Since the death of their King and the loss of his line, many ages of Men past, the land of Gondor has been without a ruling monarch. In his stead a Steward was appointed, and this tradition continued until tht War of the Ring, at with time Denethor sat upon the Steward's throne. Yet the mind of Denethor is not at peace. Doubt and grief cloud his vision and his only great hope was with his eldest son Boromir, who fell at the hands of the Uruk-hai. Denethor sees not the gifts of his younger son Faramir, whose only wish is to please his father and honor his brother's legacy.