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(I just got my Extended edition DVD set yesterday. This pleases me.) |
(I'm not sure "position reserved for Aragorn" is right; the fact is, Boromir wasn't a direct descendant of Elendil, and would not have had any right to the throne even if Aragorn hadn't been around.) |
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| − | '''Denethor''', son of [[Ecthelion]], is the last steward of [[Gondor]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. He resented being only a steward and wanted his son [[Boromir]] to become king, but that was a position reserved for [[Aragorn]]. Upon learning of Boromir's untimely death, he went crazy and tried to burn his son [[Faramir]] alive; thwarted in this by his page {{dl|Peregrin|Took}}, he leaped onto the fiery bier and ended his life in flames. | + | '''Denethor II''', son of [[Ecthelion]], is the last steward of [[Gondor]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. He resented being only a steward and wanted his son [[Boromir]] to become king, but that was a position reserved for [[Aragorn]]. Upon learning of Boromir's untimely death, he went crazy and tried to burn his son [[Faramir]] alive; thwarted in this by his page {{dl|Peregrin|Took}}, he leaped onto the fiery bier and ended his life in flames. |
| + | ==Films== | ||
| + | In Peter Jackson's film adaptations of ''Lord of the Rings'', Denethor is played by John Noble. | ||
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Revision as of 20:53, January 15, 2008
Denethor II, son of Ecthelion, is the last steward of Gondor in The Lord of the Rings. He resented being only a steward and wanted his son Boromir to become king, but that was a position reserved for Aragorn. Upon learning of Boromir's untimely death, he went crazy and tried to burn his son Faramir alive; thwarted in this by his page Peregrin, he leaped onto the fiery bier and ended his life in flames.
Films
In Peter Jackson's film adaptations of Lord of the Rings, Denethor is played by John Noble.