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Dates
Adopted after the Battle of Dagorlad of II 3434; replaced during the reign of Atanatar II (III 1149 - III 1226); relinquished by Eärnur III 2050; recovered for the coronation of Aragorn Elessar III 3019
Origins
The helm worn by Isildur during the Battle of Dagorlad, later replaced by the Silver Crown of Atanatar II Alcarin, also of winged design
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Both branches of the House of Elendil1
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Meaning
So named because the crown bore the form of a sea-bird's wing extending out on either side
Other names
Crown of Elendil, Crown of Gondor; also known as the Silver Crown or White Crown after its replacement by Atanatar II
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Winged CrownThe Crown of GondorThe first crown of the Kings of Gondor had been a simple helmet, said to have been the helm worn by Isildur during the Battle of Dagorlad, and following the convention of the Gondorians that helmet was mounted with a pair of wings.2 The helmet was worn as a crown by fourteen Kings after Isildur, until Atanatar Alcarin caused a new crown to be made. Following the same winged design, Atanatar's crown was made of silver, tall and bejewelled. That winged crown was borne by Atanatar and all his successors until Eärnur. When Eärnur was lost, the crown was placed in the Houses of the Dead and remained there for more than a thousand years during the rule of the Stewards. When Aragorn took up the Kingship of the South-kingdom after the War of the Ring, the Winged Crown was reclaimed from the Tombs and used in his coronation. Notes
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