This will list previous holders of the offices of the Captains of Gondor, and (where known) some of their achievements. It will be expanded and updated as more information is found/when the Red Book is actually consulted on the subject. Years are in the City's Reckoning or CTS Reckoning (CR), starting with the Founding in 1983. The Founding is considered as CR 0 rather than CR 1. As such, to aid in the finding of dates, it should be noted that every tenth year is a year in the ordinary reckoning of Men ending in a 3: CR 30 is 2013, CR 20 is 2003, CR 10 1993, and so on.
Stewards of Gondor
Note: Title first granted by the people of the City in CR 5; all Chairbeings previously held only the title of "Chairman"
Katrina Laurefindil (41-present)
Aka Katrina Ng, John's.
Rosalind Aewen (40-41)
Aka Rosalind Mackey, Emmanuel. A scholar of natural history (and particularly birds – her name translates to "bird-maiden"), she led the people of Gondor on an Arctic Expedition (to the Horniman Museum) to view that roundest of walruses, the Worb. Yet after that auspicious start, the tides of fate turned: the assembled masses of Khus-Fus were not appeased by her generous provision of sandwiches and suchlike and she was soundly defeated in battle. But her reign was not without victory: heading an able band of learned quizzers, she proceeded to the very halls of Taruithorn and overthrew them in matters of lore, meeting them personally in battle for the first time since the reign of Brigid the Great, before the Great Plague. Other notable events during her reign included the revival of the traditional Mathom Party, a visit to the Great Archive of the British Library to examine their collection of otherworldly lore, and the serendipitous (in retrospect) moving of the Foreyule Feast to a new hearth worthy of Hobbits, where all the po-ta-toes could be cooked on site.
Alex Iorlúgollor (39-40)
Aka Alex Colesmith, Selwyn. He was much interested in the origins of dragons, and could often be seen poring over their bones; he was also a doughty fighter, as he proved when he overcame the chairbeing of Khus-Fus. In his time the City's loremasters competed with those of Taruithorn, and though they were defeated showed themselves no laggards in learning. Indeed there was a flowering of learning during his reign: he led an expedition to the tombs of the ancient kings (Sutton Hoo), ably arranged by Quickbeam, and summoned a scholar from far Tol Eressëa to examine the tangled histories of the various peoples of Middle-earth (the Race in Middle-earth seminar). Yet there was also merrymaking, for he restored the City's tradition of an annual feast in the Spring.
Cici of the Withywindle (38-39)
Aka Cici Carey-Stuart, formerly of Corpus Christi. During his reign many new folk flocked to the City and became citizens of Gondor. As the Great Plague ebbed and flowed, he assembled them sometimes in body, sometimes in spirit through the palantiri. He called an assembly to discuss the Withywindle valley, 'from which all the queerness comes', which was most well-attended. In the spring of his reign he was struck down by an ailment of the eyes and had to travel to Valinor for healing, where grey-clad Estë restored his sight.
He was an able musician and singer, and often went by the title of Tinfangwarble, in honour of the famous piper Tinfang Gelion.
Yanbo the Hidden (37-38)
Aka Yanbo Yin, Girton. In his time no member of CTS met with any other for fear of the Great Plague. He wisely presided over the implementation of a system of palantiri with which the people of the City might communicate with each other, with the help of the Quizmaster and the Istari (the SRCF). The Great Plague enforced peace between the City and Khus-Fus, and so he took part in no battles; but nonetheless under his aegis representatives of the City did battle with the Taruithadhrim in the realms of knowledge, and despite valiant striving, suffered an honourable defeat.
Brigid the Great (36-37)
Aka Brigid Ehrmantraut, Wolfson. A mighty warrior, she defeated the Chairbeing of Khus-Fus in single combat, and in her reign the people of the City hastened to Taruithorn and overthrew them in the arena of Quiz. She was also greatly learned, especially in the works and languages of the ancients, such as Tolkien himself studied.
Rhiannon River-daughter (35-36)
Aka Rhiannon Smith, Newnham. She was much enamoured of the river and its ways, and of doing a great deal of Messing Around In Boats thereupon.
There were no battles in the quizzing wars in her reign, and she thus presided over a Great Peace, for Taruithorn were unable to muster enough stout elven-kin after their past defeats, and so had to delay the hour of their coming.
Avigail (34-35)
Aka Avigail Ben-gad, Magdalene. In her reign as Steward the City once more defeated Taruithorn in the quizzing.
