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Ostoher was the son of Anardil and the seventh King of Gondor. His wife Haldanárië was a resident of Minas Anor, and for her sake he rebuilt and enlarged the city of his ancestor Anárion. Upon its completion, Ostoher made Minas Anor his summer residence, allowing his wife and children to spend time with Haldanárië’s family, though his seat of power remained in Osgiliath. Toward the end of Ostoher’s reign, Gondor was invaded for the first time by armies of kingdoms to the east. Ostoher’s son and heir Tarostar led a counterattack to drive the enemy out, though he did not succeed until eight years after his father’s death. At this time, he assumed the name Rómendacil, “East-victor,” and selected the first Steward of Gondor to serve the king. His chosen steward was Astorion, the son of his mother’s sister, and his primary duty was to preserve the Tradition of Isildur: the secret of the location of Elendil’s tomb in Amon Anwar. This secret had been passed orally from father to son, but given the increased dangers faced by Gondor, Rómendacil recorded the Tradition on a scroll that the steward would possess and protect, so that it would continue even if a king died before he could reveal it to his heir. Rómendacil may have possessed some foresight, for forty years later he was slain while fighting off a renewed attack from the East. He was mourned by his widow, Queen Ravandië, a woman he had rescued from bondage among the Easterlings in his first victory. Ravandië was in fact his second wife, for his first, Telemniel, and the mother of his heir Turambar, died from a wasting illness many years before. Thus Queen Ravandië was looked upon askance by the folk of Gondor, and upon her husband’s death she took her children to Lossarnach to live the rest of their lives in peace. In vengeance for his father, Turambar destroyed the invading horde and led a conquest into Rhûn. Turambar led a much more successful life than his namesake, the tragic First Age hero Túrin Turambar; he wed the painter Culindë and together they had many children throughout his reign, the longest since that of Meneldil. Turambar’s heir was Atanatar, who led Gondor in a time of peace won due to the efforts of his father. Atanatar renewed the tournaments established first by King Eärendil, wishing to keep the army well-practiced and strong even when no war was necessary. His wife was Rátavanië, a woman of exceeding beauty he elevated from the merchant class to be his queen.
