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== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
   
Born in [[TA 2515]]<ref name=Peoples>''[[The History of Middle-earth]],'' Vol. 12: ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]],'' VII: "The Heirs of Elendil"</ref>, Húrin II was the son of [[Hallas (Steward)|Hallas]]. Húrin II succeeded his father as Steward in [[TA 2605]]. War on [[Gondor]]'s eastern and southern borders continued, but lessened, and the [[Éothéod]] to the north now became the [[Rohirrim]], the Ridderfolk of the plains. Other than minor skirmishes no events are recorded during his rule. Húrin II died in [[TA 2628]] after twenty-three years of rule at the age of 113 years old. He was followed by his son [[Belecthor I]].<ref name=Peoples>''[[The History of Middle-earth]],'' Vol. 12: ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]],'' VII: "The Heirs of Elendil"</ref>
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Born in [[TA 2515]]<ref name=Peoples>''[[The History of Middle-earth]],'' Vol. 12: ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]],'' VII: "The Heirs of Elendil"</ref>, Húrin II was the son of [[Hallas (Steward)|Hallas]]. Húrin II succeeded his father as Steward in [[TA 2605]]. Sporadic warfare on [[Gondor]]'s eastern and southern borders continued. Other than minor skirmishes no events are recorded during his rule. Húrin II died in [[TA 2628]] after twenty-three years of rule at the age of 113 years old. He was followed by his son [[Belecthor I]].<ref name=Peoples>''[[The History of Middle-earth]],'' Vol. 12: ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]],'' VII: "The Heirs of Elendil"</ref>
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==

Revision as of 14:05, 12 May 2021

This article refers to the Steward of Gondor. For other namesakes, see Húrin (disambiguation).

Húrin II was the fourteenth Ruling Steward of Gondor.

Biography

Born in TA 2515[1], Húrin II was the son of Hallas. Húrin II succeeded his father as Steward in TA 2605. Sporadic warfare on Gondor's eastern and southern borders continued. Other than minor skirmishes no events are recorded during his rule. Húrin II died in TA 2628 after twenty-three years of rule at the age of 113 years old. He was followed by his son Belecthor I.[1]

Etymology

Húrin was named after a host of ancestors and great heroes. Húrin I who was his ancestor; Húrin of Emyn Arnen who was the founder of the House of Húrin, and Húrin Thalion hero of the First Age and father of Túrin Turambar.

The name Húrin means "Steadfast" in Sindarin.[2]

House of Húrin

   
   
   
   
Húrin
of Emyn Arnen
   
   
   
   
Pelendur
   
   
   
   
Vorondil
   
   
   
   
Mardil Voronwë
   
   
   
   
Eradan
   
   
   
   
Herion
   
   
   
   
Belegorn
   
   
   
   
Húrin I
   
   
   
   
Túrin I
   
   
   
   
Hador
   
   
   
   
Barahir
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Dior
   
   
Rían
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Denethor I
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Two daughters
   
   
Boromir
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Cirion
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Hallas
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Húrin II
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Belecthor I
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Orodreth
   
   
   
   
Morwen
   
   
Ecthelion I
   
   
   
   
Unknown
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Egalmoth
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Beren
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Beregond
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Belecthor II
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Thorondir
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Túrin II
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Turgon
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Ecthelion II
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Two daughters
   
   
Denethor II
   
   
Finduilas
   
   
   
   
House of Eorl
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Boromir
   
   
   
   
   
   
Faramir
   
   
   
   
   
   
Éowyn
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Elboron
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Barahir


Translations

Foreign Language Translated name
Amharic ሑሪን ሁለተኛው
Arabic حورين الثاني
Armenian Հուրին II
Belarusian Cyrillic Хурина II
Bengali হুরিন দ্বিতীয়
Bulgarian Cyrillic Хурин II
Georgian ჰურინ II
Greek Χουριν Β'
Gujarati હુરિન બીજી
Hebrew הורין תליון השני
Hindi हुरिन दूसरा
Kannada ಹುರಿನ್ ಎರಡನೆಯದು
Kazakh Һұрін II (Cyrillic) Hurin II (Latin)
Korean 후린 2세
Kyrgyz Cyrillic Hурин II
Macedonian Cyrillic Хурин II
Malayalam ഹുരിന് സെക്കന്റ്
Marathi हुरीन दुसरा
Mongolian Cyrillic Hурин II
Nepalese हुरिन दोस्रो
Pashto حورین دوهم
Persian هورین دوم
Punjabi ਹੁਰੀਂ ? ਦੂਜਾ
Russian Хурин II
Sinhalese හුරින් දෙවන
Tajik Cyrillic Ҳурин II
Tamil ஹுரிந் இரண்டாவது
Telugu హురిన రెండవ
Thai ฮูริน 2
Ukrainian Cyrillic Гурін II
Urdu ہوران دوسرا
Uzbek Ҳурин II (Cyrillic) Hurin II (Latin)
Yiddish הורין די רגע
Ruling Steward of Gondor
Preceded by
Hallas
Húrin II Succeeded by
Belecthor I
TA 2605TA 2628


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 12: The Peoples of Middle-earth, VII: "The Heirs of Elendil"
  2. The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names