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Anarion was a Dunadan and the younger son of Elendil
the
Tall. With his brother, Isildur, he was the second King of
Gondor. When he left Numenor with his father, Elendil, and his
brother, Isildur, he owned two of the nine ships of the Faithful.
When they came to the shore of Lindon, Elendil founded the realm of
Arnor, and Isildur and Anarion bore south to what is now Gondor.
Two strong places they built, one in the west and one in the
east. Anarion's home was Minas Anor, Tower of the Setting Sun,
and Isildur's home was Minas Ithil, Tower of the Rising Moon.
Also, the Palantiri
were divided. Anarion and Isildur took two
each and placed them in Orthanc, Minas Anor, Minas Ithil, and
Osgiliath.
Soon, Sauron prepared for war. First he took
Minas Ithil, and
destroyed the white tree of Isildur. But Isildur escaped down the
Anduin, seeking Elendil. Meanwhile, Anarion defended Osgiliath.
Gil-galad and Elendil took counsel, and the Last
Alliance was
formed. Anarion joined the march to Mordor, but was slain by a
rock thrown from Barad-dur. His helm was crushed and so the helm
of Isildur was used as the Crown of Gondor from then on.
References: The Silmarillion, The Return of the King
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