor sat atop the white city of Minas Tirith. However, they never claimed its throne. For while they lorded over the kingdom it had no monarch after ...

One of the most iconic moments of his arc came when Aragorn urged him to seek aid from Gondor, only for Théoden to bitterly respond, “Where was Gondor when the Westfold fell?” Despite his per ...

When it comes to Gondor, though, it’s much harder to pick out one main influence that gives Gondor its identity. Tolkien deliberately drew on several different historical cultures when he was ...