Gondor was, in Norse mythology, a human kingdom in western Middle Earth. Its name meant "land of stone" in Sindarin, and Gondor was said to have been founded by the brothers Isildur and Anarion in SA 3320 (7185 BC), with Osgiliath serving as its capital. Gondor was settled by the Faithful Numenoreans who refused to ally themselves with Sauron, and Gondor allied with Arnor and became the mightiest of the human kingdoms. However, its wars with Sauron's armies, civil warfare among its feuding nobility, and a devastating plague led to Gondor's decline, and the capital was moved to Minas Tirith in TA 1640 (5424 BC). Gondor's kings were dominated by their powerful Stewards until the War of the Ring in 4046-4045 BC, after which Aragorn became King on Sauron's defeat. Gondor once again expanded and reunited with Arnor, and, after the continental shift, Gondor's geographical location was aligned with Italy and Greece.
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