Jeremy of the Foam Blade (33-34)
Aka Jeremy Budd, Trinity. After the revelries of Samuel the Tall, his reign was clouded at the start as dark forces conspired to compel him to leave the city and travel to further lands, leaving his people bereft of leadership just as had happened in the twilight days of the Nanofilos' reign. He was defeated, too, in a duel with the Chair Being of Khus-Fus, and there was sadness in the city. These woes and conspiracies, though, were soon defeated and he remained in the citadel, and the city prospered. In his stewardship, the war being once more closely fought with Taruithorn, the size of the armies of either side were enlarged greater than ever before, and the Taruithadhrim came to the City with great strength of arms (and minds). Yet unto the banner of Jeremy there came heroes of old unlooked-for, the Quizmaster and the Runecaster, and though tight was the fray and it looked oft as if their enemies might have the advantage, at last the people of the City prevailed and took once more the upper hand. Also in the time of Jeremy, the city's stores of knowledge continued to grow, and the tomes of Anor reached their fiftieth issue, and there was much rejoicing.
Samuel II The Tall (32-33)
Aka Sam Brennan, Selwyn. He was originally elected by a council of the remaining captains of the city after James II travelled beyond the lands of the White Tower and remained far away in Western lands. His stature was notable; being oft compared to a giant in size, and towering high over the heads of other folk. He oversaw the society's year of coming of age, in which many great revelries and merriments occurred; notably a band of travelling storytellers came to his court tell of Kullervo and the music and stories of the land of the Finns. Great heroes of the past such as the renowned "Mike Percival" returned to oversee the training of his quiz-knights, as well. This last, however, proved to be in vain during his time at least, for the cunning and wily elf-kin of Taruithorn struck a bitter blow against his forces, and despite valiant efforts and the attempted aid of his predecessor, his young forces were cruelly defeated.
It was in the reign of Samuel II that the society finally officially came of age, at thirty-three, with a most magnificent dinner at which a great many past and present Captains of the White Tower and People of the City were present, from the newly elected Jeremy I to Catherine Thorn (nee Hooley), who had been at the first CTS meeting many a long year before.
James II Nanofilos (30-32)
Aka James Baillie, Pembroke. Known as Nanofilos - a rough Greek rendering of dwarf-friend - for his love of the works and lore of the Dwarven and Byzantine peoples, in both of which he was greatly learned.
He presided over many deeds, not least a further two victories over Taruithorn, such that for the first time since it began the people of the City could be said to be winning that war. It was in his time, and by his will in part, that the three kindreds of the nerds (those of the City, and those of the far off lands of Gallifrey and Khus-Fus) began their tradition of each year coming together once to picnic by the great river, along with a customary duel between the Steward and the "Chairbeing" of Khus-Fus. His ability at quiz-duelling was not matched by his skills in single combat, however, and he was grievously wounded in duels by two successive Chairbeings, who it is said are trained from birth in the ways of the assassins. His court was notable for its size, expanding the committee to include the Ents for the first time, and leading the society to appoint numerous other officials - palantir-keepers, archivists, and ambassadors to the West. Even in the early part of his reign the court was honoured by the visit of the great travelling player Kate Madison, who through wondrous sorcery told the story of Arathorn and Gilraen and then shared her crafts with the people of the city.
His greatest love, however, was in craft and the building of great things for the City. He greatly expanded the the society's library to more than twice its initial size, building great store of magazines and ensuring that all of the Professor's major works were contained therein. He re-forged anew the Web Site which allowed those outside the city to learn of its achievements; he made the city's learning and journals available thereby to the world, and great store of its knowledge of quizzes and culture. He began the writing of these chronicles, learning much of the lore of the society that had once been forgotten and lost. He was only the third Steward to be elected more than twice; but during his third year of office he was compelled to ride out to seek lands far to the West, and left the city to seek out the crafts and knowledge that were said to lie in Isengard. He was thereafter known as Telchar, in memory of the great smith and craftsman of that name and of the noble people whose works were always dearest to his heart.
Samuel I, the Quizmaster (28-30)
Aka Samuel Cook, Selwyn. During his time the society won both its quiz-battles with the forest elves of Taruithorn, and Samuel smote them mightily with knowledge, hence his epithet. He was a scholar much learned in the patterns of the great rivers and mountains; amongst his other notable deeds, he outwitted the Taruithadhrim so greatly with his knowledge of many lands that even the Masters of Quizzes and Chroniclers would not thereafter record the extent of his victory in sorrow at the shame it brought to his foes. He also presided over a great banquet for the City's thirtieth year. In his reign, too, the city was entered for the first time into the great Book of Many Faces, a miraculous if dangerous tome mistrusted by some, that allowed much swift communication between those who used it.
