<Tr> <Th> Aliases </Th> <Td> Steward of Gondor </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Race </Th> <Td> Men </Td> </Tr> <P> Denethor II, son of Ecthelion II, is a fictional character in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Return of the King, which is the third and final part of his novel The Lord of the Rings . He is the 26th Ruling Steward of Gondor . </P> <P> Denethor was born in T.A. 2930, the first son and third child of Ecthelion II . Ecthelion became the 25th Ruling Steward of Gondor in T.A. 2953, and at the same time Denethor became the heir apparent, inheriting the Horn of Gondor . He succeeded his father as Denethor II in T.A. 2984 . </P>

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