A Northman Princess
, Vidumavi was the daughter of King Vidugavia of Rhovanion (r. T.A. 1248-1322). She was born in Buhr Widu,
in the East Bight of Mirkwood, in the year T.A. 1234. When she
reached adulthood, she fell in love with Prince Valacar of Gondor,
the son of Minalcar and the heir to the throne of the South Kingdom. Valacar lived in Buhr Widu as his father's ambassador,
and Vidumavi captured his heart. They wed in T.A. 1264 and
Vidumavi bore their only child ten years later. Valacar named him
Eldacar, while Vidumavi called him Vinitharya, after her own
tongue.
She became Queen of Gondor upon her husband's ascension to
the throne in T. A. 1366, but her presence in Osgiliath stirred the ire
of many Gondorians — most notably the Sea-lords of Lebennin
and Ithilien. Upon her death in T.A. 1374, the disgruntled
Dúnedain cited her weak lineage and cast aspersions upon her son
Eldacar. These feelings formed the foundation for the revolt that
took place in southern Gondor during the later years of her
husband's reign, a rebellion which erupted into the Kin-strife when
Valacar died in T.A. 1432.
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- Galadwen