Ship-kings

The Ship-kings was the title given to four great Kings of Gondor beginning with Tarannon Falastur, the twelfth King of Gondor.

History
Tarannon began the building of great fleets of ships that increased Gondor's power in Middle-earth along the coasts of the Mouths of Anduin. Eärnil I rebuilt the ancient haven of the Faithful Pelargir and from here built a great fleet to conquer the enemy realm of Umbar. In TA 933, Eärnil's navy and armies attacked Umbar and won it from the Southrons and their Black Númenórean masters. Afterwards, it became an important part of Gondor, serving as a great harbor and fortress of Gondor. During Hyarmendacil I's time, the Kingdom of Gondor reached its highest peak and the realm extended from the Field of Celebrant, to the borders of Mirkwood, to the west of the Greyflood, just east of the Sea of Rhûn, south of the river Harnen, and finally to the coastal province of Umbar.

The Ship-kings ushered in a 'Golden Age' bringing Gondor great power and wealth. At this time, the Men from the Vales of Anduin and those of the south acknowledged its authority and did homage to it. Mordor was well watched and the fortresses built to watch over it were well-manned and maintained and it remained desolate and unpeopled. The line of Ship-kings ended with the death Hyarmendacil I leaving behind a great empire that his son Atanatar II and subsequent later successors, did little to maintain.

The Ship-kings

 * Tarannon Falastur, twelfth King of Gondor ruling from TA 830 to TA 913.
 * Eärnil I, the thirteenth King of Gondor ruling from TA 913 to TA 936.
 * Ciryandil, the fourteenth King of Gondor ruling from TA 936 to TA 1015.
 * Hyarmendacil I, the fifteenth King of Gondor ruling from TA 1015 to TA 1149.