The youngest son of Lord Denethor, Steward of Gondor, Faramir is brother to Boromir who perished defending Merry and Pippin. Unlike his brother, Faramir is not beloved by his father, and has spent many years as a ranger, scouting and defending the wild borderlands of Gondor in order to earn his affection. He fought bravely in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields before being felled by a poisoned dart for the Witch King, and later married Eowyn after the destruction of the ring.