The history of the kingdom is outlined in the appendices of the book.Īccording to the narrative, Gondor was founded by the brothers Isildur and Anárion, exiles from the downfallen island kingdom of Númenor. The third volume of The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, is largely concerned with the events in Gondor during the War of the Ring and with the restoration of the realm afterward. Tolkien's writings, described as the greatest realm of Men in the west of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age.
