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'''Strider''' is the "king" referred to in the third volume of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. The return of the king to Middle Earth is a long-hoped-for event. The decay and other problems facing the land are attributed to people who "had never heard of the king" or had rebelled against his rule.
The land of [[Gondor]] was ruled by a long line of
[[steward]]s in his name, and the king's return was nearly thwarted by the arrogance of the last steward [[Denethor]]. He tried to kill his son [[Faramir]] and then committed [[suicide]], throwing himself on a burning pyre which he set himself.
The handover of power was accomplished peacefully, upon Faramir's recovery. After Strider's marriage to [[Arwen]], Faramir married [[Éowyn]] of the neighboring kingdom of [[Rohan]].