| − | '''Denethor''' is the last steward of [[Gondor]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. He resented being only a steward and wanted his son [[Boromir]] to become king, but that was a position reserved for [[Aragorn]]. Upon learning of Boromir's untimely death, he went crazy and tried to burn his son [[Faramir]] alive; thwarted in this by his page {{dl|Peregrin|Took}}, he leaped onto the fiery bier and ended his life in flames. | + | '''Denethor''', son of [[Ecthelion]], is the last steward of [[Gondor]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. He resented being only a steward and wanted his son [[Boromir]] to become king, but that was a position reserved for [[Aragorn]]. Upon learning of Boromir's untimely death, he went crazy and tried to burn his son [[Faramir]] alive; thwarted in this by his page {{dl|Peregrin|Took}}, he leaped onto the fiery bier and ended his life in flames. |