His reign as King saw increasing unrest, developing into rebellion in the coastal provinces. After living there many years he returned to Gondor, where he became crown prince in 1304. In 1250 he was sent as ambassador to the kingdom of Rhovanion, and there married its princess Vidumavi. Under his reign (c.1240) were carved the pillars of Argonath. The actual power of the realm during his reign was wielded by his tireless son and regent Minalcar. He soon tired of being a king and in III 1240, after just fourteen years on the throne, he turned over the rule of Gondor to his nephew Minalcar, who ruled as Regent through the rest of Narmacil's titular Kingship. From this point Gondor began a long decline in power and prestige, which was not halted until the reign of Elessar Telcontar at the beginning of the Fourth Age. During his reign Gondor reached the height of its power and extended from the Misty Mountains south to Umbar and from the Great Sea east to the Sea of RhГ»n. He took a great army to avenge his father's death and conquered the southern lands of the Harad (his regnal name means 'victorious in the South'). Died in the defence of Umbar against the Haradrim and Black NГєmenГіreans. He captured Umbar for Gondor, but was lost in a storm off its coast. His Queen-consort was the notorious BerГєthiel, whom Tarannon was forced to send into exile. Began a policy of exploration and expansion which greatly increased the power of Gondor. Avenged the death of his father by conquering large parts of Rhovanion from the Easterlings. Later the Easterlings invaded once again, and he rode to meet them in battle but was slain. As crown prince, he rode against the Easterlings and defeated them (thus, his regnal name means 'victorious in the East'). In 420 he rebuilt Minas Anor as his summer residence, and during his reign the Easterlings started to attack Gondor. Meneldil was the last person born in NГєmenor before its destruction. Meneldil fourth child and son of AnГЎrion, born S.A 3318, reigned T.A.Isildur officially ruled Gondor from S.A.His sons Isildur and AnГЎrion were the co-rulers of Gondor itself (until AnГЎrion's death in S.A. He reigned titularly as High King from S.A.В 3320вЂ“3441. In the absence of the king, Gondor was ruled first by the Steward Mardil, and thereafter by the Line of the Stewards until the return of King Aragorn II.Д®ach king was a son of the previous king, unless otherwise indicated. 2050 when the last King of Gondor, EГ¤rnur son of EГ¤rnil II, disappeared after riding to answer the challenges of the Witch-King in Minas Morgul. The line of Kings finally came to an end in T.A. His claim was rejected by Gondor, who elected instead EГ¤rnil II, a male descendant of Telumehtar and victor over the Wainriders. Arvedui's claim rested on his descent from Isildur and his marriage to FГriel, the only surviving child of Ondoher. In addition, through inter-marriage over several generations the NГєmenorean blood of the Kings of Gondor was mingled with that of lesser men of Middle-Earth.ДЄfter King Ondoher and his two sons were slain in battle with the Wainriders, Arvedui (heir of the North Kingdom) claimed the throne of Gondor. Several calamities befell the house, such as the civil war of the Kin-Strife from T.A.В 1432 to 1447 and the death of the King and his close family in the Great Plague of T.A. The Line of Kings in Gondor continued through the descendants of AnГЎrion for over two thousand years. For several hundred years after its foundation, Gondor was ruled by the High-King of both Arnor and Gondor, but after Isildur's death early in the Third Age, the connection between the two kingdoms was severed and Gondor was ruled independently of Arnor.

The line of Kings began with Elendil, who fled the downfall of NГєmenor with his sons Isildur and AnГЎrion and established the twin realms-in-exile of Arnor and Gondor. The kings of Gondor claimed descent through Amandil from the Lords of AndГєniГ«, and from there to SilmariГ«n and the Kings of NГєmenor.

Kings of middle earth