Upon his leaving the stewardship he was voted the titles both of Ar-Pharazon and Tar-Palantir, and henceforth was at times known as simply the King. He was thereafter often also given the role of Master of Quizzes, further earning his epithet, presiding over the battles between his City and his erstwhile Enemy from upon high.
James I, the Runecaster (27-28)
Aka Jamie Douglas. He was much enamoured of runes and words, and so is known to history as the runecaster; later, he would take up the mantle of Daeron, and produce many of the city's works of learned scholarship.
Katherine (26-27)
Aka Katherine Atwell.
Miranda (25-26)
Aka Miranda Butler. The city flowered in her reign and there were great scores of people and much rejoicing. She was the first to receive the Hugo Bracegirdle memorial censure at an AGM, for her failure to return a borrowed book.
Jacob (24-25)
Aka Jacob Davis. He won a great battle of much strife against Miranda his eventual successor, and the city was sore split and divided between them, moving to a second round of voting before he prevailed.
Emma (23-24)
Aka Emma Caird.
Becky Half-elven (22-23)
Aka Becky Corlett. Formerly Master of Buckland, and the only recognised holder of that post. She came from the elf-havens of Taruithorn to rule the City, and is thought to have been the only steward not to have been affiliated to the University of Cambridge at any point. It is thought that she introduced mathom-parties from Taruithorn, a practice the elves there had adopted from hobbits living in those far-off regions.
Thea (21-22)
Aka Thea Wilson. Formerly Thain of the Shire, and the only recognised holder of that post.
Gabi (20-21)
Aka Gabi Suto. Her reign is notable for the profusion of spoken plays and drama in the City, including a great public performance of the Lord of the Rings, and the writing of the notable work of epic verse "The Lord of the Goons". To further this end, a charter was given to the people of The Shire to form their own Committee for such events; this committee consisted of Thea (later Steward) named as Thain and Chair, Becky (also later Steward) named as Master of Buckland and, Esther Miller as Master of Bag End and Treasurer, and Anna Slack as Keeper of the Book of Westmarch and Secretary.
Benjamin the Philosopher (19-20)
Aka Ben Colburn. In his time the great repository of knowledge known as Anor was once more added to, after a gap of some six years.
Thomas (18-19)
Aka Tom Davidson.
Matthew (15-18)
Aka Matthew Vernon. His reign had much of note; he was the first to take the people of the City to quiz-war against the elf-kin of Taruithorn. His roamings included the hunt that ended in the Great Horn of the City being obtained; he knew more than any other of the lives and workings of great beasts, recalling in the minds of some the far-distant days of Vorondil, if Vorondil had been more inclined to inspect the hooves of the Kine of Araw. He was learned as well as a warrior, and started the first coalbitings at the society, being great rituals of story-telling. Despite his notable feats as a warrior-lord, however, his reign also had its catastrophes, including the loss of the great coin-chest of the city. His three years as Steward make his the second longest reign after that of Paul the Longlasting.
Owen the Unwilling and the Dragon-Reign (14-15)
Aka Owen Dunn. He was elected in absentia by the people of the City in their desperation to replace Paul the Longlasting, but did not wish for the honour that was bestowed upon him, seeing it rather as a great burden. It is a matter of debate among scholars as to whether, as he did not accept the post nor take it up, he should be accounted among the Stewards. In the event, the reigning Chiefest and Greatest Calamity of the time, Mark, arranged the affairs of the city until later in the fourteenth year of the City' reckoning, when the Stewardship was passed to Matthew I. For this reason, the time may also be known as the Dragon-Reign.
Paul the Longlasting (10-14)
Aka Paul Treadaway. In his time the journal Anor was re-founded after a gap of four long years, though it faltered again at the end of his time as Steward. He reigned longer than any other Steward through lean times for the City, with a noble and long-serving committee, until at last he said unto the people of the city that they must perforce manage their own affairs, for he was weary of managing the sparse and unruly people that fortune had bequeathed unto him. His fellow captains at the time left with him; and there was much change in the city.
Mark (8-10)
Aka Mark Sutton.
Stephen (6-8)
Aka Steve Linley.
Monica the Halfling (5-6)
Aka Monica Gale. She was in fact referred to several times in the ancient texts as a hobbit, making her the only one of that kindred to have sat as Steward of the City. She claimed in her own writing to have been born "within five miles of Sandyman's Mill", though this landmark is unknown to the people of Gondor since, and to have been one of the Proudfeet of that land by birth. It is written in the ancient texts that she and her relative Vanessa were persuaded unto membership of the committee "having sold their rights for two glasses of whiskey".
