Tarostar of Gondor

Tarostar, the son of Ostoher and the father of Turambar, was the eighth King of Gondor. He ruled the Stone Land from T.A. 492 until T.A. 541.He was a superb horseman, swordsman, and tactician who, even before he took the throne, had garnered many accolades for his military achievements. While his father was on the throne, Tarostar met and defeated a great Easterling horde in south-central Rhovanion (T.A. 490), enabling him to take the name Rómendacil when he ascended the throne in Osgiliath. His reign marked the beginning of the great bond between the Northmen of Rhovanion and the Dúnedain of the South Kingdom. He died fighting on behalf on the Northmen and was succeeded by his son Turambar. Tarostar was also a renowned castle builder. His string of fortresses stretched along Gondor's southern and eastern frontiers and he erected numerous signal-towers in order to facilitate com- munications. Tarostar's greatest architectural accomplishment, however, was the rebuilding of Minas Anor.