<P> The kings of Gondor claimed descent through Amandil from the Lords of Andúnië , and from there to Silmariën and the Kings of Númenor . The line of Kings began with Elendil , who fled the downfall of Númenor with his sons Isildur and Anárion and established the twin realms - in - exile of Arnor and Gondor . 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 in Gondor continued through the descendants of Anárion for over two thousand years . Several calamities befell the house , such as the civil war of the Kin - Strife from TA 1432 to 1447 and the death of the King and his close family in the Great Plague of TA 1636 . In addition , through inter-marriage over several generations the Númenorean blood of the Kings of Gondor was mingled with that of lesser men of Middle - Earth . After King Ondoher and his two sons were slain in battle with the Wainriders , Arvedui ( heir of the North Kingdom ) claimed the throne of Gondor . Arvedui 's claim rested on his descent from Isildur and his marriage to Fíriel , the only surviving child of Ondoher . His claim was rejected by Gondor , who elected instead Eärnil II , a male descendant of Telumehtar and victor over the Wainriders . The line of Kings finally came to an end in TA 2050 when the last King of Gondor , Eärnur son of Eärnil II , disappeared after riding to answer the challenges of the Witch - King in Minas Morgul . Thereafter Gondor was ruled by the Line of the Stewards until the return of King Aragorn II . </P>
<P> The kings of Gondor claimed descent through Amandil from the Lords of Andúnië , and from there to Silmariën and the Kings of Númenor . The line of Kings began with Elendil , who fled the downfall of Númenor with his sons Isildur and Anárion and established the twin realms - in - exile of Arnor and Gondor . 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 in Gondor continued through the descendants of Anárion for over two thousand years . Several calamities befell the house , such as the civil war of the Kin - Strife from TA 1432 to 1447 and the death of the King and his close family in the Great Plague of TA 1636 . In addition , through inter-marriage over several generations the Númenorean blood of the Kings of Gondor was mingled with that of lesser men of Middle - Earth . After King Ondoher and his two sons were slain in battle with the Wainriders , Arvedui ( heir of the North Kingdom ) claimed the throne of Gondor . Arvedui 's claim rested on his descent from Isildur and his marriage to Fíriel , the only surviving child of Ondoher . His claim was rejected by Gondor , who elected instead Eärnil II , a male descendant of Telumehtar and victor over the Wainriders . The line of Kings finally came to an end in TA 2050 when the last King of Gondor , Eärnur son of Eärnil II , disappeared after riding to answer the challenges of the Witch - King in Minas Morgul . Thereafter Gondor was ruled by the Line of the Stewards until the return of King Aragorn II . </P>
what happened to the last king of gondor
what happened to the last king of gondor
disappeared
disappeared