She was probably the first Steward to formally hold that title rather than that of Chairman, with the title being formally adopted in CR 5. During her time as Steward, though it had been planned since her predecessor's reign, the city hosted a great workshop wherein folk from many other lands came unto the city to discuss the works of the Professor in relation to Romanticism.
Ian (3-5)
Aka Ian Alexander. He refused to partake of eating flesh at the feasts of the city, having much care for the beasts of the earth. He resigned partway through his second year in office (as of 1st January, CR 5) due to the travails of defeating the foul beasts of Finalesse. His resignation speech, recorded by scribes in the Anor of the day, indicates that his successor, Monica, was in fact a hobbit from the north.
Duncan (2-3)
Aka Duncan McLaren.
Colin the Obscure (1-2)
Aka Colin Rosenthal. Little is known of his reign except that he is believed to have succeeded (possibly after first assassinating) one Iwan The Even More Obscure. It is said that in his time the Cam flowed with Miruvor. It is not clear by whom this is said, although the chroniclers can make a bloody good guess.
Iwan the Founder (0-1)
Aka Iwan Rhys Morus. Thought to be the first non-royal ruler of the city since the unhappy reign of Denethor II, and thus founder of its current incarnation. The first meeting is thought to have been in October of 0 CR (1982 AD by the reckoning of lesser peoples) in Z4 North Court, Emmanuel College; it was attended by Iwan, Catherine who was later named Secretary, and possibly nobody else. The Society was then formally constituted early the next year, making that year CR 1. Iwan's notable and surprising failure to go mad, burn any members of his immediate family, surrender his leadership to a mere upstart ranger from the north, or generally mess up the defence of the City horribly is thought to have got Minas Tirith off to A Fairly Good Start. Iwan I was also known for his study of certain bearded lore-masters from the North such as Marxagast and Lenindalf, and did write many treatises for the people of the city that promoted their works..
Keepers of the Red Book
Note: Title first granted by the people of the City in CR 6; secretaries from CR 5 held the titles of "Scribe", all secretaries previous to CR 5 held only the title of "Secretary"
Percy Yuen (Selwyn) (41-present)
Alex Colesmith (Selwyn) (40-41)
Richard Zhang (Pembroke) (39-40)
Daniel Kent (Selwyn) (37-39)
Yanbo Yin (Girton) (36-37)
Thea Fennell (Churchill) (35-36)
Rhiannon Smith (Newnham) (34-35)
Avigail Ben-gad (Magdalene) (33-34)
Samuel Cook (Selwyn) (32-33)
Aimee Summers (Selwyn) (31-32)
Rachel Fletcher (Magdalene) (30-31)
Christine Lee (29-30)
Emily Wyatt (28-29)
Katherine Atwell (27-28)
Miranda Butler (26-27)
Vacant (25-26)
Miranda Butler (25)
Alison Hart (23-24)
Jack Vickeridge (22-23)
Anna Slack (21-22)
Thea Wilson (19-21)
Pete Hurrell (19-20)
Phil Irvine (19-20)
Ben Colburn (18-19)
Tom Davidson (17-18)
Kit Scorah (15-17)
Andrew Rigby (14-15)
Matthew Reid (-14)
John Burnham (7-8)
Vanessa Gale (6-7)
Paul Treadaway (5-6)
Ruth Lilley (4-5)
Vacant (3-4)
Adam Atkinson (2-3)
Catherine Hooley (0-2)
Chief and great calamities
Note: Title (Smaug) first granted by the people of the City in CR 5; all treasurers previously held only the title of "Treasurer"
John Leung (John's) (40-present)
Pau Blanco Ríos (Newnham) (39-40)
Thomas Brian (Peterhouse) (38-39)
Pau Blanco Ríos (Newnham) (35-38)
Choong Ling Liew-Cain (Magdalene) (32-35)
David Vasak (Trinity) (29-32)
Adam Clark (28-29)
Tejas Guruswamy (27-28)
