Turgon of Gondor was the son of Túrin II, the twenty-third Ruling Steward of Gondor. He followed his father as the twenty-fourth Ruling Steward in T.A. 2914 and presided over Gondor during the last era of peace before the final rise of Sauron and Saruman. He was a fine fighter and administrator. When he died in T.A. 2953 — two years after Sauron's open claim to dominion over Men and a few months before Saruman began fortifying Isengard — he was succeeded by his son Ecthelion II.