Faramir was ultimately saved, thanks to Pippin and a certain “treacherous” soldier of Gondor and Denethor perished, Palantir in hand, on the pyre. In the end he took a wounded Faramir to the tombs where the Stewards and Kings were laid to rest, hoping to burn he and Faramir in a funeral pyre while the forces of Mordor laid siege to the city. Denethor began to age prematurely and his two sons, Boromir and Faramir, became more public figures to the people of Gondor. After Boromir fell while a member of the Fellowship and Faramir became wounded trying to reclaim the lands beyond the walls of Minas Tirith, the strain on Denethor reached its peak and he ultimately went mad. Making use of one of the Palantir, Denethor sought to learn of the Dark Lord Sauron’s plans, his armies movements, and at times even test his own will against him.
And who could blame him? There was a lot resting upon him to be accomplished and being a man of great wisdom and strength, who better to take the brunt of it all against the Forces of Shadow. So it was that Denethor took up a lot of the mantle on his own. Once Denethor took up the Stewardship, these individuals, as well as many other friends of Gondor I can assume, were less welcome and their counsel went unheard.
His only real blunder would be his mistrust of Gandalf and the stranger Thorongil (later revealed to be an alias of Aragorn’s). Though by the time we the readers meet Denethor it is apparent Minas Tirith, and the nation of Gondor in general, is on a downward path it isn’t fair to say that Denethor didn’t have good/honest intentions. With strangers wandering in and out of the walls of Minas Tirith, and foes growing in stronger in dark corners Denethor certainly had is work cut out for him. After Ecthelion died it was Denethor who would have to bear the burden of Steward.
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Unfortunately for Ecthelion, he came into Stewardship a few years after Sauron declared himself to the free folk of Gondor. Before Denethor took up the title, Ecthelion was responsible for growth in some of Gondor’s neighboring regions such as Pelargir, and welcomed many a traveler such as Gandalf and the mysterious man Thorongil.
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Let’s jump right into the lore, shall we? As his full title entails, Denethor was the son of Ecthelion the twenty-fifth steward of Gondor. I can’t wait to get started using the Steward(former?) of Gondor, Denethor son of Ecthelion! This shiny, new, and much older Denethor offers up a surprising amount of deckbuilding options and provides a decent amount of “power” in the right deck. Wow! I didn’t know I had been clamoring for a new Denethor until this piece of Leadership awesomeness was released with the newest AP at this point, Flight of the Stormcaller.
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