Josie Kwon (26-27)
Helen Cousins (20-26)
Pete Hurrell (20)
Nick Taylor (18-20)
Peter Corbett (17-18)
Mark Waller (Churchill) (14-17)
Matthew Woodcraft (9-14)
Ian Ashworth (8-9)
Tim Morley (7-8)
Jeremy King (6-7)
William Hurwood (4-5)
Graham Taylor (3-4)
Perdita Stevens (2-3)
Mike Percival (1-2)
Mike Whitaker (0-1)
The Windlords
Title first granted by the people of the City in CR 21
Eleanor Smith (Peterhouse) (41-present)
Richard Zhang (Pembroke) (40-41)
Cici Carey-Stuart (alum of Corpus Christi) (39-40)
Leah Palmer (Selwyn) (37-39)
Jacob van Buren (Selwyn) (36-37)
Adam Ashing (Peterhouse) (35-36)
Nicholas Heitler (Madgalene) (34-35)
Louise Vincent (33-34)
Bettina Juszak (King's) (32-33)
Sam Brennan (Selwyn) (32)
Eleanor Mestel (Christ's) (31-32)
Vacant (30-31)
Hannah Strachan (29-30)
Will Barter (27-29)
Vacant (24-27)
Sarah Arnold (22-24)
Jack Vickeredge (21-22)
Scions and heirs of Bill the Pony
Note: Title first granted by the people of the City in CR 5; all OWPs previously held only the title of "Officer Without Portfolio"
Richard Zhang (Pembroke) (41-present)
Katrina Ng (John's) (40-41)
Emma Spyrides (39-40)
Rhiannon Smith (Newnham) (38-39)
Jacob Van Buren (Selwyn) (37-38)
Samuel Cook (Selwyn) (33-37)
Mimi Adams (32-33)
Jamie Douglas (30-32)
Emily Wyatt (29-30)
Katherine Atwell (28-29)
Emily Turner (27-28)
Aleki Russell (26-27)
Katherine Pearce (25-26)
Becky Corlett (23-24)
Matt Davison (22-23)
Esther Miller (21-22)
Nick Taylor (20-21)
Gabi Suto (19-20)
Pete Corbett (18-19)
Mark Waller (17-18)
Peter Corbett (15-17)
Chris Kreuzer (14-15)
~Parts of the ancient texts are here grievously damaged~
Graham Dann (7-8)
Gary Savage (6-7)
Vanessa Gale (4-6)
Chris Bull (3-4)
Duncan McLaren (1-2)
Julian Bradfield (0-1)
Quickbeam and other Entings
Note: Title first granted by the people of the City in CR 31
Alex Colesmith (Selwyn) (41-present)
Pau Blanco Ríos (Newnham) (40-41)
Rosalind Mackey (Emmanuel) (39-40)
Vacant (38-39)
Adam Ashing (Peterhouse) (36-38)
Vacant (34-36)
Connor W-Holmes (33-34)
Liam Waters (32-33)
Bettina Juszak (31-32)
Scions and heirs of Daeron
Note: Title first granted by the people of the City in CR 30; all editors of Anor previous to Emily Wyatt held only the title of "Editor"
Ruth Bewick (41-present)
Eleanor Smith (35-41)
Issues 53-60
Samuel Karlin (33-35)
Issues 49-52
Jamie Douglas (30-33)
Issues 42-48
Emily Wyatt (29-30)
Issues 40-41
Kathryn Atwell (27-29)
Issue 39
Emily Turner (26-27)
Issue 38
Tim Kelby (22-26)
Issue 36-37
Anna Slack (20-22)
Issues 30-35/i>
Matthew Woodcraft (19-20)
Issue 29
Steve Linley (8-19)
Issues 26-28
Duncan McLaren (6-8)
Issues 20-25
Mike Whitaker (4-6)
Issues 15-19
Mike Percival (0-4)
Issues 15-19
Mike Percival (0-4)
Issues 15-19
Mike Percival (0-4)
Issues 10-15
Julian Bradfield
Issue 9
Peter Gilliver
Issues 7-8
Julian Bradfield
Issue 6
Phillip Davenport
Issues 1-5
The Golden Ones
Note: Title of Glaurung first granted by the people of the City in CR 30; all senior Treasurers previous to Mark Waller held only the title of "Senior Treasurer"
Mark Waller (24-present)
Rupert Thompson (19-24)
Marisa Lohr (17-19)
Steve Linley (-17)
Other Appointments
These are recorded with only the date of the appointment, as such appointments are rarely subject to renewals or re-elections.
Archivists of the Tower of Ecthelion
Responsible for organising and archiving the society's books and written resources.
Jack Fleming (31)
Ambassadors to America
Responsible for spreading the work of the City across the Atlantic
Jing Ran & Christy Linder (32)
Keepers of the Palantiri
Responsible for films and film nights.
Aimee Summers (32)