![]() The effort aged him quickly, and the impression of Sauron's overwhelming force that he gained from the palantír depressed him greatly, as Sauron biased what he saw. ![]() He began secretly using a palantír to probe Sauron's strength, incorrectly insisting he could control it. Unlike Saruman, Denethor was too strong to be corrupted directly by Sauron. ![]() It is difficult to deceive him, and dangerous to try. He can perceive, if he bends his will thither, much of what is passing in the minds of men, even of those that dwell far off. He is not as other men of this time…by some chance the blood of Westernesse runs nearly true in him, as it does in his other son, Faramir, and yet did not in Boromir. Gandalf described him as "proud and subtle, a man of far greater lineage and power, though he is not called a king." Gandalf further commented: He was a man of great will, foresight, and strength, but also overconfident. Denethor never remarried, and became grimmer and more silent than before. She gave birth to two sons, Boromir and Faramir, but died when they were ten and five years old, respectively. He married Finduilas, daughter of Prince Adrahil of Dol Amroth. In Tolkien's Middle-earth, Denethor was the first son and third child of Ecthelion II, a Steward of Gondor.
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